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Ice-T Updates Name of Protest Anthem ‘Cop Killer’ to Comment on ICE Violence
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Rapper and actor Ice-T says he deliberately altered one of the most controversial protest songs of the early 1990s to address what he called “ICE violence” in the United States.
The long-debated track “Cop Killer,” first released in 1992 by his heavy metal band Body Count, was recast during a 2025 live show with a pointed new line, “ICE Killer,” in response to rising tensions over federal immigration enforcement.
“When I did that, that didn’t happen just recently; that happened in L.A. when we played the Warped Tour,” Ice-T said.
“You know, ‘ICE Killer,’ ‘Cop Killer’ — it’s really protest,” he said.
Ice-T is among several public figures weighing in on the actions of ICE and the nation’s political climate.