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Ice-T narrates VH1 documentary on hip-hop and drugs

August 9, 2011 / 9:54 AM EDT / CBS/AP

Ice T arrives at the closing ceremony of the 2010 Monte Carlo Television Festival on June 10, 2010, in Monaco. Getty

(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - You probably know Ice-T as the actor who plays Det. Odafin Tutuola on "Law & Order: Speical Victims Unit."

But before that he was a rapper who grew up amid gangs and drugs in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles.

And now, the 53-year old actor and musician is exploring the connection between hip-hop and cocaine.

He is the executive producer and narrator of the documentary "Planet Rock: The Story of Hip Hop and the Crack Generation" that VH1 is scheduled to air next month.

The movie explores the development of crack cocaine in the urban community and features rappers Snoop Dogg, Cyprus Hill's B-Real and Wu-Tang Clan members RZA and Raekwon.

The two-hour special will air Sept. 18 at 10 p.m. ET, VH1 announced Tuesday.

"Planet Rock" is the latest documentary by VH1 Rock Doc, which recently earned an Emmy nomination for the special, "Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America."