BODY COUNT Now Releases Fan-Created Music Video For “The Hate Is Real”
Grammy Award winners Body Count have never shied away from keeping it raw and real. In that spirit, Ice-T and crew launched a contest for fans to create a music video to their song, “The Hate Is Real”, from their latest album, Carnivore.
Fans were asked to create and also submit their own videos for the track (one focusing on personal and systemic hate) and the band chose their favorite submission. Watch the winning video for “The Hate Is Real”, created by 25-year-old Brooklyn, NY-based filmmaker Seby Martinez!
BODY COUNT recently won a Grammy for “Best Metal Performance” at the 63rdAnnual Grammy Awards for their track “Bum-Rush”, off Carnivore. This is the band’s first Grammy win for Century Media Records. You can watch the music video for “Bum-Rush” below and purchase/stream Carnivore HERE.
Pioneering gangsta rapper Ice-T founded Boby Count in 1990, fusing rap and heavy metal long before the Nu-Metal movement. Over the outfit’s nearly 30-year history they have sold over 1 million albums and released six studio albums: Bloodlust (2017), Manslaughter (2014), Murder 4 Hire (2006), Violent Demise: The Last Days (1997), Born Dead (1994) and Body Count (1992).
Body Count is Ice T (vocals), Ernie C. (guitar/backing vocals), Juan Garcia (guitar/backing vocals), Vincent Price (bass/backing vocals), Ill Will (drums), and Sean E. Sean (samples/backing vocals). The band made their live debut at the inaugural Lollapalooza tour (1991) and released their controversial, RIAA gold-certified self-titled debut the following year.
Are you a fan of Body Count? What do you think of the fan-made video for “The Hate Is Real”? Let us know in the comments below or on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! You can also carry on the convo with me personally on Twitter @josh_millican.
