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Ice-T's 1984 single "Killers" included comments on the death penalty, on nuclear war and on gang warfare. In 1986, "Squeeze the Trigger" was a seven-minute long political release by Ice-T, which later appeared on "Rhyme Pays". Ice-T's career has seen comments on racism, police brutality, domestic violence, drug abuse, alcoholism, prison conditions, war and censorship. He was one of the very few rappers to condemn homophobia on tracks like "Straight Up Nigga" and "The Tower". He ... condemned anti-white racism, amongst blacks on "Momma's Gotta Die Tonight", and he condemned the anti-immigrant racism of the 1992 Los Angeles riots on "Race War".
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Ice-T is used to controversy. Born in New Jersey and raised in Los Angeles, he joined a gang before releasing his debut album more than 20 years ago and gaining a reputation for politically charged lyrics.
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Several of the selections ("6 In the Mornin'," "Killers," "Body Rock") are among the cuts that first brought Ice-T to the public eye. A few are good if extremely dated-sounding, but nothing stands out in light of what would ultimately come from Los Angeles' Original Gangster.
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