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From the Single Body Count

Other Songs 99 Problems BC A Statistic Ace of Spades All Love Is Lost Another Level Back to Rehab Bitch In The Pit Black Voodoo Sex Bloodlust Body Count Anthem Body Counts in the House Body M/f Count Born Dead Bowels Of The Devil Bring It To Pain Bum-Rush C Note Carnivore Civil War Comfortably Numb Cop Killer D Rocs Dead Man Walking Dirty Bombs Down In The Bayou Dr. K Drive By Enter The Dark Side Ernies Intro Evil Dick Freedom of Speech Fuck What You Heard Get A Job God, Please Believe Me Here Goes The Neighborhood Here I Go Again [Explicit] Hey Joe I Used To Love Her I Will Always Love You In My Head Institutionalized 2014 Interview Interview End Invincible Gansta Killin Floor Killing Floor KKK Bitch Last Breath Last Days Lies Manslaughter Masters Of Revenege Masters of Revenge Mommas Gotta Die Tonight Mr Cs Theme Murder 4 Hire Music Business My Way Necessary Evil No Lives Matter No Remorse Now Sports Oprah Out In The Parking Lot Point the Finger Pop Bubble Pray For Death Psychopath Relationships Root Of All Evil Shallow Graves Smoked Pork Street Lobotomy Strippers Strippers Intro Surviving The Game Talk Shit, Get Shot The End Game The Hate is Real The Passion Of Christ The Real Problem The Ski Mask Way The Winner Loses The Winners Loses Thee Critical Beatdown There Goes the Neighborhood This Is Why We Ride This Is Why We Ride [[Explicit]] Truth Or Death Violent Demise Voodoo Voodooo Walk With Me Wanna Be a Gangsta When I'm Gone Who Are You You Dont Know Me You Don't Know Me (Pain) Youre F**kin With BC
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Body Count is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1990. The group is fronted by Ice T, who co-founded the group with lead guitarist Ernie C. out of their interest in heavy metal music. Ice-T took on the role of vocalist and writing the lyrics for most of the group's songs. Lead guitarist Ernie C has been responsible for writing the group's music.
-Wikipedia
Members:
Ice-T - vocals (1990-present)
Ernie C - lead guitar (1990-present)
Ill Will - drums (2009-present)
Vincent Price - bass (2001-present)
Juan of the Dead - rhythm guitar (2013-present)
Sean E Sean - live backing vocals, sampler (1990-present)
Name Origin:
According to Ice-T:
"We named the group Body Count because every Sunday night in L.A., I'd watch the news, and the newscasters would tally up the youths killed in gang homicides that week and then just segue to sports. 'Is that all I am,' I thought, 'a body count?'"
From: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre(s): Thrash metal, crossover thrash, speed metal, hardcore punk
Active From: 1990-2006, 2009-present
Associated Acts: Ice-T, Ice Pick, Madball
Quotes:
"I thought I was safe. I thought within the world of rock'n'roll, you could be free to write what you want. Hell, I was listening to Talking Heads singin' 'Psycho Killer.' F*ck it, I'll make 'Cop Killer'! But, that was the cross of metal with something that was real. Now we're not just killing your family, we're killing somebody so real that everybody just went, 'oh shit.'"
-Ice-T

"The people who did have a platform were way off backing me on the First Amendment. That's not where all the anger should have been directed. The anger should have been generated back at the police. [...] Because people jumped on the wrong issue they were able to drive this thing totally through Warner Brothers."
-Ice-T

"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."
-Ice-T

"For me, honestly, after something like that, you can either come to a dead stop or you can go on. [...] It was so emotional. We were in the middle of making a new record together and he goes and dies? It was like, 'damn!' Soon enough, though, everybody was like, 'c'mon c'mon you gotta do it.' It was make-or-break. The key essence of Body Count is it's a band made up of friends. It's not about going out and hiring the best drummer or the best guitarist. If we don't know you, you can't be in the band."
-Ice-T, after the death of guitarist D-Roc
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