Vanilla Ice
Vanilla Ice
Robert Matthew Van Winkle, known by his stage name, Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, actor and television host. Born in South Dallas, and raised in Texas and South Florida, Ice released his debut album, Hooked, in 1989 on Ichiban Records, before signing a contract with SBK Records, a record label of the EMI Group which released a reformatted version of the album under the title To the Extreme. Ice's 1990 single "Ice Ice Baby" was the first hip hop...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth31 October 1967
CityDallas, TX
CountryUnited States of America
To be truthful, Jay-Z wouldn't have a quarter of the records sold today if it wasn't for the white people buying his records.
I'm a random guy. I shake a hand and make a friend. I don't do egotistical things.
I will not say anything about my father. Period. I don't have a dad.
I was born in Dallas, Texas, but I was raised in south Florida. 'Ice Ice Baby' is about that area.
It wasn't until '94 when I tried to commit suicide that I realized that it wasn't about the money.
Concerts every night, autograph signings, endorsements, and so on. That's not what real life is about.
Even in a bad market, location, location, location is a way to still buy and sell property.
I do a lot of TV stuff, but I also turn a lot down - it's got to be an adventure.
I don't harp on what I could change about the past, because I can't go back and change it. But definitely a lot of things I would change.
I like Cleveland. I like the Cavaliers. Nothing wrong with Cleveland. I have lots of friends there.
I didn't end up going bankrupt... I made some great investments and I held on to my money, which also enables me to have the freedom to do what I want now. But it's not about finances. No matter what, it's about keeping it real.
When 'Ice Ice Baby' was selling a million records a day, I bought several properties: a home next to Michael J. Fox in L.A., a palace in Miami and a mountain cabin in Utah. Then, a few years later, I took a break from touring, saw that my properties had cobwebs, so I sold them, and - to my surprise - I made a huge profit!
We are who we are because of who we were
This was totally influenced by me and the direction that I am writing about and the stuff that I am writing about. There is just no way that you can be as intense as what I have been through in my life over a drum beat machine, sample, or loop; it's just not going to happen.