Ice-T Explains Changing ‘Cop Killer’ Lyrics to ‘ICE Killer’ to Fit Current Political Climate: ‘We’re Headed in Some Very Ugly Terrain’
Ice-T instinctively changed the lyric during a 2025 Los Angeles Warped Tour show to protest active ICE raids amid rising tensions after multiple deaths involving ICE agents.
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Ice-T Changed Lyrics from His 1992 Song ‘Cop Killer’ to ‘ICE Killer’ During a Recent Performance: America ‘Headed to Some Really Ugly Terrain’
Rapper Ice-T, longtime star of NBC’s Law & Order: SVU, said he swapped the lyrics from his track “Cop Killer” to “ICE Killer” during a live performance because he fears America is "headed to some really ugly terrain."
Ice-T reveals why he changed controversial song lyric to protest ICE: 'We're headed in some very ugly terrain'
The rapper talks about changing his song 'Cop Killer' to refer to an 'ICE Killer' and the dangers he sees in the current political climate.Ice-T attends the 2025 Emmy Awards Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via GettyIce-T says that lyric change in the 1992 song "Cop Killer" to "ICE Killer," which has attracted a lot of attention, wasn't something he had planned before taking the mic."I have political things I think about," the rapper said Wed…
Ice-T Explains Changing ‘Cop Killer’ Lyrics to ‘ICE Killer’ to Fit Current Political Climate: ‘We’re Headed in Some Very Ugly Terrain’
Ice-T gave the "Cop Killer" classic a modern twist to "ICE Killer" during a recent performance, and he explained the decision on 'The Breakfast Club.
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