Split Decision

Life Stories

By: Ice-T, Spike, Douglas Century

Narrated by: Ice-T, Spike, Douglas Century

Award-winning actor, rapper, and producer Ice-T unveils a compelling memoir of his early life robbing jewelry stores until he found fame and fortune—while a handful of bad choices sent his former crime partner down an incredibly different path.

Ice-T rose to fame in the late 1980s, earning acclaim for his music before going on to enthrall television audiences as Odafin “Fin” Tutuola in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. But it could have gone much differently.

In this “poignant and powerful” (Library Journal, starred review) memoir, Ice-T and Spike, his former crime partner—collaborating with New York Times bestselling author Douglas Century—relate the shocking stories of their shared pasts, and how just a handful of decisions led to their incredibly different lives. Both grew up in violent, gang-controlled Los Angeles neighborhoods and worked together to orchestrate a series of jewelry heists.

But while Ice-T was discovered rapping in a club and got his first record deal, Spike was caught for a jewelry robbery and did three years in prison. As his music career began to take off, Ice made the decision to abandon the criminal life; Spike continued to plan increasingly ingenious and risky jewel heists. And in 1992, after one of Spike’s robberies ended tragically, he was sentenced to thirty-five years to life. While he sat behind bars, he watched his former partner rise to fame in music, movies, and television.

“Propulsive” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), timely, and thoughtful, two men with two very different lives reveal how their paths might have very well been reversed if they made different choices. All it took was a split decision.

Featuring an exclusive conversation with Ice-T, Spike, and Douglas Century!

excellent book.

loved it, would differently recommend, had me on the edge of my seat every page.

Always been a big Ice tea fan .Must read

Always been a big Ice tea fan .. its great to hear Ice Tea story and how he helped out his close friends ... it comes down to inches and feet....

Great Book!

I loved how the book spoke from two perspectives telling the same story. It's nice to hear about sincere people and the love friends can have no matter the path each one takes.

It happens

Very good look at how actions and choices make a difference, even random choices, alter the paths we are on.

Great tale.

That ice t was really in the mix and is really from The Garden state

And I liked how he kept it real and stayed loyal and down to his homies much love