Body Count is a
heavy metal band, best known for being fronted by
Ice T and causing a furor with the release of "Cop Killer" from their debut album,
Body Count[?]. Besides Ice T, Body Count included
Ernie-C[?],
Mooseman[?],
Beatmaster V[?] and
D-Roe[?]. A few months after
Body Count was released, parent groups and other advocates began protesting "Cop Killer". After months of intense pressure,
Warner Brothers took the song off the album. Ice T left the company soon after. Ice T's own
Priority Records[?] released Body Count's follow-up,
Born Dead[?]. Sales were slow, and Mooseman left the group.
Violent Demise: Last Days[?] (
1997) received better reviews than ever before, but sales were still low.