I'm kind of a hypocrite since there a few hip-hop artists that I like that are "so bad it's good", but I'm not really buying that with Body Count. You know for a fact that if it weren't Ice-T people would think it's shit.
Body Count were a troll band, not much different from GWAR imo. They just came from a "ooh scary-empowered black man" angle instead of "offensive mutants from space". Half the songs on the 'Cop Killer' album ('Evil Dick', 'KKK Bitch', Cop Killer', etc) were pretty much designed to ruffle establishment feathers in the twilight of the Reagan era...and worked like a charm. Ice had George Bush denouncing him in speeches because of 'Cop Killer'. People forget now, but Ice T was an important musical figure at the time. Not just popular, but important. Along with Ice Cube and Chuck D, he was white America's worst nightmare at the time. We're talking about the guy that invented West Coast Gangsta Rap. '6 N the Mornin' paved the way for acts like N.W.A., Snoop Dogg & 2Pac. Body Count was him loosening up and having some race-baiting fun. I completely disagree with Slap's assertion that Body Count would be thought lesser without Ice's involvement. Maybe in 1992, but nowadays they'll dust off any obscure crossover and/or thrash band and parade them out for some tour bucks. Dipshits everywhere want to act like they know (and absolutely love) some old obscure band from a currently fashionable metal genre. It's actually a detriment to Body Count's current popularity imo to be attached to Ice now because he's thought of as...well kinda old and lame and unfashionable
I see your point and understand you, but I'm pretty sure most the people who were after Cop Killer was released are probably just into Body Count because "lol Ice-T is in a metal band"
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Same thing with Will Smith's wife's shitty band at Ozzfest years ago
I don't like "so bad its good" music. Except for GMCFoSho.