History Music / BodyCount

Body Count is an American HardcorePunk and ThrashMetal band formed in Los Angeles in 1990. The group was founded by rapper Music/IceT. Ice-T founded the group out of his interest in heavy metal, and took on the role of vocalist for the group, writing the lyrics for most of the group's songs, while the music was written by lead guitarist Ernie C. The group's self-titled debut album was released on Creator/SireRecords in 1992.

* RapMetal: They are often called this, just because of who the lead singer is, but they really aren't. Some of their songs ("Invincible Gangsta", "Talk Shit, Get Shot", and "My Way" for example) do feature rapping, but most of them don't. Ice opts more for thrash-style chanting most of the time.

Unique for a band fronted by a rapper, the vast majority of Body Count's songs don't actually feature Ice-T rapping. He raps in a few songs, but usually is heard using vocal styles he never uses otherwise, mainly shouted vocals typical of hardcore, chanting commonly used in thrash, and even occasional clean singing. In other words, he has proven among many metal fans to be a pretty competent vocalist in the genre.

Unique for a band fronted by a rapper, the vast majority of Body Count's songs don't actually feature Ice-T rapping. He raps in a few songs, but usually is heard using vocal styles unusual for him, mainly shouted vocals typical of hardcore, chanting commonly used in thrash, and even occasional clean singing. In other words, he has proven among many metal fans to be a pretty competent vocalist in the genre.

* RapMetal: They are often called this, just because of who the lead singer is, but they really aren't. Some of their songs do feature rapping, but most of them don't.

* ''Manslaughter'' (2014) (in June)

* RapMetal: They are often called this, just because of who the lead singer is, but they really aren't. The only BC songs that feature rapping are "My Way", "Invincible Gangsta", "Gears of War", and "Talk Shit, Get Shot"; the rest of them feature Ice using mainly thrash-style chanting.

* RapMetal: They are often called this, just because of who the lead singer is, but they really aren't, as Ice-T only raps in literally a few of their songs, preferring to use thrash-style chants and occasional clean singing. Their lyrics wouldn't sound out of place on a rap album, though.

* ''Manslaughter'' (2013) (upcoming release)

* RapMetal: They are often called this, just because of who the lead singer is, but they really aren't. Their lyrics wouldn't sound out of place on a rap album though

Body Count is an American HardcorePunk and ThrashMetal band formed in Los Angeles in 1990. The group was founded by rapper IceT. Ice-T founded the group out of his interest in heavy metal, and took on the role of vocalist for the group, writing the lyrics for most of the group's songs, while the music was written by lead guitarist Ernie C. The group's self-titled debut album was released on Sire Records in 1992.

* RefugeInAudacity: Many of their songs are this.

* RefugeInVulgarity: This too.

-->So what we really tryin' to say is Body Count loves everybody.\\

We will fuck you. You know, that's all we're sayin', word.

-->'''ICE-T''': So what we really tryin' to say is Body Count loves everybody.\\

* CoverVersion: "Hey Joe", done [[CoveredUp in the style of]] JimiHendrix' version of the song. Appeared on a Hendrix tribute album and Body Count's ''Born Dead'' album.

* ForGreatJustice: The song ''Born Dead'' states that BC stands for "truth, justice and '''FUCK THE AMERICAN WAY'''".

* IntercourseWithYou: "Bring It To Pain"

* PrecisionFStrike: "Fuck the police! Fuck the police!" Also doubles as a ShoutOut to the similarly titled song from {{Main/NWA}}.

The song "Cop Killer" was the subject of much controversy. Although Sire Records' parent company, WarnerBros. Records, defended the single, Ice-T chose to remove the track from the album because he felt that the controversy had eclipsed the music itself. The group left Sire the following year.

* DidNotDoTheResearch: During the "Cop Killer" controversy, they were often referred to as rappers, and the song as gangsta rap, instead of HardcorePunk.

* {{Music/Instrumentals}}: "C Note" and "Mr. C's Theme"

* PrecisionFStrike: "Fuck the police! Fuck the police!" Also doubles as a ShoutOut to the similarly titled song from [[NWA]].

* PrecisionFStrike: "Fuck the police! Fuck the police!" Also doubles as a ShoutOut to the similarly titled song from NWA.

* PrecisionFStrike: "Fuck the police! Fuck the police!"

* NewSoundAlbum: Their debut was mostly HardcorePunk, ''Born Dead'' was mostly ThrashMetal, and ''Violent Demise'' was mostly HeavyMetal. ''Murder 4 Hire'' returned to the band's thrash/hardcore roots.