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===Touring and debut album (1991–1992) ===
Ice-T introduced the band at [[Lollapalooza]] in 1991, devoting half of his set to his hip hop songs, and half to Body Count songs, increasing his appeal with both alternative music fans and middle-class teenagers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|title=Ice-T {{!}} Biography & History|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ice-t-mn0000072003/biography|access-date=March 14, 2021|website=[[AllMusic]]|language=en}}</ref> Ice-T described it as "the best tour I've been on in my life as far as the music thing"<ref name="Convulsion zine 2">{{cite magazine |first=Jon |last=Bains |title=Ice T - Part 2 |date=November 1991 |magazine=Convulsion |location=Edinburgh |url=https://bak.spc.org/obsolete/convulsion/interviews/convulse/icet2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250427150900/https://bak.spc.org/obsolete/convulsion/interviews/convulse/icet2.html |archive-date=2025-04-27 |access-date=2025-04-27}}</ref> and some considered the Body Count performances to be the highlight of the tour.<ref>{{cite book |last=Apter |first=Jeff |title=Fornication: The Red Hot Chili Peppers Story |year=2004 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=1-84449-381-4 |page=250 }}</ref> The group made its first album appearance on Ice-T's 1991 solo album ''[[O.G. Original Gangster]]''. The song, "Body Count", was preceded by a spoken introduction in which Ice-T responds to allegations that he had "sold out" by incorporating rock elements into his rap albums by pointing out that rock music originated with African-American artists such as [[Chuck Berry]], [[Bo Diddley]] and [[Little Richard]], in addition to stating that "as far as I'm concerned, music is music. I don't look at it as rock, [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], or all that kind of stuff. I just look at it as music. [...] I do what I like and I happen to like rock 'n' roll, and I feel sorry for anybody who only listens to one form of music".<ref>Ice-T (1991). "Body Count". ''O.G. Original Gangster''. [[Sire Records|Sire]]/[[Warner Bros. Records]]. {{ISBN|7-5992-6492-2}}</ref>

Body Count's [[Body Count (album)|self-titled debut album]] was released on [[Sire Records|Sire]]/[[Warner Bros. Records]] on March 31, 1992. On the strength of the album, Body Count toured internationally, developing a strong following.<ref name=IceCentury-127/>