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Add your site... | » INFO | did you know? « Robert Van Winkle (born October 31, 1968 in Miami Lakes, Florida), better known as Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, known today for the single "Ice Ice Baby" that topped the charts beginning in the early 1990s (see 1990 in music). At that time, he was also one of the very few successful white rappers. Vanilla Ice | Polyphonic RingtonesDisplaying 1 - 1 of 1 ringtones:
» INFO | did you know? « He was arguably the most commerically sucessful rapper of his time, moving over 11 million copies of his debut album,To the Extreme. The big single from this album was "Ice Ice Baby". But media over-exposure, poor career choices, and negative publicity from revelations about his past led to his eventual dismissal by the public at large. His career was not helped by a common perception that he embodied the white mainstream's commercial appropriation and watering down of traditionally African-American music, and the backlash from the hip hop community all but turned him into a pariah. » INFO | did you know? « Ice's success was marred fairly quickly after it was revealed that claims he had attended an all-black high school and led a crime-riddled life were, in fact, disingenuous, and had been manufactured to lend his image street credibility; he actually attended R. L. Turner High School in Carrollton, Texas. His flamboyant stage outfits and over-stylized grooming also eventually led to great ridicule. He faced legal problems stemming from his music, as "Ice Ice Baby" had sampled the Queen and David Bowie collaboration "Under Pressure" without permission. He was also sued by Wild Cherry frontman, Rob Parissi, for not crediting him as the writer of Ice's cover of the disco classic, "Play that Funky Music." » INFO | did you know? « His second major album was a live version of To the Extreme entitled Extremely Live. Though Extremely Live was certified gold, Ice's fame had faded significantly by the time it was released in 1991, and sales of the album never approached those of its predecessor. » INFO | did you know? « Ice's ill-advised film debut came in the 1991 movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, performing "The Ninja Rap". He also appeared in the 1991 star vehicle Cool as Ice. The soundtrack to Cool as Ice featured several new Vanilla Ice tracks, including a duet with Naomi Campbell. But the film was both a commercial and critical failure. For his performance, Van Winkle won the "Worst New Star" award at the 1991 Golden Raspberry Awards. For the next several years, Ice kept a low public profile and became a motocross racer using his real name. [BACK] What do you think about Vanilla Ice? |
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