After leaving the Army, Marrow wanted to stay away from gang life and violence, and decided to make use of stereo equipment he had purchased in Hawaii, and make a name for himself as a disc jockey.[9] As a tribute to Iceberg Slim, Marrow adopted the stage name Ice-T.[9] While performing as a DJ at parties, he received more attention as a rapper, and decided to pursue a career as a rapper.[9] After breaking up with Adrienne, he returned to crime life, and robbed jewelry stores with his high school friends, pretending to be customers in order to plan the thefts, and later smashing the display glass with baby sledgehammers, events Marrow later described in his raps.[9][11]
In 1982, Marrow met producer William Strong from Saturn Records, who recorded his first single, "Cold Wind Madness", also known as "The Coldest Rap", which became an underground success, becoming popular even though radio stations did not play it due to the song's hardcore lyrics.[12] Despite the single's success, Marrow did not consider seriously pursuing rapping as a professional career.[12] One of Marrow's friends, Sean E. Sean, was arrested for possession of not only cannabis, which Sean sold, but also material stolen by Marrow. Sean took the blame for the stolen material, and served 25 years in prison. Marrow stated that he owed a gratitude to Sean, because his prison time allowed Marrow to pursue a career as a rapper.[12]
Marrow wound up in a car accident, and was hospitalized as a John Doe because he did not carry any form of identification due to his criminal activities.[13] After being discharged from the hospital, he decided to abandon the criminal lifestyle and pursue a professional career rapping.
source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice-T
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