After single-handedly kick starting Gangsta Rap with 1987's Rhyme Pays, Ice-T went metal in 1992 with BODY COUNT, whose self titled debut ended with "Cop Killer". The track was protested so vehemently by conservatives, the religious right, the NRA, police activist groups and the FBI, Sire Records' parent company Time-Warner had the song deleted in subsequent pressings of the album.Now with their new studio album, Murder 4 Hire, provides a profound reminder of just how far Body Count will continue to go to expose their version of the truth. Right from the disc's opening track "Invincible Gangsta", there is both a clear and present range of attack paralleled with a day in the life. clash of the hustler and what else? The law! Other stand out tracks include "The Passion of the Christ" which deals with the inner struggles within organized religion and "Dirty Bomb" which confronts the bitter realities of a post-9/11 world.