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Ice-T Explains Changing ‘Cop Killer’ Lyrics to ‘ICE Killer’ to Fit Current Political Climate: ‘We’re Headed in Some Very Ugly Terrain’
- 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."
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right4Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Right
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C 30%
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