Complex has teamed up with the Hearst Corporation to bring you This Forgotten Day In Hip-Hop, a series that looks at some of the often forgotten moments in hip-hop history. Whether it's the release of an album or song, a controversial moment, or just a reason to celebrate, there's plenty of events in hip-hop's history that's worth looking back on. Today's episode focuses on June 8, 1992 when Austin police called for a boycott of the song "Cop Killer" by Ice-T's metal band Body Count. The boycott got national attention and the song was even dismissed by then-president George H. W. Bush. What do you think would happen if a song like "Cop Killer" came out today?
This Forgotten Day In Hip-Hop: Austin Police Call For Boycott of Ice-T's "Cop Killer"
Ice-T found himself in the center of a national controversy in the early '90s.
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