Alice Marrow: What Happened To Ice-T's Mother?

Who is Alice Marrow?

Alice Marrow was the mother of American rapper, songwriter, actor, and producer Tracy Lauren Marrow, who is better known by his stage name Ice-T. Alice’s son Ice-T was signed to Sire Records in 1987. His debut album is dubbed Rhyme Pays and later, he released another album, dubbed Power. He also released several other albums that went gold. He founded the record label Rhyme $yndicate Records and co-founded the heavy metal band, Body Count.

Alice Marrow: Bio Summary

Alice Marrow was born in April 1909, in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA. She was from a Louisiana Creole background. She rose to fame as the mother of Ice-T. She gave birth to her son Ice-T with her husband Solomon Marrow. There isn’t much information about Alice and Solomon’s relationship. Solomon was an African American by nationality.

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Alice Marrow’s husband Solomon Marrow was employed as a conveyor belt mechanic at the Rapistan Conveyor Company, for several decades. Alice and Solomon welcomed their son Tracy Lauren Marrow (Ice-T) on February 16, 1958, in Newark, New Jersey, U.S. The family moved to upscale Summit, New Jersey at the time Ice-T was still a child.

What happened to Alice Marrow?

Alice Marrow passed away living behind her husband Solomon Marrow and son Tracy Lauren Marrow (Ice-T). She died of a heart attack when her son Ice-T was in third grade. Ice-T was just nine years old when he lost his mother. She reportedly died in January 1967, in Summit, Union County, New Jersey, USA, at age 57.

Alice Marrow’s husband Solomon Marrow had to raise their son Ice-T as a single father for four years, with the help of a housekeeper. Unfortunately, Alice’s husband Solomon Marrow also died of a heart attack, leaving their son orphaned. Solomon died on 18 May 1971, in Summit, Union County, New Jersey, USA, at age 61.

At the time Solomon died, Ice-T was just thirteen years of age. Alice and Solomon’s son Ice-T had to live with one family member then the other after his father’s death. Ice-T went to stay with a nearby aunt for a short while and later, he lived with another aunt and her husband in View Park-Windsor Hills, an upper-middle-class Black neighborhood in South Los Angeles.

Ice-T shared a bedroom with his cousin Earl, as Earl was preparing to leave for college. Earl loved rock music and listened only to the local rock radio stations so, Ice-T picked the interest in heavy metal music from Earl as he share a room with him.

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Ice-T was fond of memorizing and reading the novels of Iceberg Slim to his friends and his friend would say, “Yo, kick some more of that by Ice, T”, there he was given his famous nickname ‘Ice-T’.

Alice Marrow’s son became a father at a young age

Alice Marrow was unable to see her son Tracy Lauren Marrow, aka Ice-T became a father. Ice-T became a father of a daughter when he was only 18 years old, with his high school girlfriend Adrienne. They gave birth to LeTesha Marrow, on March 20, 1976.

Ice-T and Adrienne were in school when LeTesha was born but they continued attending high school while raising their daughter. LeTesha Marrow is a writer, director, reality TV star, and actress. Ice-T and his second girlfriend Darlene Ortiz have a son named Tracy Marrow Jr.

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He was born on November 23, 1991. Tracy Marrow Jr. become a member of his dad’s band Body Count, performing backup vocals! Tracy Jr. encountered some legal troubles back in 2012. Tracy Jr. was reportedly arrested on an outstanding $10,000 warrant stemming from a previous speeding offense.

He announced on Twitter that he got bailed out of jail and paid off the fine.

Just Bailed Out of Jail lmao #ThezNiggasWontHoldMeBack 10k Bail go fuck yourself officer wait for my complaint u need anger management !

However, Ice-T married swimsuit model Nicole “Coco” Austin in January 2002. They renewed their wedding vows on June 4, 2011, celebrating their impending ninth wedding anniversary. They have a daughter, Chanel Marrow who was born on November 28, 2015.

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