Victor Ray Wilson

Beatmaster V
Birth name Victor Ray Wilson
Born February 20, 1959
Died April 30, 1996 (aged 37)
Genres Heavy metal
Occupations Drummer
Instruments Drum kit
Years active 1990—1996
Associated acts Body Count

Victor Ray Wilson (February 20, 1959 – April 30, 1996), better known as Beatmaster V was the drummer of Body Count.

Early life

Wilson grew up in South Central, and attended Crenshaw High School with Ice-T and Ernie C.[1] He later sold drugs, before being arrested with Sean E. Sean for possession of cannabis.[1][2]

Music career

Along with guitarist Ernie C, vocalist Ice-T, Wilson, bassist Mooseman and rhythm guitarist D-Roc, Wilson formed the heavy metal band Body Count during the recording of Ice-T's fourth hip hop album, O.G. Original Gangster.[1] Wilson died of leukemia in 1996.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Marrow, Tracy; Century, Douglas (2011). "Freedom of Speech". Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption—from South Central to Hollywood. Random House. pp. 127–140. ISBN 97804345523280. 
  2. ^ Marrow, Tracy; Century, Douglas (2011). "Nightmare Walking". Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption—from South Central to Hollywood. Random House. pp. 70–77. ISBN 97804345523280. 
  3. ^ Devenish, Colin (August 19, 2004). "Body Count Guitarist Dead". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/icet/articles/story/6436921/body_count_guitarist_dead. Retrieved 2007-10-09. 
Body Count
Ice-T · Bendrix · Ernie C · Vincent Price · O.T.
Mooseman · Beatmaster V · D-Roc the Executioner · Griz
Studio albums
Singles
"The Winner Loses" · "There Goes the Neighborhood" · "Cop Killer" · "Hey Joe" · "Born Dead"