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Ice-T Launches OG Network to Empower Black Storytellers

2/4/2026

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Ice-T, a pioneering rapper, announced the launch of OG Network, a creator-owned streaming platform with Big Court, to empower Black storytellers.
The platform aims to preserve cultural control over Black narratives.
On the Allison Interviews podcast, he reflected on early hip-hop and did not expect this level of success.
He explained that he popularized the term "O.G." after the media labeled his genre as gangster rap.

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Story summary

Ice-T, a pioneering rapper, announced the launch of OG Network, a creator-owned streaming platform with Big Court, to empower Black storytellers.
The platform aims to preserve cultural control over Black narratives.
On the Allison Interviews podcast, he reflected on early hip-hop and did not expect this level of success.
He explained that he popularized the term "O.G." after the media labeled his genre as gangster rap.