Original sentence: , Ice T wrote that he felt that the media intentionally associated the group with the hip hop genre in order to present them in a negative light, stating that listeners who found the controversial single "Cop Killer" offensive did not want to associate Body Count's music with more mainstream material released by rock bands with white members, in constrast to Body Count's entirely African American bandmembers.Because of the performer's association with the hip hop genre, the group itself was also associated with the genre.In The Ice Opinion: Who Gives a Fuck.The tour also featured the heavy metal band Body Count, who were fronted by performer Ice-T.While best known for his contributations to the hip hop genre, he also had interest in the rock genre and founded the group out of this interest
Edited sentence: The tour featured the band Body Count, who were fronted by the rapper Ice-T.This attracted attention from the rap audience, and many record shops classified Body Count under "rap" despite Ice-T's claim that the band was supposed to be a rock group