“I started writing rhymes first and then put it to the music. I figured out I could lock it to the beat better if I heard the music first. I like to get a lot of tracks, put the track up and let the music talk to me about what it's about.”

American rapper and actor

Ice-T, born Tracy Lauren Marrow, is an American rapper and actor. Active since the 1980s, he is known for work in hip-hop and heavy metal, and for a career that has moved between music and screen roles. He began as an underground rapper before signing with Sire Records in 1987 and releasing his debut album, Rhyme Pays. He later founded Rhyme $yndicate Records and followed with Power, his only platinum album, then The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say!, O.G. Original Gangster, and Home Invasion, all of which were gold and widely acclaimed.