Ice-T's Son Ice Tracy Marrow Jr Takes after His Father Though They Lead Different Lives

Tracy Marrow Jr looks just like his father, "Special Victims Unit" actor and rapper Ice T when he was young and has established himself as a musician.

Iconic rapper and actor Ice T has a son, Tracy Marrow Jr., AKA Little Ice, and as far as musical talent goes. The apple didn't fall far from the tree. Ice T's son is a gifted rapper and musician like his father, but his life path has been very different.

Born into the hip-hop legacy and with a famous father hasn't made it easy for Little Ice to make his mark. Nevertheless, he has defined himself as an individual artist but is making his mark as a musician and entrepreneur.

Tracy Marrow Jr., AKA Little Ice, was born on November 23, 1991, in Los Angeles, California, rapper Tracy Lauren Marrow and model and radio personality Darlene Ortiz. Ortiz and Ice T became the first iconic hip-hop power couple, culminating with the birth of their son, Tracy.

Little Ice joined his father's heavy metal band, Body Count, in 2017.

Little Ice has an older sister, LeTesha, born in 1976 to his father's high school sweetheart, Adrienne. In 2015, he became the big brother to his dad's third child, daughter Chanel, whom he shares with his wife, Coco Austin.

Ice Tracy Marrow Jr.'s Parents Were Never Married

Ice T met Little Ice's mother in 1984 while he was filming "Breakin'." The rapper approached her and asked her to be on his album cover even though he didn't even have a recording deal yet. Ortiz reminisced:

"I was a kid in high school. It was interesting that he said he was gonna do it. Everything he said he was gonna do, he ended up doing."

The couple became inseparable, and Ortiz was in every one of the rapper's album covers and all his videos; they were together for seventeen years, and the relationship ended in 2001 when Little Ice was eight years old.

Little Ice's greatest fan is his mother, who raised him in Los Angeles because his father, who became part of the "Law&Order: Special Victims' Unit" cast in 2000 alongside Mariska Hargitay, moved to New York. Little Ice's mom said proudly:

"I couldn’t even think of anybody that can top his dad, but he is so much more than his dad. Ice would take up anything and master it. But this one? His little seed, this kid. It’s been so entertaining. He does everything: flies planes, plays poker, golf."

Despite their break up, Little Ice's mother and father remained friends and loving co-parents. The young rapper has been seen on several red-carpet occasions with his father and his wife, Coco Austin, indicating a friendly relationship with his stepmother.

Ice-T's Son Had Legal Issues but Overcame Them

The separation between his parents might have been amicable, but it hit Little Ice hard. The then-eight-year-old missed his father, who had moved to the East Coast to further his acting career. Little Ice and his mother remained in the rapper's $2.5 million L.A. home.

Little Ice got into trouble for not paying speeding tickets as a young man. He was arrested but bailed out and had to pay a $10,000 fine. It was the young rapper's only run-in with the law.

His father, however, admitted that he had been involved in criminal activity as a young man after he left the army and narrowly escaped going to jail. The rapper has spoken about his past and the poverty that drove him to crime.

Ice-T's Son Runs His Career but Also Works with His Father on His Music Projects

Little Ice joined his father's heavy metal band, Body Count, in 2017. He is a backup vocalist and has co-authored several songs with his dad, including for the band's 2020 album, "Carnivore."

He has performed on stage with his father several times and sang in the studio for album recordings. The enterprising Little Ice is also an ambassador for the fast-food restaurant chain Raising Cane.