Tracy Marrow a/k/a Ice-T was born in New Jersey. As an only
child whose parents died when he was very young, Ice-T became
involved in Los Angeles gangs before spending four years in the
army. He released a string of groundbreaking West Coast rap records
and formed the thrash-metal band Body Count, whose 1991 self-titled
debut contained the controversial single “Cop Killer.” He currently
stars as Detective Fin Tutuola on Law & Order: SVU.
Douglas Century is the author of Barney Ross: The Life of a
Jewish Fighter and Street Kingdom: Five Years Inside the Franklin
Avenue Posse, and is the co-author of the New York Times
bestsellers Takedown and Under and Alone. He has written frequently
for The New York Times, among many other publications, and is a
contributing editor at Tablet Magazine.
“In his spare, plainspoken autobiography, Ice-T speaks freely and
unapologetically. . . . Ice is a good name for this memoir—its
writer is a cool cat.”—Los Angeles Times
“Ice-T, in short, is someone hip-hop might have invented if he
hadn’t invented himself. . . . Ice showcases an eminently
reasonable, positively likeable guy, the gangsta rapper even a
parent could love.”—The New York Times Book Review
“A fascinating memoir, the pages of which are jam-packed with tales
of a guy who ‘actively did everything I rhymed about.’ ”—Associated
Press
“A boldly opinionated, bracingly street-tough memoir.”—Kirkus
Reviews
“[An] inspiring story.”—Booklist
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