Tracy Marrow (born February 16, 1958 in Newark, New Jersey), better known a… Read Full Bio ↴Tracy Marrow (born February 16, 1958 in Newark, New Jersey), better known as Ice-T, is an American rapper, singer, and actor. He is one of the pioneers of gangsta rap and was also instrumental in creating rapcore.

Ice-T started in 1982 out with other West Coast rap pioneers such as Kid Frost, DJ Flash, and The Egyptian Lover with Electro recordings. Later on, he changed his style and was the first West Coast rapper to be accepted by the East Coast. 6 'n The Mornin is sometimes seen as the track that triggered the whole gangster rap movement. It was produced by The Unknown DJ, who produced electro funk tracks before and went on to produce Compton's Most Wanted. The song was inspired by Schoolly D's "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" and became itself the inspiration for Eazy-E and N.W.A's Boyz-N-The-Hood. Ice-T went on to work with Afrika Islam, the man behind the beats on 1987's Rhyme Pays, 1988's Power and 1989's The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say.

He also is a star in Law in Order: Special Victims Unit.

In 1992 he created the crossover band Body Count with 4 other black musicians.

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Twice the Game
Ice-T Lyrics

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Yeah DJ Ace
Iceberg nigga
Gangsters′ shit!
Niggaz out there running their motherfucking mouth
Acting like bangers
Acting without SAG cards
Like somebody supposed to be afraid

You faggots don't scare me
I′m twice as cold
Niggaz can't tell me shit
I'm twice as old
Fuck how much you sold
I got twice the cash
Fuck how raw you are
I blast twice as fast
No matter how fly you get
I get twices smooth
No matter how slick you are
I got twice the move
Fuck how big you get
I got twice the fame
One word burnt
That means twice the game

Twice the heart nigga
Look in my eyes
L.A. gangbanger to these streets I′m wise
Not to knob us when it come to the guns
I′ve never flashed just reach and blast
Chrome hydraulics and the black ski-masks
Your next decision might be your last
Real niggaz... fade the fuck up with the fakes
Think about the next move you make... nigga!
You faggots don't scare me
I′m twice as cold
Niggaz can't tell me shit
I′m twice as old
Fuck how much you sold
I got twice the cash
Fuck how raw you are
I blast twice as fast
No matter how fly you get
I get twices smooth
No matter how slick you are
I got twice the move
Fuck how big you get
I got twice the fame
One word burnt
That means twice the game
Fame... motherfuckers wanted so bad
Give away every fucking piece of soul they had
Lie to themselves then they lie on the pad
It's a motherfucking Hip-Hop fad
Get gangsta... get gully... get raw
Talking about shit you ain′t never fucking saw
When the streets talk
They say they need to holla at you
You got to jail
You got problems there too
That's the drama that comes with the fakeness
Bodyguard niggaz straight making me laugh
Fourty niggaz in your entourage
All of them fags
The real nigga in your crew's straight extorting your cash
Who am I talking to
Half of you rap boys
Rolling with the cops
Talking all about you′re hardcore
No names needed
Everybody knows
The real niggaz in the game
And the straight hoes

You faggots don′t scare me
I'm twice as cold
Niggaz can′t tell me shit
I'm twice as old
Fuck how much you sold
I got twice the cash
Fuck how raw you are
I blast twice as fast
No matter how fly you get
I get twices smooth
No matter how slick you are
I got twice the move
Fuck how big you get
I got twice the fame
One word burnt
That means twice the game

The streets got a problem with you
They say the shit you say on your records ain′t true
They say you're talking about people that you never knew
It′s a gimmick niggaz see right through
They want a little cash back for the lives you stole
They say they'll take you back and your blood and your gold
More bodyguards
More steel plates
In the doors of your cars and your SUVs
You know... you got real problems cause you're fucking with Gs
You got the fake gangster rapper disease
Keep lying... nigga
Digging your grave
Claiming how you bust guns when you know your Bitch-made
Your whole posse knows
Nigga... when will you learn
They′re looking at your bankrole laying to turn
You wanna be a gangster but forgot one thing
Gangsters get murdered or they die in the bang
You faggots don′t scare me
I'm twice as cold
Niggaz can′t tell me shit
I'm twice as old
Fuck how much you sold
I got twice the cash
Fuck how raw you are
I blast twice as fast
No matter how fly you get
I get twices smooth
No matter how slick you are
I got twice the move
Fuck how big you get
I got twice the fame
One word burnt
That means twice the game
Nigga... SMG
Go to your stylist
Get ya gangsta wardrobe put together
Put on your make-up
Come out and do your video
Rented cars... rented whores... rented houses
Fake guns... fake lifestyles...
MTV cribs!
That aint even your house nigga!
Got to practice what you preach
Talk the talk
You got to walk the walk!
Street niggaz wanna talk to you... kid!
And talk to you face to face
Your bodyguards homosexual anyway!
Fat-ass nigga!
Iceberg, the truth kid!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Ice-T's song "Twice the Game" is a commentary about the rampant fakery in the rap game. Ice-T takes aim at "gangsta" rappers who portray themselves as tough and dangerous but are merely actors with no real street credibility. He asserts that he is not impressed by their theatrics and in fact, he is twice as cold (i.e. tough and fearless) and twice as old (i.e. experienced and wise). Ice-T boasts that he has twice the cash, fame, and game, and twice the smooth moves and fast blasts. He warns fake rappers that they will face the consequences of their lies, as the streets speak the truth about their authenticity. Finally, he mocks the fake rappers' stage personas and advises them to practice what they preach if they want to be respected by real street niggas.

Writer(s): T. Marrow

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