In May 2018, Ice-T revealed to "Loudwire" that Body Count would enter the studio around September to start recording tracks for their seventh studio album "Carnivore". On the meaning of the album title, the rapper said, "It's basically: 'Fuck vegans.' We figure, anything carnivorous pretty much kicks ass. We're carnivorous! I'm not saying 'Fuck vegans.' Everyone's so pussy right now, [so we're carnivores". The recording sessions began in April 2019. The title track was released as the first single on December 13. The album was released on March 6, 2020.