Editing Ice-T (section)

==Style and influence==
[[File:Body Count feat. Ice-T With Full Force 2018 29 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Ice-T at [[With Full Force]] 2018]]

Ice-T cites writer [[Iceberg Slim]] and rapper [[Schoolly D]] as influences, with Iceberg Slim's novels guiding his skills as a lyricist.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=49–56}}{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=89–112}} His favorite heavy rock acts are [[Edgar Winter]], [[Led Zeppelin]] and [[Black Sabbath]].{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=127–140}} His hip hop albums helped shape [[gangsta rap]], with music journalists tracing works of artists such as [[Tupac Shakur]], [[Notorious B.I.G.]], [[Eminem]] and [[N.W.A]] to "[[6 in the Mornin']]{{-"}}.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=89–112}}

A love of rock led Ice to use guitar in his albums, to provide his songs with edge and power, and to make his raps harder. He drew on the fusion of rock and hip hop by [[Rick Rubin]]-produced acts such as [[Beastie Boys]], [[Run-DMC]], and [[LL Cool J]], who featured rock samples in their songs.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=127–140}}

Body Count – whose 1992 [[Body Count (album)|debut album]] Ice described as a "rock album with a rap mentality"{{sfn|Dellamora|1995|page=251}} – is described as paving the way for the success of [[rap rock]] fusions by acts like [[Kid Rock]] and [[Limp Bizkit]].{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=127–140}}{{sfn|Dellamora|1995|page=251}} However, Ice-T states that the band's style does not fuse the two genres, and that Body Count is solely a rock band.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=127–140}}

In ''[[Hip Hop Connection]]'', Ice listed his favorite rap albums:<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fletcher |first=Mansel |date=March 2000 |title=100 Best Albums Ever |magazine=[[Hip Hop Connection]] |pages=21–42}}</ref>

{{ordered list
| item1_value=10 | 1 = [[Beastie Boys]], ''[[Licensed to Ill]]''
| item2_value=9 | 2 = [[Eric B. & Rakim]], ''[[Paid in Full (album)|Paid in Full]]''
| item3_value=8 | 3 = [[N.W.A]], ''[[Straight Outta Compton]]''
| item4_value=7 | 4 = [[Wu-Tang Clan]], ''[[Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)]]''
| item5_value=6 | 5 = [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], ''[[Ready to Die]]''
| item6_value=5 | 6 = [[Dr. Dre]], ''[[The Chronic]]''
| item7_value=4 | 7 = [[Boogie Down Productions]], ''[[Criminal Minded]]''
| item8_value=3 | 8 = [[Ultramagnetic MCs]], ''[[Critical Beatdown]]''
| item9_value=2 | 9 = [[Public Enemy (band)|Public Enemy]], ''[[It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back]]''
| item10_value=1 | 10 = [[Run-DMC]], ''[[Run-D.M.C. (album)|Run-DMC]]''
}}