Ice-T calls out ‘dangerous’ LA: ‘Why test the streets’

Rapper and actor Ice-T is speaking out about the current state of Los Angeles, where murders are at a 15-year high and whose police homicide division has been reduced to 10 employees.

“I’m done explaining LA Gang culture… MFs will not listen. It’s not a game.. At all,” he tweeted on Tuesday.

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The rapper, who is best known these days for playing detective Odafin Tutuola on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, received a strong response to that tweet and followed up on Wednesday with another message.

“People are still hitting me up about my comments about LA Gang culture.If you NOTICE, LA rappers don’t wear a lotta Jewelry… Me, Snoop, Cube, Dre, Game, Kendrick..The list goes on.. It’s not cause we’re broke. LA is just a Dangerous place,rapper or not. Why test the streets,” he wrote.


His tweets follow the death of Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock, who was killed during a robbery Monday.

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“‘LA….. Home of the Bodybag…’ Somebody said that 30 yrs ago,” he tweeted.

Ice-T isn’t the only frustrated celebrity. After living in Los Angeles for more than 20 years, Ozzy Osbourne recently announced he was leaving the United States and moving back to the United Kingdom due to gun violence.

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