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62-646: In 2016, Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers signed a 10-year naming rights agreement for the arena. The arena has been home to multiple sports teams based in Baton Rouge. From 1996 to 2003, it was home to the Baton Rouge Kingfish hockey team of the ( ECHL ). Also during that time, the arena was home to the Baton Rouge Bombers indoor soccer team of the ( EISL ) from (1997-1998). The venue was home to two professional arena football teams,

124-689: A conveyor belt mechanic at the Rapistan Conveyor Company . When Marrow was a child, his family moved to upscale Summit, New Jersey . The first time race played a major part in Marrow's life was at the age of seven, when he became aware of the racism leveled by his white friends towards black children. Marrow surmised that he escaped similar treatment because they thought that he was white due to his lighter skin. Relaying this incident to his mother, she told him, "Honey, people are stupid"; her advice and this incident taught Marrow to control

186-468: A non-judicial punishment as a consequence of his dereliction of duty . During his spell in the Army, Marrow became interested in hip hop music . He heard The Sugarhill Gang 's newly released single " Rapper's Delight " (1979), which inspired him to perform his own raps over the instrumentals of this and other early hip-hop records. The music, however, did not fit his lyrics or form of delivery. When he

248-482: A pay-per-view special titled Ice-T's Extreme Babes which appeared on Action PPV, formerly owned by BET Networks . In 1999, Ice-T starred in the HBO film Stealth Fighter as a United States Naval Aviator who fakes his own death, steals an F-117 stealth fighter , and threatens to destroy United States military bases . He also acted in the film Sonic Impact , released the same year. Ice-T made an appearance on

310-421: A yellow Labrador . Other yellow Labradors have served as company mascots, as well as certified therapy animals . Founders Todd Graves and Craig Silvey were studying at different universities when they wrote a plan for a chicken-finger restaurant which Silvey submitted in a business plan-writing course, receiving a C-minus grade. At the time, Graves worked at Guthrie's Chicken Fingers. The business plan

372-428: A debt of gratitude to Sean because his prison time allowed him to pursue a career as a rapper. Concurrently, he wound up in a car accident and was hospitalized as a John Doe because he did not carry any form of identification due to his criminal activities. After being discharged from the hospital, he decided to abandon the criminal lifestyle and pursue a professional career rapping. Two weeks after being released from

434-650: A lemonade stand run by children. When people ask if it is Ice-T, the actor yells back, "No, it's lemonade!" In 2020, Ice-T competed on The Masked Singer spin-off The Masked Dancer where he portrayed "Disco Ball" and was the first to be eliminated. Ice-T's voice acting roles include Madd Dogg in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas , as well as Agent Cain in Sanity: Aiken's Artifact . He also appears as himself in Def Jam: Fight for NY and UFC: Tapout fighting video games. He also voiced

496-526: A name for himself as a DJ . As a tribute to Iceberg Slim, Marrow adopted the stage name Ice-T. While performing as a DJ at parties, he received more attention for his rapping, which led Ice-T to pursue a career as a rapper. After breaking up with his girlfriend Caitlin Boyd, he returned to a life of crime and robbed jewelry stores with his high school friends. Ice-T's raps later described how he and his friends pretended to be customers to gain access before smashing

558-826: A notable lead role performance in Surviving the Game (1994), in addition to many supporting roles, such as J-Bone in Johnny Mnemonic (1995), and the marsupial mutant T-Saint in Tank Girl (1995). He was also interviewed in the Brent Owens documentary Pimps Up, Ho's Down , in which he claims to have had an extensive pimping background before getting into rap. He is quoted as saying "once you max something out, it ain't no fun no more. I couldn't really get no farther." He goes on to explain his pimping experience gave him

620-528: A recurring role as vengeful drug dealer Danny Cort on the television series New York Undercover , co-created by Dick Wolf . His work on the series earned him the 1996 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series . In 1997, he co-created the short-lived series Players , produced by Wolf. This was followed by a role as pimp Seymour "Kingston" Stockton in Exiled: A Law & Order Movie (1998). These collaborations led Wolf to add Ice-T to

682-465: A rock song), and the attempts to censor it had racial overtones: "The Supreme Court says it's OK for a white man to burn a cross in public . But nobody wants a black man to write a record about a cop killer". Ice-T split amicably with Sire/Warner Bros. Records after a dispute over the artwork of the album Home Invasion . He then reactivated Rhyme Syndicate and formed a deal with Priority Records for distribution. Priority released Home Invasion in

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744-473: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Raising Cane%27s Chicken Fingers Raising Restaurants, LLC , doing business as Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers (commonly simply called Raising Cane's ) is an American fast casual chain specializing in chicken fingers founded in 1996 in Baton Rouge , Louisiana , by Todd Graves and Craig Silvey. The company is named after Graves's dog,

806-682: Is an American rapper and actor. He is active in both hip hop and heavy metal . Ice-T began his career as an underground rapper in the 1980s and was signed to Sire Records in 1987, when he released his debut album Rhyme Pays . The following year, he founded the record label Rhyme $ yndicate Records (named after his collective of fellow hip-hop artists called the "Rhyme $ yndicate") and released another album, Power (1988), which would go platinum . He also released several other albums that went gold , including The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say! (1989), O.G. Original Gangster (1991) and Home Invasion (1993). Ice-T co-founded

868-484: The COVID-19 pandemic , while others closed temporarily. As of July 2020, certain locations had reopened their dining rooms, although Graves said the company was in no rush to do so on the full scale. In 2021, in response to a shortage of workers at the time, the company began dispatching hundreds of their corporate employees to work in its restaurants as cooks and cashiers, in addition to their existing duties regarding

930-540: The Ice-T: Final Level podcast with his longtime friend, Mick Benzo (known as Zulu Beatz on Sirius XM). They discuss relevant issues, films, video games, and do a behind the scenes of Law & Order: SVU segment with featured guests from the entertainment world. The show will release new episodes bi-weekly. Guests have included Jim Norton . Ice-T released his first episode on January 7 to many accolades. On October 20, 2006, Ice-T's Rap School aired and

992-695: The Louisiana Bayou Beast of the ( IPFL ) in (1999) and the Baton Rouge Blaze of the ( af2 ) in (2001). Starting in the 2023 season, the arena will host the Baton Rouge Zydeco of the Federal Prospects Hockey League . 30°26′41″N 91°11′22″W  /  30.4448°N 91.1894°W  / 30.4448; -91.1894 This article about a sports venue in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

1054-534: The Exploited , Jello Biafra , and Black Flag . Ice-T made an appearance at Insane Clown Posse 's Gathering of the Juggalos (2008 edition). Ice-T was also a judge for the 7th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists. His 2012 film Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap features a who's who of underground and mainstream rappers. In November 2011, Ice-T announced via Twitter that he

1116-595: The Game (1994) and continued to appear in small roles in TV series and other films throughout the 1990s. Since 2000, he has portrayed NYPD detective/sergeant Odafin Tutuola on the NBC police drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , making him the longest-running male series actor in history, according to Deadline . A reality television show titled Ice Loves Coco ran for three seasons (2011–2013) on E! , featuring

1178-554: The German charts. Ice-T had also collaborated with certain other heavy metal bands during this time period. For the film Judgment Night , he did a duet with Slayer on the track "Disorder". In 1995, Ice-T made a guest performance on Forbidden by Black Sabbath . Another album of his, VI – Return of the Real , was released in 1996, followed by The Seventh Deadly Sin in 1999. His first rap album since 1999, Gangsta Rap ,

1240-654: The ability to get into new businesses. "I can't act, I really can't act, I ain't no rapper, it's all game. I'm just working these niggas." Later he raps at the Players Ball . In 1993, Ice-T, along with other rappers and the three Yo! MTV Raps hosts Ed Lover , Doctor Dré , and Fab 5 Freddy starred in the comedy Who's the Man? , directed by Ted Demme . In the film, he is a drug dealer who gets really frustrated when someone calls him by his real name, "Chauncey", rather than his street name, "Nighttrain". In 1995, Ice-T had

1302-589: The award at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021 for "Best Metal Performance" with their song "Bum-Rush" from the album Carnivore . In July 2019, Ice-T released his first solo hip hop track in 10 years, titled "Feds in My Rearview". The track is the first in a trilogy, with the second track, "Too Old for the Dumb Shit", described as a prequel to "Feds in My Rearview", and released in September 2019. Ice-T

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1364-601: The cast of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . Since 2000, he has portrayed Odafin "Fin" Tutuola , a former undercover narcotics officer transferred to the Special Victims Unit. In 2002, the NAACP awarded Ice-T with a second Image Award, again for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, for his work on Law & Order: SVU . Around 1995, Ice-T co-presented a UK-produced magazine television series on black culture, Baadasss TV . In 1997, Ice-T had

1426-546: The character Aaron Griffin in the video game Gears of War 3 . Marrow also made an appearance in the 2019 video game Borderlands 3 , in which he voices the character of BALEX. On August 22, 2023, it was revealed at Gamescom 2023 that he would be voicing the contractor, Mac in Payday 3 . On December 27, 2013, Ice-T announced that he was entering podcasting in a deal with the Paragon Collective. Ice-T co-hosts

1488-411: The charges were dropped and the prosecution stated "there had been a clerical error when the rapper was arrested". Marrow gave some advice to young people who think going to jail is a mark of integrity, saying, "Street credibility has nothing to do with going to jail, it has everything to do with staying out." After leaving the Army, Marrow wanted to stay away from gang life and violence and instead make

1550-532: The comedy television series Chappelle's Show as himself presenting the award for "Player Hater of the Year" at the "Player-Haters Ball", a parody of his own appearance at the Players Ball. He was dubbed the "Original Player Hater". Beyond Tough , a 2002 documentary series, aired on Discovery Channel about the world's most dangerous and intense professions, such as alligator wrestlers and Indy 500 pit crews,

1612-540: The complex. In 2023, Raising Cane's started a campaign with Post Malone . In April 2023, a restaurant designed by Malone opened in Midvale, Utah . In June, themed cups were launched. In October, a Post Malone and Dallas Cowboys themed location opened in Dallas . In June 2024, Raising Cane's started a campaign based on their Iced Tea, featuring actor and rapper Ice T as the campaign's mascot. The campaign ended at

1674-477: The display glass with baby sledgehammers. Ice-T's friends Al P. and Sean E. Sean went to prison. Al P. was caught in 1982 and sent to prison for robbing a high-end jewelry store in Laguna Niguel for $ 2.5 million in jewelry. Sean was arrested for possession of not only cannabis, which Sean sold, but also material stolen by Ice-T. Sean took the blame and served two years in prison. Ice-T stated that he owed

1736-723: The end of June. A new location opened in Encino, California on October 22, 2024, which included a design that gives a nod towards the area's movie history. The chain first began expanding internationally in 2015, opening its first restaurant in Kuwait . The namesake mascot, a dog, is not seen on signage and merchandise, as dogs are not popular in Kuwait due to religious reasons. The restaurant expanded to Dubai in 2024. Ice-T Tracy Lauren Marrow (born February 16, 1958), better known by his stage name Ice-T (or Ice T ),

1798-561: The film Gift . One of the last scenes includes Ice-T and Body Count playing with Jane's Addiction in a version of the Sly and the Family Stone song "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey". Besides fronting his own band and rap projects, Ice-T has also collaborated with other hard rock and metal bands, such as Icepick , Motörhead , Slayer , Megadeth , Pro-Pain , and Six Feet Under . He has also covered songs by hardcore punk bands such as

1860-486: The film] Heat ". Marrow then elaborated, explaining, "Only punks go for the drawer, we gotta go for the safe." Marrow also stated he was glad the United States justice system has statutes of limitations , which had likely expired when Marrow admitted to his involvement in multiple Class 1 Felonies in the early-to-mid 1980s. In July 2010, Marrow was mistakenly arrested. A month later when Marrow attended court,

1922-416: The heavy metal band Body Count in 1990, which he introduced on O.G. Original Gangster , on the track titled "Body Count". The band released its self-titled debut album in 1992. Ice-T encountered controversy over his track " Cop Killer ", the lyrics of which discussed killing police officers. He asked to be released from his contract with Warner Bros. Records , and his follow-up solo album, Home Invasion ,

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1984-543: The hiring of new employees. The company planned to hire 10,000 new employees. The company's co-CEO said that the corporate employees are trained in the kitchen and on the register under normal circumstances. In 2022, Raising Cane's sued a shopping center in Hobart, Indiana . After the restaurant chain had signed a long-term lease, it came to light that the shopping center had a non-compete agreement with McDonald's which prohibited other vendors selling deboned chicken products in

2046-537: The home life of Ice-T and his wife Coco Austin . In 2018, he began hosting the true crime documentary In Ice Cold Blood on the Oxygen cable channel, which ran for three seasons. Tracy Lauren Marrow, the son of Solomon and Alice Marrow, was born in Newark , New Jersey on February 16, 1958. Solomon was African-American and Alice was a Caucasian woman from Louisiana Creole background . For decades, Solomon worked as

2108-719: The hospital, he won an open mic competition judged by Kurtis Blow at the Carolina West nightclub. According to Michael Khalfani known as Disco Daddy, Ice-T won the first week of the competition under the name of DJ Tracy, but got beaten by Disco Daddy the second week, which led to the name change of Ice-T (Khalfani got signed to Rappers Rapp Records). In 1982, Ice-T met producer Willie Strong from Saturn Records. In 1983, Strong recorded Ice-T's first single, "Cold Wind Madness", also known as "The Coldest Rap", an electro hip-hop record that became an underground success, becoming popular even though radio stations did not play it due to

2170-780: The mainly party-oriented sound. The record wound up being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America . That same year, he recorded the title theme song for Dennis Hopper 's Colors , a film about inner-city gang life in Los Angeles. His next album Power was released in 1988, under his own label Rhyme Syndicate, and it was a more assured and impressive record, earning him strong reviews and his second gold record. Released in 1989, The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say! established his popularity by matching excellent abrasive music with narrative and commentative lyrics. In

2232-792: The motion pictures, Breakin' (1984), and its sequel, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984). These films were released before Ice-T released his first LP, although he appears on the soundtrack to Breakin ' . He has since stated he considers the films and his own performance in them to be "wack". In 1991, he embarked on a serious acting career, portraying police detective Scotty Appleton in Mario Van Peebles ' action thriller New Jack City , gang leader Odessa (alongside Denzel Washington and John Lithgow ) in Ricochet (1991), gang leader King James in Trespass (1992), followed by

2294-602: The parts; his father either did not notice or never acknowledged this. When Marrow was thirteen years old, Solomon also died of a heart attack. Following his father's death, the orphaned Marrow briefly lived with a nearby aunt, then was sent to live with his other aunt and her husband in View Park-Windsor Hills , an upper middle-class Black neighborhood in South Los Angeles . While his cousin Earl

2356-403: The same year, he appeared on Hugh Harris ' single "Alice". In 1991, he released his album O.G. Original Gangster . On OG , he introduced his heavy metal band Body Count in a track of the same name. Ice-T toured with Body Count on the first annual Lollapalooza concert tour in 1991, gaining him appeal among middle-class teenagers and fans of alternative music genres. The album Body Count

2418-431: The show, dancing to a live band. The singers were Thomas Barnes, Ronald Robinson and Lapekas Mayfield. In 1975, at the age of seventeen, Marrow began receiving Social Security benefits resulting from the death of his father and used the money to rent an apartment for $ 90 a month. He sold cannabis and stole car stereos to earn extra cash, but he was not making enough to support his pregnant girlfriend. After his daughter

2480-467: The song was an overreaction, telling journalist Chuck Philips "...they've done movies about nurse killers and teacher killers and student killers. Arnold Schwarzenegger blew away dozens of cops as the Terminator . But I don't hear anybody complaining about that". In the same interview, Ice-T suggested to Philips that the misunderstanding of Cop Killer , the misclassification of it as a rap song (not

2542-505: The song's explicit lyrics about taking a woman to the Snooty Fox motel in Los Angeles. That same year, Ice-T released "Body Rock", another electro hip-hop single that found popularity in clubs. In 1984, Ice-T was a featured rapper on "Reckless", a single by DJ Chris "The Glove" Taylor and (co-producer) David Storrs that gained widespread popularity as a featured track via the motion picture Breakin' and its soundtrack album. This song

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2604-479: The songs "Ya Don't Quit" and "Dog'n the Wax (Ya Don't Quit-Part II)" with Unknown DJ, who provided a Run–D.M.C. -like sound for the songs. Ice-T received further inspiration as an artist from Schoolly D 's gangsta rap single " P.S.K. What Does It Mean? ", which he heard in a club. Ice-T enjoyed the single's sound and delivery, as well as its vague references to gang life, although the real life gang, Park Side Killers,

2666-501: The spring of 1993. The album peaked at No. 9 on Billboard magazine's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 , spawning several singles including " Gotta Lotta Love ", " I Ain't New Ta This " and "99 Problems" – which would later inspire Jay-Z to record a version with new lyrics in 2003. In 2003 he released the single " Beat of Life " with Sandra Nasić , Trigga tha Gambler and DJ Tomekk and placed in

2728-648: The standards of hip hop at the time. The B-side was more successful and was later released as an extended rap on his first album. He intentionally did not represent any particular gang, and wore a mixture of red and blue clothing and shoes to avoid antagonizing gang-affiliated listeners, who debated his true affiliation. Ice-T finally landed a deal with a major label Sire Records . When label founder and president Seymour Stein heard his demo, he said Ice-T sounded like Bob Dylan . Shortly after, he released his debut album Rhyme Pays in 1987 supported by DJ Evil E , DJ Aladdin and producer Afrika Islam , who helped create

2790-519: The way the negativity of others affected him. His mother died of a heart attack when he was in third grade. Solomon raised Marrow as a single father for four years, with help from a housekeeper. Marrow's first experience with illicit activity occurred after a bicycle that his father bought him for Christmas was stolen. After Marrow told his father, Solomon shrugged, "Well, then, you ain't got no bike". Marrow stole parts from bicycles and assembled "three or four weird-looking, brightly-painted bikes" from

2852-517: Was a reality television show on VH1. It was a spin-off of the British reality show Gene Simmons ' Rock School , which also aired on VH1. In Rap School , rapper/actor Ice-T teaches eight teens from York Preparatory School in New York called the "York Prep Crew" ("Y.P. Crew" for short). Each week, Ice-T gives them assignments and they compete for an imitation gold chain with a microphone on it. On

2914-487: Was a single father. Taking advantage of this, Marrow was discharged as a Private First Class (PFC - E3) in December 1979 after serving for two years and two months. During an episode of The Adam Carolla Podcast that aired on June 6, 2012, Marrow claimed that after being discharged from the Army, he began a career as a bank robber. Marrow claimed he and some associates began conducting take-over bank robberies "like [in

2976-437: Was affiliated with the former. Marrow began reading the novels of Iceberg Slim , which he memorized and recited to his friends, who enjoyed hearing the excerpts and told him, "Yo, kick some more of that by Ice, T", giving Marrow his nickname. Marrow and other Crips wrote and performed "Crip Rhymes". His music career started with the band of the singing group The Precious Few of Crenshaw High School. Marrow and his group opened

3038-462: Was almost entirely made up of black students. Marrow stood out from most of his friends because he did not drink alcohol, smoke tobacco, or use drugs. During Marrow's time in high school, gangs became more prevalent in the Los Angeles school system. Students who belonged to the Crips and Bloods gangs attended Crenshaw, and fought in the school's hallways. Marrow, while never an actual gang member,

3100-485: Was almost immediately followed up with a sequel entitled "Reckless Rivalry (Combat)", which was featured in the Breakin ' sequel, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo , however, it was never featured on the soundtrack album and was only released as a single on Taxidermi Records. In 1985, he appeared in the film Rappin' by performing two verses of his track Killers , which was his first political rap. Ice later recorded

3162-466: Was also featured on the 2020 hip hop posse cut "The Slayers Club" alongside R.A. the Rugged Man , Brand Nubian and others. Ice-T performed at New Year's Eve Toast & Roast 2021, Fox broadcast. Ice-T was prominently featured as both a rapper and a breakdancer in Breakin' 'n' Enterin' (1983), a documentary about the early West Coast hip hop scene. Ice-T's first film appearances were in

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3224-549: Was born, Marrow enlisted in the United States Army in October 1977. Following basic training, Marrow was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division . During his time in the army Marrow was involved with a group of soldiers charged with the theft of a rug. While awaiting trial, he received a $ 2,500 bonus check and went absent without leave ( AWOL ), returning a month later, after the rug had been returned. Marrow received

3286-688: Was hosted by Ice-T. In 2007, Ice-T appeared as a celebrity guest star on the MTV sketch comedy show Short Circuitz . Also in late 2007, he appeared in the short-music film Hands of Hatred , which can be found online. Ice-T was interviewed for the Cannibal Corpse retrospective documentary Centuries of Torment , as well as appearing in Chris Rock 's 2009 documentary Good Hair , in which he reminisced about going to school in hair curlers. A 2016 advertisement for GEICO features Ice-T behind

3348-480: Was in the process of collecting beats for his next LP which was expected sometime during 2012, but as of October 2014 , the album has not been released. A new Body Count album, Bloodlust , was released in 2017. After the release of the album, responding to an interview question asking if he's "done with rap", he answered "I don't know" and noted that he's "really leaning more toward EDM right now". Body Count received their second Grammy nomination and later won

3410-488: Was intended to speak from the viewpoint of a criminal getting revenge on racist, brutal cops. Ice-T's rock song infuriated government officials, the National Rifle Association of America , and various police advocacy groups. Consequently, Time Warner Music refused to release Ice-T's upcoming album Home Invasion because of the controversy surrounding "Cop Killer". Ice-T suggested that the furor over

3472-552: Was not named in the song. Ice-T decided to adopt Schoolly D's style, and wrote the lyrics to his first gangsta rap song, " 6 in the Mornin' ", in his Hollywood apartment, and created a minimal beat with a Roland TR-808 . He compared the sound of the song, which was recorded as a B-side on the single "Dog'n The Wax", to that of the Beastie Boys . The A-side caused some controversy for the lyrics, which were unusually violent by

3534-594: Was preparing to leave for college, Marrow shared a bedroom with him. Earl was a fan of rock music and listened only to the local rock radio stations; sharing a room with him sparked Marrow's interest in heavy metal music . Marrow moved to the Crenshaw District of Los Angeles when he was in the eighth grade. He attended Palms Junior High, which was predominantly made up of white students, and included black students who traveled by bus from South Central to attend. He then attended Crenshaw High School , which

3596-560: Was rejected numerous times by potential investors, so Graves and Silvey earned the needed money working various manual labor jobs. They obtained an SBA loan, which they used to open their first restaurant, located in Baton Rouge at the intersection of Highland Road and State Street near the LSU campus. Silvey sold his share of the partnership shortly after the second restaurant opened. In March 2020, many of Cane's locations switched from dine-in to pick-up and take-out service only because of

3658-687: Was released in March 1992. For his appearance on the heavily collaborative track " Back on the Block ", a composition by jazz musician Quincy Jones that "attempt[ed] to bring together black musical styles from jazz to soul to funk to rap", Ice-T won a Grammy Award for the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group , an award shared by others who worked on the track including Jones and fellow jazz musician Ray Charles . Controversy later surrounded Body Count over its song " Cop Killer ". The rock song

3720-470: Was released on October 31, 2006. The album's cover, which "shows [Ice-T] lying on his back in bed with his ravishing wife's ample posterior in full view and one of her legs coyly draped over his private parts", was considered to be too suggestive for most retailers, many of which were reluctant to stock the album. Some reviews of the album were unenthusiastic, as many had hoped for a return to the political raps of Ice-T's most successful albums. Ice-T appears in

3782-640: Was released through Priority Records . Ice-T released two more albums in the late 1990s and one in the 2000s before focusing on both his acting career and Body Count, who have released eight studio albums to date, the latest being 2024's Merciless . As an actor, Ice-T played small parts in the films Breakin' (1984) and its sequels, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo and Rappin' (1984 and 1985 respectively), before his major role debut, starring as police detective Scotty Appleton in New Jack City (1991). He received top billing for his role in Surviving

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3844-671: Was stationed in Hawaii (where prostitution was not a heavily prosecuted crime) as a squad leader at Schofield Barracks , Marrow met a pimp named Mac. Mac admired that Marrow could quote Iceberg Slim , and he taught Marrow how to be a pimp himself. Marrow was also able to purchase stereo equipment cheaply in Hawaii, including two Technics turntables, a mixer, and large speakers. Once equipped, he then began to learn turntablism and rapping. Marrow learned from his commanding officer that he could receive an early honorable discharge because he

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