Cop Killer (song)
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| "Cop Killer" | ||||
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| Single by Body Count | ||||
| from the album Body Count | ||||
| Released | 1992[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk, Speed metal[1] | |||
| Length | 3:15 | |||
| Label | Sire/Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Ice-T Ernie C. |
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| Producer | Ice-T Ernie C. |
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| Body Count singles chronology | ||||
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"Cop Killer" is a very controversial song by the music group Body Count. It is off their 1992 self entitled album. The lyrics are sung in the first person of a single who is mad because of the police brutality and thinks to take the law into his own hands by killing violent, mad police officers. The song, which lyricist Ice T said it to be as a "protest record."[2] It was made in 1990, and was mostly inspired by bands like Talking Heads.[3]
Track listing [change]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "There Goes the Neighborhood" | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Voodoo" | 5:01 |
| 3. | "Bowels of the Devil" | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Momma's Gotta Die Tonight" | 6:11 |
| 5. | "Cop Killer" | 3:15 |
References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marrow, Tracy; Century, Douglas (2011). "Freedom of Speech". Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption—from South Central to Hollywood. Random House. pp. 127–140. ISBN 978-0-345-52328-0.
- ↑ The Ice Opinion: Who Gives a Fuck?. Pan Books. 1994. ISBN 0330336290.
- ↑ "Body Count". Escapi Music Group. http://www.escapimusic.com/eu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=108&Itemid=31. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
