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Cop Killer (song)

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"Cop Killer" is a song composed by Ernie C with words by Ice-T for American heavy metal band Body Count, of which they were both members. [1]

63 relations: A.N.I.M.A.L., Adolf Hitler, Annual general meeting, Antisemitism, Auckland, Body Count (album), Body Count (band), Censorship, Charlton Heston, Crossover thrash, Dallas Police Association, Dan Quayle, Daryl Gates, David Bowie, Ernie C, First Amendment to the United States Constitution, Freedom of speech, George H. W. Bush, Gerald M. Levin, Greensboro, North Carolina, Hey Joe, Home Invasion (album), I Shot the Sheriff, Ice-T, Indecent Publications Act 1963, Indecent Publications Tribunal, Jury, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Lollapalooza, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Times, Michael Kinsley, Mo Ostin, National Black Police Association (United States), Nazi Germany, New Jack City, New Zealand, Parents Music Resource Center, President of the United States, Protest song, Psycho Killer, Rodney King, Shareholder, Sire Records, Slavery in the United States, Soundgarden, Space Oddity, Talking Heads, The Late Show (1990s Australian TV series), ..., The Morning Call, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, There Goes the Neighborhood (Body Count song), Thrash metal, Time (magazine), Tipper Gore, United States, Vanna (band), Vice President of the United States, Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Records, 1992 Los Angeles riots. Expand index (13 more) »

A.N.I.M.A.L.

A.N.I.M.A.L. (Acosados Nuestros Indios Murieron Al Luchar) (meaning Harassed, Our Indians Died While Fighting) is an alternative metal band from Argentina.

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Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was a German politician, demagogue, and revolutionary, who was the leader of the Nazi Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei; NSDAP), Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and Führer ("Leader") of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945.

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Annual general meeting

An annual general meeting (commonly abbreviated as AGM, also known as the annual meeting) is a meeting of the general membership of an organization.

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Antisemitism

Antisemitism (also spelled anti-Semitism or anti-semitism) is hostility to, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews.

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Auckland

Auckland is a city in New Zealand's North Island.

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Body Count (album)

Body Count is the eponymous debut studio album by American crossover thrash band Body Count, released on March 31, 1992 by Sire Records.

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Body Count (band)

Body Count is an American crossover thrash band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1990.

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Censorship

Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information, on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient" as determined by government authorities.

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Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter or Charlton John Carter; October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist.

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Crossover thrash

Crossover thrash (often abbreviated to crossover) is sub genre of thrash metal.

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Dallas Police Association

The Dallas Police Association is the largest and oldest police association for sworn members of the Dallas Police Force in Dallas, Texas.

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Dan Quayle

James Danforth "Dan" Quayle (born February 4, 1947) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 44th Vice President of the United States from 1989 to 1993.

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Daryl Gates

Daryl Gates (born Darrel Francis Gates; August 30, 1926 – April 16, 2010) was the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from 1978 to 1992.

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David Bowie

David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer-songwriter and actor.

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Ernie C

Ernie Cunnigan (born June 10, 1959), better known by his stage name Ernie C, is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of heavy metal band Body Count.

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First Amendment to the United States Constitution

The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents Congress from making any law respecting an establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble, or to petition for a governmental redress of grievances.

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Freedom of speech

Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or sanction.

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George H. W. Bush

George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993.

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Gerald M. Levin

Gerald M. "Jerry" Levin (born May 6, 1939) is an American mass-media businessman.

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Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro (formerly Greensborough) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

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Hey Joe

"Hey Joe" is an American popular song from the 1960s that has become a rock standard and has been performed in many musical styles by hundreds of different artists.

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Home Invasion (album)

Home Invasion is the fifth studio album by American rapper Ice-T. It was released on March 23, 1993 via Rhyme $yndicate/Priority Records.

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I Shot the Sheriff

"I Shot the Sheriff" is a song written by Bob Marley and released in 1973 by The Wailers.

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Ice-T

Tracy Lauren Marrow (born February 16, 1958), better known by his stage name Ice-T, is an American musician, rapper, songwriter, actor, record executive, record producer, and author.

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Indecent Publications Act 1963

The Indecent Publications Act was a New Zealand Act of Parliament enacted in 1963.

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Indecent Publications Tribunal

The Indecent Publications Tribunal was a government censorship organisation that operated in New Zealand from 1964 until 1993.

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Jury

A jury is a sworn body of people convened to render an impartial verdict (a finding of fact on a question) officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment.

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (often abbreviated to Law & Order: SVU or just SVU) is an American police procedural, legal, crime drama television series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced.

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Lollapalooza

Lollapalooza is an annual music festival featuring popular alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock, hip hop, and electronic music bands and artists, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.

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Los Angeles Police Department

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officially the City of Los Angeles Police Department, is the police department of Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper which has been published in Los Angeles, California since 1881.

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Michael Kinsley

Michael Kinsley (born March 9, 1951) is an American political journalist and commentator.

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Mo Ostin

Mo Ostin (born March 27, 1927) is an American record executive who has worked for several companies, including Verve, Reprise Records, Warner Bros. Records, and DreamWorks.

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National Black Police Association (United States)

The National Black Police Association (NBPA) is a national organization of sub-regional African American Police Associations who are dedicated to promoting justice, fairness, and effectiveness in law enforcement.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany is the common English name for the period in German history from 1933 to 1945, when Germany was under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler through the Nazi Party (NSDAP).

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New Jack City

New Jack City is a 1991 American action gangster film based upon an original story and screenplay by Thomas Lee Wright, and directed by Mario Van Peebles in his directorial debut, who also co-stars in the film.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Parents Music Resource Center

The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) was an American committee formed in 1985 with the stated goal of increasing parental control over the access of children to music deemed to have violent, drug-related or sexual themes via labeling albums with Parental Advisory stickers.

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President of the United States

The President of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Protest song

A protest song is a song that is associated with a movement for social change and hence part of the broader category of topical songs (or songs connected to current events).

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Psycho Killer

"Psycho Killer" is a song written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth and first played by their band the Artistic in 1974, and as Talking Heads in 1975, with a later version recorded for their 1977 album Talking Heads: 77.

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Rodney King

Rodney Glen King (April 2, 1965 – June 17, 2012) was an African-American taxi driver who became known internationally as the victim of Los Angeles Police Department brutality, after a videotape was released of several police officers beating him during his arrest on March 3, 1991.

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Shareholder

A shareholder or stockholder is an individual or institution (including a corporation) that legally owns one or more shares of stock in a public or private corporation.

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Sire Records

Sire Records is an American record label that is owned by Warner Music Group and distributed by Warner Bros. Records.

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Slavery in the United States

Slavery in the United States was the legal institution of human chattel enslavement, primarily of Africans and African Americans, that existed in the United States of America in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Soundgarden

Soundgarden is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984 by singer and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto.

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Space Oddity

"Space Oddity" is a song written and recorded by David Bowie.

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Talking Heads

Talking Heads was an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991.

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The Late Show (1990s Australian TV series)

The Late Show was a popular Australian comedy sketch and satire show, which ran for two seasons on the ABC.

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The Morning Call

The Morning Call is a daily newspaper based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

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The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal is a U.S. business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper founded on December 6, 1877.

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There Goes the Neighborhood (Body Count song)

"There Goes the Neighborhood" is the twelfth track of Body Count's self-titled debut album.

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Thrash metal

Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.

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Time (magazine)

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.

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Tipper Gore

Mary Elizabeth "Tipper" Gore (''née'' Aitcheson; born August 19, 1948) is an American author, photographer, and social issues advocate who served as Second Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, and the wife of Al Gore, the 45th Vice President of the United States, from whom she is currently separated.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Vanna (band)

Vanna was an American hardcore punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, which was formed in 2004.

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Vice President of the United States

The Vice President of the United States (informally referred to as VPOTUS, or Veep) is a constitutional officer in the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States as the President of the Senate under Article I, Section 3, Clause 4, of the United States Constitution, as well as the second highest executive branch officer, after the President of the United States.

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Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

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Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros.

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1992 Los Angeles riots

The 1992 Los Angeles riots, also known as the Rodney King riots, the South Central riots, the 1992 Los Angeles civil disturbance, the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest, the 1992 Los Angeles Uprising, and the Battle of Los Angeles, were a series of riots, lootings, arsons, and civil disturbances that occurred in Los Angeles County, California in April and May 1992.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cop_Killer_(song)

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