Tracy Lauren Marrow, better known as Ice-T, was born in Newark, New Jersey in February 1958.
When he was in sixth grade, he moved to Los Angeles, California, to live with his paternal aunt, after the death of his father; his mother had passed away three years earlier.
His aunt lived south of Los Angeles in the Crenshaw district, a violent neighborhood popularly known as South Central. Soon he was immersed in the street life of his neighborhood and became a member of the West Side Rollin 30s Original Harlem Crips.
In 1979, he joined the Army, dropping out of high school, but after four years, not content with the army’s submission life, he returned to South Central, intending to become a hip-hop musician.
Shortly after the appearance of his first album “Rhyme Pays” (1987), Ice-T he converted to Islamism. Their songs spoke of the life of African Americans in the ghettos, of violence and criminality. With his second album, “Power“ (1988), achieved his second gold record.
Three years later, he recorded what is possibly his best album, “Original gangster og“He was also one of the main responsible for placing hip-hop at the center of popular music in the United States. Under his influence, rap ceased to be a music intended solely for the black population and replaced rock in the preferences of white teens, the biggest music consumers.
The charismatic Ice-T it also achieved success in film and television. His first roles were in movies like “Ricochet“(1991),”New jack city (1991) “, or”Johnny mnemonic” (nineteen ninety five).
In 2001 he participated together with Kevin Costner in the movie “3000 miles to hell“(3000 Miles to Graceland).
His television credits include guest or recurring appearances on the series. “New York Undercover“,”Swift justice“,”MADtv“,”Players“,”LA Heat“,”Batman beyond “,”Vip” Y “Law“, among other.
Since 2005 he has played the role of Detective Fin Tutuola in the television series “ Law & Order: Special Victims Unit“.
Ice-T he also lent his voice to Madd Dogg, video game character “GTA: San Andreas“. In 2006 the singer made the program”.Rap school“which was nominated as Best Series by National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communicatios (NAMIC). The program was nominated as one of the best “reality shows”, whose dynamic was based on eight young people who demonstrated their talent to become rap stars, to whom the popular rapper taught.
Regarding his love life, the singer had a relationship with Darlene ortiz, with whom she had her son Tracy Marrow Jr., divorcing in 2002.
Ice-T He currently resides in North Bergen, New Jersey, with his wife, actress and model Nicole austin.