Ice-T and his wife Coco Austin celebrated their 21st anniversary on Friday (December 31).
As the gangsta rap pioneer was commemorating the occasion on Twitter, Glasses Malone asked Ice-T what the secret to their successful union was to which Ice-T replied, “Marriage is like casting for a movie. You gotta pick the ONE who’s ready for ALL the scenes.”
Ice-T and Coco tied the knot in 2002, renewed their vows in 2011 and had their first child in 2015. In 2011, they entered the world of reality television when Ice Loves Coco premiered on E! Entertainment television. The show chronicled the couple’s daily lives and ran for three seasons.
Over the years, Ice-T has continued his role as NYPD Detective/Sergeant Odafin Tutuola on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, while Coco has focused on raising their daughter Chanel.
Coco marked their special day on Twitter as well with a photo of the couple and the caption, “Can you believe we’ve been together for 21 years!! Today is our anniversary! It’s been a great adventure with you honey. The love is indescribable. Cheers to a lifetime with you! I love you my boo boo.”
Ice replied, “Yep. Today’s our anniversary. Love is Love.”
In addition to filming Season 23 of Law & Order: SVU, the 62-year-old rap icon/actor is working on a new Body Count album called Merciless, the follow-up to 2020’s Grammy Award-winning Carnivore. He’s also racking up endorsement deals, including Tide’s “Cold Call” campaign alongside wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin and Vanilla Ice.
During a July 2021 interview with HipHopDX, Ice-T spoke about how his “cop killer” reputation nearly crushed his endorsement hustle.
“It was difficult because I’m the cop killer,” he said. “Everybody in the mainstream was like, ‘They won’t fuck with you because you’re too taboo.’ And I was like, ‘Right.’ And then Snoop started knocking down walls. That’s my brother. So Snoop was going through doors and I’m like, ‘Look, Snoop’s making it through these doors, let’s try.’
Ice-T Explains How Body Count's 'Cop Killer' Almost Killed His Endorsement Hustle
“So the first big one I got was the GEICO commercial with the lemonade. The advertising world was watching and there was no blowback. From there, I did RXBARs, CarShield. You see, people don’t understand but if you look at Shaq, like the one he does for The General, that could be eight to $10 million a year. The numbers aren’t bullshit. You know that bitch Flo from Progressive? Trust me, she lives in a mansion. Flo is caked out.”
Hoover crip gangster rapper who’s most famous song is “cop killer” who later made his fortune pretending to be a cop on TV. Not quite sure what to make of all that. LOL. Good for them though. Congrats on the anniversary.
Cop Killer isn’t his most famous song. 6 In The Morning is. As for Cop Killer, there’s some room for nuance but it’s still ironic as hell. Hoover Crip? The nigga’s from Brick City. I agree with you that the plastic Hollywood-ness of it all is wild. And as I’ve gotten older, I have to remind people that a lot of my own feats of prowess are “mythology”. BUT, he is official in terms of being in deep with street dudes; even if it’s just as a mouthpiece
He’s from Rollin 30s Harlem Crips, there’s a book by Colton Simpson who’s from 30s who verifies it, but then again there’s rumors he’s from 60s, Kev Mac has interviewed Og 60s who know T. He’s definitely not Hoover. T predates sets back when it was West Side, East Side and Compton Crips.
You’re right! He’s from over there near Western Ave and Exposition Blvd area.
Yessir. There’s a video called G Style where he’s in 30s hood with the hat on.
His secret is that he’s rich and famous. Her secret is that she’s built and does ass to mouth
when he said “ready for ALL the scenes” we all knew what he was talkin bout
Asshat must be on vacation.
Lol, I can’t fart on an OG. It’s forbidden; sorry man…
What a joke? Is this fool fr? Like we don’t have no memory? After Kanye this mf is the most famous cuck rapper there be. The big bad gangsta rapper who let AP9 get away with fucking his supposed “wife”, posting pictures of them together on social media, making a mockery of Ice and their marriage and then Ice does nothing about it. What makes this fool even more of a disgrace is that he took her back straight away like some typa beta after she had AP9’s stain inside her. People may say I’m being harsh but I’m not. I’m a former fan and I just hate liars and FAKE people. You ain’t no gangsta that’s for certain
ICE-T REVEALS SECRET TO HIS MARRIAGE WITH COCO………”let your wife fuck other men”
I am Really Not Understanding The Hate For Ice Or His Family. He Started Rapping In 1983. He Is Currently 63 Years Old. Calling Him A Sellout. It’s Called Growth. The Man He Was In 1983 Has Changed For The Better. You Say He Didn’t Stay True To Himself. In 1983 He Was 25 He Was A Young Man Now He Is Grown Man With A Different Perspective About Life. He Has Accomplish Every Thing He Wanted To Do Which Helped Him Become The Successful Man That He Is Today. That’s Why African Americans Remain Last In Life Focusing On Staying True To A Boys Mentality. Then You Add Insult And Injury To His Wife By Being Disrespectful. In My Opinion A Real Man, A Decent Man Would Never Find The Need To Do That. But Little Boys Locked In A Grown Mans Body Well They Just Remain That Little Boys Who Don’t Know Any Better. Unfortunately For Our Community You See More Stagnation Then Growth.