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" Cop Killer " is a song by American heavy metal band Body Count. Released on the group's 1992 self-titled debut album, the song was written two years earlier, and was partially influenced by " Psycho Killer " by Talking Heads. [5]
In 1992 Ice-T’s metal band, Body Count, stirred up controversy with their signature song, “Cop Killer”; the issues of police violence the band raised still rage.
Nov 24, 2023 · Ice-T and the Controversial History of Body Count’s ‘Cop Killer’: ‘Maybe You Should Be Scared’. An excerpt from author Ben Apatoff's new 33 1/3 book, 'Body Count,' examines the cause ...
Jun 17, 2020 · In a new interview with the Washington Post, hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T spoke about "Cop Killer", the controversial protest song he released in 1992 with his metal band BODY COUNT.
Mar 25, 2022 · In the '90s, rapper Ice-T formed a metal band called Body Count and recorded a song called Cop Killer. Within a year they would be at the centre of a national outrage and without a record dea.
Jun 13, 2020 · When Body Count released their self-titled debut in 1992, it opened with an intro called “Smoked Pork,” in which frontman Ice-T shoots a LAPD officer, and concluded with a proper song, “Cop Killer,” about — naturally — killing cops.
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Copkiller (Italian: Copkiller (L'assassino dei poliziotti)), also released as Corrupt, Corrupt Lieutenant, and The Order of Death, is a 1983 Italian crime thriller film directed by Roberto Faenza and starring Harvey Keitel and John Lydon, the lead singer for the bands Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd.
