Body Count (band)

Body Count
Body Count at Wacken Open Air 2019
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Crossover thrash[1] rap metal[2] thrash metal[3] hardcore punk[4]
Years active	1990–2006 2009–present
Labels	Century Media Sumerian Escapi Virgin Sire Warner Bros.
Members	Ice-T Ernie C Sean E Sean Vincent Price Will "Ill Will" Dorsey Jr. Juan of the Dead Little Ice
Past members	Beatmaster V Mooseman Sean E. Mac D-Roc the Executioner Jonathon James Griz O. T. Bendrix
Website	bodycountband.com

Body Count is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1990. The group is fronted by Ice-T, who first established himself as a rapper but co-founded the group with lead guitarist Ernie C out of their interest in heavy metal music. Ice-T took on the role of vocalist and writing the lyrics for most of Body Count's songs, while Ernie C has been responsible for writing the group's music.

Body Count's self-titled debut album was released on Sire Records in 1992, and garnered much attention due to a controversy around the song "Cop Killer". Their label, Sire Records, and their parent company, Warner Bros. Records, defended the song; however Ice-T chose to remove it from the album because he felt that the controversy had eclipsed the music itself. The group left Sire the following year, and they have since released seven more albums.

Three out of the band's original seven members are deceased: D-Roc died from lymphoma, Beatmaster V from leukemia, and Mooseman in a drive-by shooting. Body Count's current lineup includes vocalist Ice-T, guitarists Ernie C and Juan Garcia, bassist Vincent Price, drummer Will "Ill Will" Dorsey Jr., and backing vocalists Sean E Sean and Little Ice (Ice-T's son).

The band received its second Grammy nomination and later won the award at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021 for Best Metal Performance with their song "Bum Rush" from the album Carnivore.^[5]