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What is Ice-T’s net worth and salary?

Ice-T, also known as Tracy Marrow, is an American rapper and actor with a net worth of $65 million. He began his music career in high school and after serving in the US Army, he launched his rap career. His debut album became the first hip-hop album to require a warning sticker for explicit content.

Ice-T released multiple albums and co-founded a heavy metal band called Body Count. He also pursued an on-camera career in Hollywood, appearing in movies such as “New Jack City” and “Tank Girl”.

Today, Ice-T is still active in both his music and acting careers. He has been a co-star on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” since 2000 and has appeared in over 400 episodes. He and his wife Coco were the subject of the E! reality series “Ice Loves Coco”.

Ice-T earns $250,000 per episode of “Law & Order: SVU”

As of now, Ice-T’s earnings per episode of “Law & Order: SVU” is $250,000, which adds up to $6 million per season before syndication royalties.

Early Life and Career of Ice-T

Tracy Lauren Marrow was born on February 16, 1958. He moved to Los Angeles at the age of 12 to live with relatives after the deaths of both of his parents. He attended Crenshaw High School and stood out from most of his peers because he didn’t drink, smoke, or use drugs.

There was a lot of gang activity at his school; Marrow never joined one, but most of his friends were affiliated with the Crips. Marrow began singing with the group The Precious Few of Crenshaw High School.

At the age of 17, Marrow began receiving Social Security due to the death of his father, and he rented an apartment for $90 a month. He sold cannabis and stole car stereos to make extra money to support his pregnant girlfriend. After high school, he served four years in the U.S. Army after his daughter was born in 1977.

It was here that he became interested in hip hop and learned how to turntable and rap.

Ice-T’s Rise to Fame

Ice-T, originally Tracy Marrow, was influenced by the works of Iceberg Slim and started going by Ice-T on stage. He began by working as a DJ at parties and eventually gained attention for his rapping skills. After a brief stint in crime, he decided to pursue a professional rapping career and released his first single “Cold Wind Madness” which became an underground success despite radio stations refusing to play it due to explicit lyrics. He continued to release politically-charged albums and introduced his metal band Body Count in his 1991 album “O.G. Original Gangster.” Ice-T won a Grammy Award in 1991 for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for “Back on the Block” and later signed with Priority Records after controversy over the song “Cop Killer.” He continued to release albums with Body Count throughout the 1990s and returned to his rap roots in 2006 with the album “Gangsta Rap.”

Ice-T’s Acting Career

Ice-T began his acting career in 1984 with the films “Breakin'” and “Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo.” He later portrayed a police detective in “New Jack City” and took on supporting roles throughout the ’90s. He won his first NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his role in the TV series “New York Undercover.” In 2000, he made his debut as detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola on “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,” for which he won his second NAACP Image Award. Ice-T has also done voice acting for video games and appeared on MTV’s “Short Circuitz.”

Ice-T’s Career Highlights

Ice-T has authored several books including “The Ice Opinion: Who Gives a F—?” in 1994, “Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption-From South Central to Hollywood” in 2011, “Kings of Vice” in 2011, and “Mirror Image” in 2013.

He ventured into reality TV with “Ice-T’s Rap School” in 2006, a spinoff of VH1’s “Gene Simmons’ Rock School.” He also had a reality show on E! called “Ice Loves Coco” which followed his relationship with his wife Nicole “Coco” Austin.

Ice-T entered the world of podcasting in 2013 with the “Ice-T: Final Level Podcast” co-hosted by Mick Benzo. The show covers current events, movies, video games, and behind-the-scenes of “Law and Order: SVU” with featured guests in the entertainment world.

In 2016, Ice-T filmed a commercial for GEICO.

Ice-T’s Personal Life and Feuds

Ice-T had a daughter with former girlfriend Adrienne while they were still in high school. He later had a son with Darlene Ortiz in 1992. In 2002, he married swimsuit model Nicole “Coco Marie” Austin and they have since welcomed a child together. The couple owns a penthouse apartment in New Jersey and a five-bedroom house in Edgewater, New Jersey.

Ice-T has been involved in two personal disputes during his career. One was with LL Cool J in the late ’80s, which was sparked by LL’s claim to be the “baddest rapper in the history of rap itself.” Ice-T recorded disses against him and publicly mocked his songs. The rivalry was resolved in 2012. He also feuded with Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em, accusing him of “killing hip hop” and calling his song “Crank That” garbage. The two rappers traded numerous videos dissing each other.