Ice-T says his decision to rechristen the Body Count track “Cop Killer” as “ICE Killer” was a spur-of-the-moment choice, warning that the U.S. is headed toward “some very ugly terrain.” As Ice-T ...
In July 2025, Ice-T changed the lyrics to Body Count's controversial 1992 anthem during a Warped Tour show Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work ...
Ice-T says the lyric change that turned Body Count’s infamous protest anthem “Cop Killer” into “ICE Killer” was not a calculated statement or a nostalgia play, but a reaction to the moment he was ...