Body Count's Body Count

Ice-T introduced his all-Black hardcore band Body Count with lead guitarist Ernie C, on the first-ever Lollapalooza tour in 1991. Their self-titled debut album, released the following year, became the most incendiary band in the world, confronting white supremacy and police brutality with pulverizing songs that shattered musical boundaries. The album sparked nationwide protests and boycotts, but decades later, Body Count is performing to their biggest audiences and greatest acclaim, pulling off one of the most remarkable comebacks in punk or metal history.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 184 pages
Publication date: 07 September 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

On Ice-Ts 1991 classic O.G. Original Gangster, he introduced his all-Black hardcore band Body Count with lead guitarist Ernie C, bringing them on the first-ever Lollapalooza tour that summer. The following year, Body Counts self-titled debut album, rounded out by rhythm guitarist D-Roc the Executioner, bassist Mooseman, and drummer Beatmaster V, made them the most incendiary band in the world, confronting white supremacy and police brutality with pulverizing songs that shattered musical boundaries.

Body Counts rage and shock humor sparked nationwide protests and boycotts, including death threats, censorship from the federal government, a spot on the FBI National Threat list, and a denunciation by the President of the United States. The album was removed from stores and remains banned to this day, but decades later, Body Count is performing to their biggest audiences and greatest acclaim, pulling off one of the most remarkable comebacks in punk or metal history. Drawn from years of research and dozens of new interviews, this is the story of a band of high school friends who revolutionized modern music, brought explosive live performances, and raised questions that Americas lawmakers didn't want to answer, overcoming some of the country's most powerful forces to reshape the world's cultural conversation.

Weight: 162g
Dimension: 164 x 122 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781501389078