ICE-T (Bodycount) A Current Affair Interview 1992

August 12, 1992 interview with Jana Wendt. Missing the very beginning.

[@ryanv3858]

holy crap... he interviewed very well and was cool, calm, and collected. I have so much respect for this guy. he's exactly right, the song isn't killing people, it's just a song...

[@BlindMellowJellyInc]

I know he never backed down and the Feds were really messing with him. New Jack City never got made because of him putting this song out. He only recently admitted that. Ice had no real family so they harassed his close friends family instead. Those were wild times

[@lockettkevin2077]

ICE T IS THE REALEST O.G.

[@darcycox1991]

The interviewer was professional and respectful as well(thank goodness)!

[@theghostoffreedom9950]

@@lockettkevin2077 Tracey is a Fraud.

[@hankheavy]

Ice-T is a legend!

[@atanasiosmith6408]

The things that ICE-T spoke about in 1992, are STILL happening in 2019!!! He has my UTMOST respect, he is an AWESOME uncompromising speaker of TRUTH!!! ✊✊✊

[@davebryan8416]

That Rembrandt comment was badass

[@wildlifeecology]

Dave Bryan agreed.

[@mistamuthafuka]

Brilliant

[@sulstar]

still one of the best interviews ever ... 23 years later

[@craigbailey2256]

Adding the, "23 yrs later," at the end makes it sound like he ain't said shit since :)

[@lindacedonulli5197]

@@craigbailey2256 He has. . . Check out his clip for No Lives Matter.

[@craigbailey2256]

@@lindacedonulli5197 Hi! Linda, yeah I'm aware he still has a voice, that was my point really. Been following him for 30+ years. great rapper & lyricist, terrible actor :)

[@GIZMO9021]

Reporter: "u said that u would have no trouble killing brutal cops, true?" IceT: "cops have no trouble killing brutal kids"🙌

[@drumboarder1]

I also watched the video yes

[@djbarut1790]

"what they consider to be brutal kids" big difference

[@lindacedonulli5197]

A precursor to Black Lives Matter.

[@Christian-hq3px]

@@djbarut1790 Great point

[@Christian-hq3px]

@@lindacedonulli5197 Trained Marxist’s

[@hockly1]

ice t is the fucking man!

[@shaheedsimon24]

hell yeah

[@wildlifeecology]

He killed this interview. She couldn't outsmart him!

[@joey9811]

I think she didn't want to outsmart him. She's a journalist. They are meant to ask provoking questions and be critical with their interview partners.

[@ChicagosM0stWanted]

I'm 47 years old and Ice -T has always been more of a father to me than my own dad

[@williampierce4513]

lmao you are pathetic.

[@meddisin929]

Legendary interview for real.

[@swanm3ta850]

How many rappers today would mention Rembrandt in their interviews?? I swear rappers were so much smarter 25+ years ago.

[@0vermars520]

Todays 'rappers' are high on pills and can't even recite the alphabet

[@ingsoc_8295]

Not really, we only remember the good ones. There was just as much garbage to sift through. Also the shitty ones have much more exposure today

[@swanm3ta850]

@@ingsoc_8295 Lol I wasn't talking about their music. I was talking about their intelligence... And what I thought was garbage back then actually sounds good now. I hated MC Eiht as a kid, but I think he's dope af now.

[@theoriginalNoOne.]

@@swanm3ta850 you're spot on. The Gen X rappers (and before) have the smarts... this dude is legendary.

[@aussie_philosopher8079]

We love you T for standing up for us! Love from australia

[@brobes84]

Your detractors would say that the music is second rate stuff and wouldn't get a mention if it didn't have these references to violence. What do you say to them? My detractors couldn't make a record that could sell 10 records. Thats like me saying that Rembrandt would have never sold a painting if he didn't paint nudes. What a fucking answer.

[@frederickblackwell9960]

Ice-T, legend of Rap and Heavy Metal History. Speaking the truth. U are a Rap legend and I give you mad props, love, and respect. I still be watching Law and Order: SVU. Fa sho.

[@LFiers]

Ice-T... LEGEND!!!

[@powerup9133]

Jana Wendt is a class act. Ice T a legend. What an interview.

[@Aaron_Scissorhands]

He thrived on the fact that the media, the cops, and the politically correct hated him. He took all of that and ran with it, and that's how he got where he is today...THAT is what made Ice-T one of the Legends.

[@NameName-do9hj]

I'm old enough to be at that concert in Melbourne at Festival Hall when he was told not to sing that song but did at the end When we left the concert there was a line of police we all had to pass through to get home :)

[@craigbailey2256]

Been listening to Ice T since 1990 his obvious intelligence comes across here & in his music.

[@billyp5362]

This is 1992 . And now it's 2016 on the verge of 2017 . Nothing changed .

[@GIZMO9021]

billy p haha r u serious

[@AdonaiZedek]

it has changed. Police just are not respecting anyone's rights. it has gotten better though. Camera phones, 1st amendment audits and lawsuits are changing police culture

[@kevinmitchell4018]

Hmmm, the cops have just got worse

[@SuperHorsecow]

look at it now

[@paulballard6771]

This is still happening

[@RapperSkatR]

One of the most interesting interviews I've ever seen.

[@toastmalone7957]

Her look at 2:34 shows that deep down she's an Ice fan.

[@jskd2953]

Ice should have asked her about how Australia treats their Aborigines.

[@jackischilling2308]

Its aboriginals not Aborigines

[@drumboarder1]

@@jackischilling2308 you special?

[@drumboarder1]

I'm barely abo but it's no comparison. Native Americans are a better comparison and even then it doesn't quite meet up because people had no choice in coming to Australia. My ancestors had no choice coming to Australia and my other ancestors had no choice in having their land taken. Fuck off using that to push an agenda

[@jackischilling2308]

@@drumboarder1 shut yo dumb talking no sense a$$ up

[@drumboarder1]

@@jackischilling2308 no you

[@JazzMachine77]

Almost 30 years later and what he's saying still very relevant. We humans are trash and never learn from our mistakes.

[@simonbragg71]

Hey big thanks Shitfoundon...I missed this interview in '92. 22 years later I finally get to see it! Ps. Jana always looked like that in interviews. I think she secretly respected Ice...

[@johnnyrotten5507]

great interview.......somewhat ironic that he now plays a Detective on SVU............

[@mooresiege4318]

Johnny Rotten what better role to play than what you're familiar with. The detective I street smart and savy

[@chinito398]

And he ruffs some people up

[@fileerausveitsi]

Yes, it's called acting.

[@simonmcnamee619]

It would be ironic if he became a police officer. Taking an acting job is not the same as being the profession you are portraying... It is pretend. The actors playing police on television aren't really police officers, it is pretend.

[@johnnyrotten5507]

@@simonmcnamee619 I appreciate you teaching me the literal definition of "ironic" but I was using it loosely. Anyone who despised cops so much and takes on a full time job playing one on tv is somewhat ironic I think

[@colintx800]

Ice-T talks facts! He don't pussy foot around and says it how it is, nothing but respect for him.

[@Noisemansoundinsect]

It’s just made me a hero all over the world!

[@Luciferian33]

Damn, Ice-T is king

[@vh9network]

Pause at 2:34, the look on her face was like "he's good, he's really good".

[@DU0ZA]

damn.... so many years wnt by and look where we at? somethin jus never change....

[@ellawns793]

Love the nod at the end. Fantastic

[@theoriginalNoOne.]

I had to watch this twice! Go brother!!! Fuck yeah!

[@ashchaya7676]

Oh look at that. Interviewer asks a question, and then let's the interviewee answer the question. None of this interrupting every 2 seconds! This is how it used to be!

[@alanreda2140]

Jana Wendt

[@ashchaya7676]

@@alanreda2140 Ice-T

[@alanreda2140]

@@ashchaya7676 - was just giving you her name. ✌️

[@ashchaya7676]

@@alanreda2140 No worries mate. I grew up watching her on TV 😁

[@alanreda2140]

@@ashchaya7676 - sane here. We must be from the same era l😀

[@stricken79]

Ice-T who's concert opens in Brisbane tomorrow night. I was in Brisbane at the time and I was too young :( Dammit!!!!

[@TheKorfish]

he came off as johnny rotten in this interview pissed off but composed.

[@Metal0manaicaL94]

Cop Killer or Killer Cop ... I'm just aware that more beings are being killed by the police departments, rather than the general public killing cops.

[@SuperVclass]

love you ICE-T

[@MrDermo1974]

brilliant

[@ruhuone]

What A BOSS!!!

[@Awakeningofthegods]

28 years passed, what changed?

[@williampierce4513]

alot has, actually.

[@user-qn6yt3zx3w]

Still relevant...

[@tammy2847]

Love the real in this -

[@MsNooneinparticular]

There was a punk band in the '80s called "Millions of Dead Cops". That's literally their name, lol. They still exist if you want to follow them on Facebook :D

[@CzechRiot]

Probably influenced Ice T, Body Count sounds a lot like some of MDC

[@hyamcacerez2538]

Wow A Current Affair was shit then and now. Respect, Ice.

[@Dupawpaski]

She wants him...

[@misguidedangel6550]

@@Dupawpaski wants who?

[@harryfromwork]

So bizarre to see an honest interviewer who doesn't smear, asks honest questions, and don't play dirty when faced with a legit (and badass) response. Miss those days....

[@trevidog]

Strong words. I can actually see why a guy like that would've been scary back in the day. You'd never get a prominent name saying such dangerous things these days.

[@timothywiggins928]

To think, the song, "Cop Killer," is still as massive today as it was back then. This song was the answer to NWA's "Fuck the Police" and so much more. What was sad about this song was after hearing the NWA song between the late 80s and the early 90s when "Cop Killer" came out, so many people claimed to have had it, yet these same people weren't saying anything about Rodney King's near-death courtesy of L.A.'s racist law enforcement, for lack of better words, which eventually led to the L.A. Riots. It's so sad that so many minorities in America, especially in the states of California and New York, throughout the years, have to undergo so much pain due to police brutality and harassment, and the two songs made possible by NWA and Body Count respectively are still getting the bittersweet reception that they both got over 20 years ago.

[@jordanlloyd-mccleary3419]

Killing in the name by Rage Against the Machine is anthour hornorable mention too, it's anthour song that's in the same vein as NWA's Fuck the police or Body Count's cop killer, it is a response to the Rodney King incident, it still get's regonition today as it did 30 years ago

[@misguidedangel6550]

California and New York both ran by Democrats for the state and every major city in each state, it's really no surprise yet we still keep voting them in

[@clownfacestabfest]

Good interview!

[@DirtyWaters01]

HAHAHAHAHAHA Ice T just crushed that interview lol

[@jolly_roger519]

Nice to see Siouxsie interviewing Ice-T

[@timurmusabay4822]

YES!

[@soundmandust]

I could not have more respect for any man than I have for ICE

[@adamsnider6701]

Imagine if we had a discourse like this again. Journalists asking questions and people not afraid to talk their truth

[@EmceeBleach]

Anyone have a copy of/a link to the full interview? It used to be up here on youtube but can't seem to find it anymore. This one cuts out the intro montage and at least the first question where he establishes the song is from the perspective of a character.

[@stevekosak8624]

Ice just telling it like it is!👽🤘

[@rickybobby2444]

Here in 2021😎😎😎😎🖖🖖🖖

[@KenOath1234]

Funny how with history we look back on this differently - turned out as a kid IceT was right!

[@swimraces]

Is this the full interview? I actually watched it live when I was a kid and I recall there was a part where Jana was reviewing the lyrics...maybe my brain remembers it incorrectly.

[@Chuloloc]

Awesome. Ice T is still the man.

[@videoman1970]

Ice T for president! Nearly 30 years later and the problems are only worse.

[@ShitifoundonVHS]

@MicMogul The broadcast was recorded in Toowoomba.

[@KeizerPaPa]

Listen to this man.

[@paulbjork5976]

Heck yeah!

[@Luciferian33]

Body Count was and is the Best Hardcore/ metal/ Thrash band ever

[@dsk5584]

So true

[@misguidedangel6550]

Slayer, Metallica, Anthrax, Cannibal Corpse, Black Sabbath would beg to differ 😉

[@187Wretched]

@@misguidedangel6550 none of those bands are hardcore thrash

[@I4NI_]

the man

[@jackiedaytona6455]

Posting from 2020 and his words are even more true today; RIP George Floyd

[@jonmacdonald5345]

LMFAO Floyd died of an Overdose he ate his stash! He said he can't breath while in the back of the Cop car! He was a known tweeker scumbag that once did a home invasion and he held a gun to a pregnant woman's stomach while doing so! It's ALL there black and white clear as day!

[@Jgeneraledger23]

WHOA, never seen Ice clean-shaven! This is way-early in the Ice T story

[@mic9check]

lol this interview is a gem.

[@SisterWomen]

Way before his time. Props.

[@Harrysound]

Haha man he really is a legend. From day one

[@DJToneRI]

I like the way he spesks

[@elwoodriley390]

Ice T G.O.A.T

[@birdman351]

ice t fuck yeah

[@Tony99g]

The Truth.....

[@gadjet555]

OG!

[@JayBurris100]

🐐

[@MicMogul]

Judging by the picture noise, this is off Mt Mowbullan?

[@oscarclarke2653]

Now I get why my aunts had a crush on him.

[@JohnLandTaylor]

Hi from June 3rd, 2020.

[@Stephan0]

Ice t I salute

[@ShitifoundonVHS]

@MichaelHansenFUN What about Wikipedia?

[@ablazagrant6750]

🙍🏿‍♂️🗯 Immortality

[@bxofficial5413]

He was so Strong

[@robkeener7740]

Australia and New Zealand sure are feeling that police brutality now !

[@skyatollah2skyharder276]

No we're not. Don't pretend things are worse than they are.

[@nkvd1606]

LEGENDARY fucking interview

[@johnbrown5309]

GANGSTA!!

[@harveysengers1379]

Ice might be the most leveled out dude in the business.

[@MichaelHansenFUN]

@ShitifoundonVHS After reviewing the various submissions, and listening carefully to the album, the Tribunal found the song "Cop Killer" to be "not exhortatory," saw the album as displaying "an honest purpose," & found Body Count not indecent.PART 2

[@Thijs-Kuiken]

somehow I think she didn't go to that concert in Brisbane..

[@shady4091]

Fucking solid. Bitch tried so hard to make him look like shit and the man came out way on top.

[@biribobili]

Not really. She just asked the questions she was given, she didn't write them. She didn't talk over him or try to cut him off. She didn't mock him or try to provoke him. She asked some tough questions and gave him every chance to say exactly what he wanted to say. She didn't try to twist his words or attempt to impose her own views at any point. She was respectful and professional. How do you think this interview would've gone down if Bill O'Reilly did it today?

[@MicMogul]

Now we see where Working Dog drew inspiration for Mike Moore interviewing 'celebrities'.

[@ShitifoundonVHS]

@MichaelHansenFUN Yep, ACA. When Australia was outraged, just OUTRAGED by the lyrics on that first Bodycount album. :)

[@thejackedupreviewshow6924]

All real talk.

[@haralaboskesa]

2018 WHAT HAS CHANGED

[@jameswarren8941]

haralaboskesa nothing my dude

[@theguitarczar]

Nothing. They just added poor white people to their kill list

[@AdrenalineCrew]

Forgot he was young once

[@misguidedangel6550]

He looks exactly the same lol

[@vangrindz8650]

Jana Wendt didn't seem to understand the reason for "Cop Killer" in 1992. Does Jana Wendt finally understand in 2020?

[@andrewmills2490]

True words and straight to the point and it’s still happening today. We see more of it because it can be recorded and shows how ignorant the police are. Respect to this man.

[@EvolutionArtsllc]

lol, she looked disappointed at the end of the interview as she sighed, like well that didnt go they way I thought it would.