Ice T Net Worth (Money & Salary)

Ice-T’s Net Worth and Salary: How Much Is It?

$65 million is the net worth of Ice-T, an American rapper and actor. In high school, Ice-T, also known as Tracy Marrow, embarked on his music journey by performing with classmates in a band. Inspired by this early experience, he decided to pursue music as a career. Following a four-year stint in the U.S. Army, he kickstarted his rap career.

Signed by Sire Records in the late ’80s, Ice-T gained instant notoriety with his debut album, which was the first hip-hop album to necessitate a content warning sticker. He went on to release numerous albums and co-founded the heavy metal band Body Count. Alongside his music pursuits, Ice-T ventured into acting in the early ’90s. He released iconic hip-hop albums like “Power,” “The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech… Just Watch What You Say,” and “O.G. Original Gangster,” and ventured into Hollywood with roles in films such as “New Jack City,” “Ricochet,” “Trespass,” “Surviving the Game,” and “Tank Girl.”

Currently, Ice-T continues to thrive in both music and acting. Since 2000, he has been a prominent cast member on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” having appeared in over 400 episodes. Ice-T and his wife, Coco, were featured in the popular E! reality series “Ice Loves Coco.” In 2023, Ice-T received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

“SVU” Salary

Ice-T earns $250,000 per episode of “Law & Order: SVU.” This amounts to approximately $6 million per season, excluding syndication royalties.

Early Life

Tracy Lauren Marrow, known as Ice-T, was born on February 16, 1958, in Newark, New Jersey. After losing both his parents, he relocated to Los Angeles at 12 to live with relatives. Despite the prevalent gang activity at Crenshaw High School, Ice-T refrained from engaging in it, although most of his friends were affiliated with the Crips. Ice-T began his music journey with The Precious Few group at Crenshaw High School. By 17, he received Social Security benefits due to his father’s passing and rented an apartment for $90 monthly. To support his pregnant girlfriend, he engaged in activities like selling cannabis and stealing car stereos. Following high school, he served a four-year stint in the U.S. Army after becoming a father in 1977. It was during this time that he developed an interest in hip-hop, learning turntablism and rapping.

Music Journey

In tribute to Iceberg Slim, Marrow adopted the stage name Ice-T. Initially working as a DJ at parties, Ice-T gained recognition for his rapping skills. He later resorted to a life of crime, participating in jewelry store heists with friends. However, a car accident led him to abandon criminal activities in favor of a professional rap career. His debut single, “Cold Wind Madness,” achieved underground success despite radio stations’ refusal to air it due to explicit lyrics. “Killers,” released in 1984, marked his first politically-charged rap. Securing a deal with Sire Records, Ice-T launched his first album, “Rhyme Pays,” in 1987.

Ice-T’s first trio of albums, released from 1987 to 1989, all earned gold certification from the RIAA. However, his 1991 album “O.G. Original Gangster” stands out as his most renowned work, widely regarded as a pioneering gangsta rap album. Within the same album, he introduced Body Count, his metal band, which produced the contentious single “Cop Killer.” In 1991, Ice-T clinched a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for “Back on the Block.” Amidst controversy surrounding the song, he parted ways with Sire/Warner Bros., signing with Priority Records instead. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Ice-T continued to release albums with Body Count, including their most recent release, “Carnivore” (2020). In 2006, he returned to his rap roots with the album “Gangsta Rap,” winning a second Grammy in 2021 for Best Metal Performance with “Bum-Rush.”

Acting Journey

Despite his thriving music career, Ice-T ventured into acting in 1984 with “Breakin'” and its sequel, “Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo.” These films preceded his debut LP, with Ice-T contributing to the “Breakin'” soundtrack. In 1991, he portrayed a police detective in “New Jack City.” Alongside Denzel Washington and John Lithgow, Ice-T starred in “Ricochet” in 1991 and took on various supporting roles in the ’90s. His portrayal of drug dealer Danny Cort in the TV series “New York Undercover” earned him the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor. In 1999, Ice-T starred in the HBO film “Stealth Fighter” and also appeared in “Sonic Impact.” His role as detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola debuted in 2000 on “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,” winning him a second NAACP Image Award. Ice-T made a cameo in the MTV sketch comedy show “Short Circuitz” in 2007 and has since been seen in films like “Bloodrunners” (2017), “Clinton Road” (2019), and “Equal Standard” (2020). He has also lent his voice to video game characters.

Additional Ventures

In addition to his music and acting endeavors, Ice-T has penned books like “The Ice Opinion: Who Gives a F—?” (1994), “Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption-From South Central to Hollywood” (2011), “Kings of Vice” (2011), and “Mirror Image” (2013). He released “Split Decision: Life Stories” in 2022 and followed it with “Death for Hire: The Origin of Tehk City” in 2023.

Ice T’s venture into reality TV began with “Ice-T’s Rap School” in 2006, a spinoff of VH1’s BritishIn the reality show “Gene Simmons’ Rock School,” Ice-T assigned tasks to eight teens from New York Preparatory School, who vied for a gold chain with a microphone emblem. Opening for Public Enemy on the season finale in 2006 was a highlight for the group. Ice-T also starred in the E! reality show “Ice Loves Coco,” documenting his relationship with wife Nicole “Coco” Austin.

Ice-T ventured into podcasting in December 2013, partnering with Paragon Collective. Together with his longtime friend Mick Benzo, he co-hosts the “Ice-T: Final Level Podcast.” The podcast delves into current events, movies, video games, and provides behind-the-scenes insights into “Law and Order: SVU,” featuring guests from the entertainment industry. The podcast has garnered critical acclaim. Ice-T also appeared in a commercial for GEICO in 2016.

Personal Life

The daughter Ice-T had in 1976 with his then-girlfriend Adrienne was raised while they attended high school. In 1992, Ice-T had a son with Darlene Ortiz. He married swimsuit model Nicole “Coco Marie” Austin in January 2002. In 2006, they acquired a penthouse apartment in New Jersey, followed by building a five-bedroom house in Edgewater, New Jersey, in 2012. Their first child was born in November 2015.

Ice-T engaged in two personal conflicts, the first with LL Cool J in the late ’80s due to LL’s claim of being “the baddest rapper in the history of rap.” Ice-T responded with diss tracks and public ridicule, but by 2012, the feud was resolved. He also clashed with Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em, accusing him of “killing hip hop” and labeling his song “Crank That” as trash. The two rappers exchanged numerous diss videos.