He's a hip-hop icon credited with single-handedly creating gangsta rap. Television viewers know
him as Detective Odafin Fin Tutuola on the top-rated drama Law & Order: SVU. But where the hype
and the headlines end the real story of Ice-T-the one few of his millions of fans have ever
heard-truly begins. Ice is Ice-T in his own words-raw uncensored and unafraid to speak his
mind. About his orphan upbringing on the gang-infested streets of South Central his four-year
stint in the U.S. Army his successful career as a hustler and thief and his fateful decision
to turn away from a life of crime and forge his own path to international stardom. Along the
way Ice shares never-before-told stories about friends such as Tupac Dick Wolf Chris Rock
and Flavor Flav among others. And he offers up candid observations on marriage and monogamy
the current state of hip-hop and his latest passion: mentoring at-risk youths around the
country. With insights into the cutthroat world of the street-and the cutthroat world of
Hollywood-Ice is the unforgettable story of a true American original.
