Body Count rapper Ice-T has explained why he changed the lyrics of the Grammy-winning band’s notorious single Cop Killer to ‘ICE Killer’ last summer, as United States Immigration And Customs Enforcement faces renewed backlash in 2026 for killing two people in Minneapolis, Minnesota. “I have political things I think about,” Ice explains. On January 7, a masked agent shot and killed Renee Good, a 37-year-old American citizen, while she was behind the wheel of her car. On January 22, another 37-year-old US citizen, local nurse Alex Pretti, was shot and killed by an ICE agent, after six agents had wrestled him to the ground. Reflecting on recent events, Ice tells Variety, “I think we’re headed to some really ugly terrain.