Ice-T jokes about ‘jungle sex’ as reason to rekindle his romance with wife Coco Austin

Ice-T and the rest of the cast and crew of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit celebrated the police procedural crime drama series’ return for its milestone 25th season on Wednesday, and the star got candid about getting intimate.

While promoting the return of the hit NBC show, the legendary rapper and actor addressed another long-term commitment in his life, his wife Coco Austin, the legendary rapper and actor, joked to E! News that the two can stay connected through “jungle sex.”

“That flame has to keep burning,” Ice (born Tracy Lauren Marrow), 65, insisted. ‘If that flame goes out and you are no longer really attracted to each other, you have to address that very quickly, because that is something that is necessary.’

“We have to be teammates, not opponents, no assets, no obligations,” he said while referring to Austin, adding, “I appreciate what she brings to me, and I think it’s the other way around. We appreciate each other.’

The couple has been going strong since first meeting on the set of a music video in 2001 after being introduced by a mutual friend, leading them to tie the knot in Las Vegas just months later.

The Rhyme Pays star, who first became recognized for his rapping skills in the 1980s, compared finding the right life partner to an actor who is “ready for any scenes.”

‘Getting married is just like casting for a movie. You have to choose someone who is ready for all the scenes,” he insisted, before adding, “There will be fun scenes. There will be sad scenes. There will be difficult scenes. There will be fight scenes. A lot of people don’t sign up for the entire movie. They only sign up for the good part.”

Along the way, the couple welcomed their baby boy Chanel, now eight, into their family, which also includes Ice’s daughter LeTesha Marrow, 47, whom he shares with his high school girlfriend Adrienne, and son Tracy Marrow Jr., 32, with ex-girlfriend Darlene Ortiz .

While making the rounds at the promotional event, Austin (born Nicole Natalie Austin), 44, confessed that their young son actually has a goal of appearing on his father’s old show, Law & Order: SVU.

“You know Chanel and Ryan Buggle [boy who plays Noah, son of Mariska Hargitay’s character Olivia Benson] have the same agents. We didn’t even know that. She just got an agent,” Austin revealed.

After breaking through as a solo hip-hop artist, Ice took up acting and made his feature film debut in the breakdancing-themed musical Breakin’ (1984), which led to other films such as New Jack City (1991), Ricochet (1991). ), Trespass (1992), Surviving the Game and Tank Girl (1995).

He eventually landed his career-defining role as Detective Fin Tutuola, joining the Law & Order spin-off in the second season of 2000.

Now in its 24th season on the NBC series, Ice now has the distinction of being the longest-running male actor on television.

Law & Order: SVU returns to NBC for its 25th season on Thursday, January 18 at 9:00 PM ET.

At a party celebrating the 25th season milestone, the couple packed on the PDA

‘It’s going to happen tonight! SVU season 25 premiere! Lock it. We are back. @WolfEntertainment,” the rapper and actor shared on Instagram Thursday of the season 25 premiere of Law & Order: SVU on NBC

“That’s some kind of pimp,” Ice-T declared, while being interviewed about a throwback photo of himself at the 25th season party.

“Then I had my perm and my ponytail. See, the thing about me is that people bring up old photos. “I’ve been flying every year of my life since I was born,” he said, referring to the looks and styles he’s worn over the decades.

Austin intervened and praised him for “looking nice in cardigans” in the photo the journalist had snapped of him.

Ice-T showed a photo of himself from back in the day, wearing slacks and a vest and tie

“I’ve been a fly every year of my life,” the Body Count frontman declared in response to his fashion choices over the years

The Surviving The Game star then stated that he has never experienced one of those bad fashion moments that many people have in their lives.

‘You will never find a bad photo of me. “I have never been corny,” he declared. ‘Do you know people who are having a corny period in their lives? Notification.’

The native of Newark, New Jersey, who also grew up in Los Angeles for many years, made his debut as a rapper with his album Rhyme Pays (1987),

Ice-T and Coco Austin first started dating in 2001 after meeting on the set of the music video and married just months later in Las Vegas.

Ice-T is pictured in Chicago in November 1988

Ice-T has also been the frontman of the heavy metal band Body Count since the early 1990s; he is pictured with the band in 1992

The native of Newark, New Jersey, who also grew up in Los Angeles for many years, made his debut as a rapper with his album Rhyme Pays (1987),

Since then he has released seven more studio albums, the most recent of which is Gangsta Rap (2006).

Ice is also the frontman of the heavy metal band Body Count, which has released seven records, including his debut with the controversial single Cop Killer.

Body Count has released seven albums in total, of which Carnivore (2020) is the most recent.