"Cop Killer" is a 1992 song by the American rapper Ice-T and his
band Body Count. The lyrics are sung from the point of view of an
individual who is outraged by police brutality and decides to take the
law into his own hands by killing police officers. Ice-T has
referred to it as a "protest record."
The song provoked much controversy and negative reactions from political figures such as then-President George H.W. Bush. Others defended the song on the basis of the band's First Amendment rights. Some death threats were sent to Warner Bros. Records executives, and some stockholders threatened to pull out of the company. Ice-T chose to recall the album and re-release it without the inclusion of the song. "Cop Killer" was replaced by the Song "Freedom of Speech".
The song provoked much controversy and negative reactions from political figures such as then-President George H.W. Bush. Others defended the song on the basis of the band's First Amendment rights. Some death threats were sent to Warner Bros. Records executives, and some stockholders threatened to pull out of the company. Ice-T chose to recall the album and re-release it without the inclusion of the song. "Cop Killer" was replaced by the Song "Freedom of Speech".