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Ice-T

Rap music

Old school hip hop

Gangsta rap

One of hip hop's angriest and most controversial voices, Ice-T helped pioneer gangsta rap with his visceral tales of street and ghetto life in 1980s Los Angeles. Inspired by the poetry of Iceberg Slim, the rapper (real name Tracy Morrow) spent time in South Central LA's Crips gangs and served in the military before winning an open mic rap contest judged by Kurtis Blow, after which he turned to music full time. His debut album Rhyme Pays (1987) was the first hip hop record ever to carry a Parental Advisory warning and went on to become a huge underground hit. His style became more...