Body Count (band)

Body Count are an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California.

The band was formed in 1990 by rapper Ice-T and some of his friends. They released their self-titled debut album, Body Count, on March 31, 1992. The album featured the controversial song "Cop Killer".

Band member Beatmaster V died in died of leukemia in 1996, Mooseman was killed in a drive-by shooting in 2001 and D-Roc the Executioner died in 2004 from lymphoma.

Cop Killer controversy
Their debut album featured the controversial song "Cop Killer" which received negative reactions from political figures like then-President George H.W. Bush, then-Vice President Dan Quayle and Tipper Gore, co-founder of Parents Music Resource Center. Ice-T decided to re-release the album with the song "Cop Killer" on it saying "I didn't want my band to get pigeon-holed as that's the only reason that record sold. It just got outta hand and I was just tired of hearing it. I said, 'fuck it,' I mean they're saying we did it for money, and we didn't. I'd gave the record away, ya know, let's move on, let's get back to real issues, not a record but the cops that are out there killing people."

 Band members 
Current
Ice-T – vocals (1990—present)
Ernie C – lead guitar (1990—present)
O.T. – drums (1997—present)
Vincent Price – bass (2001—present)
Bendrix – rhythm guitar (2004—present)

Former
Beatmaster V – drums (1990—1996)
Mooseman – bass (1990—2001)
D-Roc the Executioner – rhythm guitar (1990—2004)
Griz – bass (2001)

 Discography 
Studio albums
Body Count (1992)
Born Dead (1994)
Violent Demise: The Last Days (1997)
Murder 4 Hire (2006)
Manslaughter (June 9, 2014)

References

 Other websites 

Official website

Category:1990 establishments in the United States
Category:1990s American music groups
Category:2000s American music groups
Category:2010s American music groups
Category:Musical groups from Los Angeles
Category:Speed metal bands
Category:Thrash metal bands