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
Vanilla Ice quotes about
I don't know all the certain words to word it.
No way! Let me tell you, I'm no Elvis. Elvis had his time. I'm Vanilla Ice, and it's my turn now.
I have been known to hang out and party back in the day. I had a weekend that lasted a few years.
It doesn't sound anything like 'Under Pressure.'
We are who we are because of who we were
I have a very broad demographic, from the 8-year-old who knows every word to 'Ice Ice Baby' and the college kid who grew up on 'Ninja Rap' to the soccer mom and grandparent.
I like Jay-Z, 50 Cent and Common. But I like the underground stuff like Young Jeezy, Black Rob and Shine. I also love heavy metal like Slipknot and Pantera, It's very intense stuff.
Act smarter than you are and always know where your exit is in case you get into too much trouble.
Drop that zero and get with the hero!
To the extreme I rock a mike like a vandal.
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.
It wasn't until '94 when I tried to commit suicide that I realized that it wasn't about the money.
I do a lot of TV stuff, but I also turn a lot down - it's got to be an adventure.
I like Cleveland. I like the Cavaliers. Nothing wrong with Cleveland. I have lots of friends there.