In 2014, Ice-T released the album Manslaughter, featuring the rapper-turned-actor-turned-roc
In a recent interview with Revolver magazine, Ice T shared retrospect thoughts on the previous album, as well as announced its follow-up album, Bloodlust, scheduled for release early 2017.
“We did [Manslaughter] to test the watxer to see if there was still a market for our music,” explained Ice-T, “And it worked. People were excited to see the band, so once we got that foothold we decided to go back and hit 'em with everything we've got.”
Ice-T continued by describing his latest writing process:
“I like to start with hot metal tracks that you can listen to without a word on them and go, 'Wow, that was just like fire!' The music tells me what the song is about, and that's when the words start coming to me. Then it's up to me not to f—k it up.”
Further on, the Body Count frontman identified an interesting element regarding the album:
“Bloodlust is part of the human makeup... It's in our nature to want to get violent and kill, but we know there are consequences. That's why we like violent movies, video games and combat sports. It's in our DNA. It's what we are.”
Ice-T also mentioned that although the album takes a dive into political issues, it also doesn't stray from “gang-oriented” elements, as well as mixing a little horror-core.
As of now, Bloodlust will debut next year. Ice-T and Body Count will also be touring with Megadeth that same year.
By Jods Arboleda for RAPStation.com
