Ice-T, is an American rapper, actor, producer, and author. He started his career as an underground hip-hop artist in Los Angeles, before signing his first record deal in 1987. Ice-T has since gone on to release 15 albums, appear in over 80 films, and star in NBC’s “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” for over 20 years. Throughout his career he has encountered controversy and protest, especially for the song "Cop Killer", a commentary on police brutality and racism, that was widely censored and ultimately led to Ice-T's departure from Warner Records. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of gangster rap, always on the forefront of new messages “and mediums.