The Ice Opinion Who Gives a Fuck Author:Ice-T As a celebrity, a movie star, a rapper, and an entrepreneur, Ice-T has a built-in audience whose demand for his book would mandate buying a few copies regardless of its quality. However, this work is much more than puff-piece autobiography or self-exploitation like Madonna's Sex ; it is a thoughtful opinion piece by a man using his celebrity... more » status to create awareness and air his grievances nonviolently. It certainly expresses views that are not mainstream in America, and Ice T might have broadened his audience (albeit at the cost of losing some authenticity and color) had he foregone his usual street language and used his talk-show manners instead. But anyone interested in L.A. gang culture, the urban poor, rap, or the economic realities of record-making and free speech will find useful information in this compelling group of essays.« less