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[[File:hdmanual.jpg|frame|Original Gangsta]]
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{{quote|''"I've been dogged out by cops, shackled and socked. Paid my dues to the streets, took my hard knocks"''|'''[[Ice T]]''', "Squeeze The Trigger"}}
{{quote|''"I've been dogged out by cops, shackled and socked. Paid my dues to the streets, took my hard knocks"''|'''[[Ice T]]''', "Squeeze The Trigger"}}


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After his father died, he went to live with his paternal aunt in California and later attended Crenshaw High School in South Central Los Angeles; his time there included the beginnings of the Crip/Blood gang wars, and it was there that he became obsessed with rap. After high school, he entered the United States Army and served for four years as a ranger in the Schofield Barracks 25th Infantry, home of the legendary "Tropic Lightning" unit. Ice has stated that while for the first half of his tour, he took pride in being the best he could at whatever he was assigned to, by the end of his four years he was simply wanting to get back to civilian life.
After his father died, he went to live with his paternal aunt in California and later attended Crenshaw High School in South Central Los Angeles; his time there included the beginnings of the Crip/Blood gang wars, and it was there that he became obsessed with rap. After high school, he entered the United States Army and served for four years as a ranger in the Schofield Barracks 25th Infantry, home of the legendary "Tropic Lightning" unit. Ice has stated that while for the first half of his tour, he took pride in being the best he could at whatever he was assigned to, by the end of his four years he was simply wanting to get back to civilian life.


Upon returning to his old neigborhood, Ice found that the gang violence between Crips and Bloods had escalated, and many of his old high school friends were now either professional thieves or in jail. After several months of being kept on the outside, Ice was brought into the group, and he quickly found that his military career had inadvertently given him the tools to plan efficient, effective and non-violent crimes. His 'crew' subsequently went on a crime spree(mostly jewelery store robberies) that ran up and down the west coast, and in some cases even the Midwest. Ice also experimented with being a pimp, and dabbled in pushing cocaine before deciding he didn't have the temperment to be a drug dealer.
Upon returning to his old neigborhood, Ice found that the gang violence between Crips and Bloods had escalated, and many of his old high school friends were now either professional thieves or in jail. After several months of being kept on the outside, Ice was brought into the group, and he quickly found that his military career had inadvertently given him the tools to plan efficient, effective and non-violent crimes. His 'crew' subsequently went on a crime spree (mostly jewelry store robberies) that ran up and down the west coast, and in some cases even the Midwest. Ice also experimented with being a pimp, and dabbled in pushing cocaine before deciding he didn't have the temperament to be a drug dealer.


After staying out all night clubbing, Ice was returning to his home when he fell asleep at the wheel and his car rolled into an intersection, where he was broadsided. Recuperating from his life-threatening injuries(a broken pelvis, left shoulder, arm, and both upper and lower legs) took months, and a further long period of physical rehabilitation rendered him unable to return to his life of crime. While recovering from the accident, Ice decided that his life of crime had run its course, and began to focus on his DJing and rapping full-time.
After staying out all night clubbing, Ice was returning to his home when he fell asleep at the wheel and his car rolled into an intersection, where he was broadsided. Recuperating from his life-threatening injuries(a broken pelvis, left shoulder, arm, and both upper and lower legs) took months, and a further long period of physical rehabilitation rendered him unable to return to his life of crime. While recovering from the accident, Ice decided that his life of crime had run its course, and began to focus on his DJing and rapping full-time.
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== Discography ==
* ''Rhyme Pays'' 1987
* ''Rhyme Pays'' 1987
* ''Power'' 1988
* ''Power'' 1988
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'''His music provide examples of'''

* Adorkable: Sometimes. On meeting his wife, he has mentioned that one line he used in response to her only liking nice boys was "You should date me. Because if you add an n to Ice, you get nice."
* Adorkable: Sometimes. On meeting his wife, he has mentioned that one line he used in response to her only liking nice boys was "You should date me. Because if you add an n to Ice, you get nice."
* [[Badass Bookworm]]: Both in real life and as the character Danny Up/Danny Cort from ''[[New York Undercover]]'', who was a tech-savvy nerd gangster.
* [[Badass Bookworm]]: Both in real life and as the character Danny Up/Danny Cort from ''[[New York Undercover]]'', who was a tech-savvy nerd gangster.