US EditionIce-T Explains Changing ‘Cop Killer’ Lyrics to ‘ICE Killer’ to Fit Current Political Climate: ‘We’re Headed in Some Very Ugly Terrain’
Ice-T altered his 1992 song lyrics during a Los Angeles show to protest active ICE raids amid 8 deaths linked to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to The Guardian.
- Long ago, Ice-T instinctively swapped Body Count's 1992 lyric to `ICE Killer` during a Los Angeles Warped Tour show last July, saying, `My brain just said, 'Do ICE Killer,'`.
- ICE raids in Los Angeles and protests over recent killings set the context, with Ice-T saying ICE was active during his performance and protests following the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti this month.
- On Wednesday, Ice-T told The Breakfast Club that `ICE Killer` and `Cop Killer` are about protest and warned artists not to speak for publicity if they don't truly carry it with them daily.
- Following the lyric swap, Ice-T issued a warning to protesters in New York City on Jan. 27, saying `Stand strong and stay out the way` and that `the moment somebody shoots an ICE agent, it's gonna get bad.`
- Given his 1992 controversy, the swap reopened debate about protest music and enforcement as Ice-T said, `I'm in the midst of ICE raids,` linking the moment to current ICE activity.
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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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