All About Letesha, Tracy Jr. and Chanel

Ice-T (​​born Tracy Lauren Marrow) is known for many things: his rap career, his acting and, more recently, his outspoken views on parenting.

The Law & Order: SVU star became a first-time parent in 1976 with the birth of his daughter, LeTesha, 47, whom he shares with his high school girlfriend Adrienne. He then welcomed a son, Tracy Jr., 32, with ex-girlfriend Darlene Ortiz in 1991. Two decades later, Ice-T welcomed his third child, daughter Chanel Nicole, 8, in 2015 with his wife Coco Austin.

Together, Ice-T and Coco's parenting style has made some headlines, but the rapper stays firm in his belief that "everyone parents differently."

"You have to be out of your mind to care what someone else has to say," Ice-T told PEOPLE. "Our parenting is a lot different than the normal, square couple from Oklahoma. I'm a f---ing rock star, it’s different."

He added: "We’re like the Osbournes. We have a different dynamic in our house. But it's not harmful. That's the main thing. It's us."

Ice-T and Coco have opted to raise Chanel without any help from a nanny. He called his wife a "super mom" while talking to PEOPLE in December 2023.

"If you're fortunate enough to be able to stay home with your kids, it's the most incredible and most admirable thing you can do, is raise a child," he said. "So don't let no woman make you feel any kind of way. Do that job. So she picks Chanel up, goes to school, brings her back, takes her to Kung Fu, takes her to all that stuff."

While Ice-T's older, now-adult children prefer to stay out of the spotlight, 8-year-old Chanel tends to steal it from her famous parents, who often share glimpses of their daughter's sassy personality on social media.

In February 2023, all three of Ice-T's children gathered for their dad's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony. The Law & Order actor, who was joined on stage by Chanel, gave his family credit for his success.

"Let me shout out my family," he said during his acceptance speech. "My son, my daughter, Coco my wife. [Chanel], who obviously is in the position to stand behind one of these podiums one day. She has no fear of the stage."

Keep reading for everything there is to know about Ice-T's three children.

LeTesha Marrow, 47

Ice-T had his first daughter, LeTesha Marrow, while he was still in high school. LeTesha was born on March 20, 1976, to mom Adrienne, who was Ice-T's girlfriend at the time, though there is little public information about her.

The rapper later reflected on having kids at a young age, admitting that he wasn't as focused on parenthood back then.

"When I had my first kid I was in the middle of the wildness of becoming Ice-T, all the people that were after me, and I had my head down," he told PEOPLE in 2016. "I really wasn't concentrating on them, I was concentrating on survival."

In 1995, LeTesha welcomed her son, Elyjah Marrow, making Ice-T a first-time grandfather. Though LeTesha mostly avoids the spotlight, she has appeared on several episodes of her dad's reality show Ice Loves Coco along with her son.

In 2015, at the age of 19, LeTesha's son Elyjah was arrested after he accidentally shot and killed his roommate, Daryus Johnson. Elyjah was later indicted on various charges, including involuntary manslaughter, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana more than an ounce, theft by receiving stolen property and possession of firearm during commission of a felony reckless conduct.

Tracy Marrow Jr., 32

Ice-T and then-girlfriend Darlene Ortiz welcomed their son, Tracy Marrow Jr., on Nov. 23, 1991. Ice-T met Ortiz on the set of the film Breakin' in 1984 and the two dated for 17 years before calling it quits in 2000.

Tracy Jr., also known as "Lil' Ice," has followed in his dad's footsteps by pursuing a career in music. He is a member of Ice-T's heavy metal band Body Count and has performed with his father on stage on various occasions.

In a 2015 interview with Complex, Ortiz spoke about the similarities between her son and his dad. "I couldn't even think of anybody that can top his dad, but he is so much more than his dad," she said. "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, already got a hole-in-one — who does that even in their life?"

Tracy Jr. is also an ambassador for Raising Cane's, an American fast-food chain, alongside his dad.