Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967), known professionally as Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, singer, actor, and television host. Born in Dallas and raised in Miami, he was the first solo white rapper to achieve commercial success, following the 1990 release of his best-known hit "Ice Ice Baby". He is credited with breaking down racial barriers in rap and hip-hop for future white rappers, most notably Eminem.
Ice released his debut album, Hooked, on the independent Ichiban Records before signing a contract with SBK Records, a record label of the EMI Group, which released a reformatted version under the title To the Extreme; it became the fastest-selling hip hop album of all time and "Ice Ice Baby" was the first hip hop single to top the Billboard Hot 100. Followed by the live album Extremely Live (1991), Ice made a cameo appearance on the film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) where he performed "Ninja Rap", which he co-wrote. He was soon offered and starred in his own film, Cool as Ice (1991), which included the single "Cool as Ice (Everybody Get Loose)" with Naomi Campbell; the film itself was a box office failure.
His fast rise in popularity was quickly marred by media controversies about his background. Ice later regretted his business arrangements with SBK, who had also published fabricated biographical information without his knowledge. Ice's second studio album, Mind Blowin' (1994), featured a major image change but was commercially unsuccessful. Following rap rock performances in the underground scene and playing in a local grunge band, Ice released the dark nu metal album Hard to Swallow (1998), followed by the independently released Bi-Polar (2001) and Platinum Underground (2005).
In the 2000s, Ice began appearing on television reality shows including The Surreal Life. In 2010, Ice began hosting The Vanilla Ice Project on DIY Network which ran for nine seasons until 2019. In 2022, he started another home improvement television program, The Vanilla Ice Home Show. He is also involved in motocross racing and real estate.
Lesen Sie mehr...Der 31. Oktober 1967 war ein Dienstag unter dem Sternzeichen ♏. Es war der 303. Tag des Jahres. Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten war Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Date: 01 November 1967
Sec Brown attacks Lord Thomson of Fleet, publisher of London Sunday Times and other pubs, in s at dinner attended by Amers at which Thomson was host; charges Thomson and pubs do 'great disservice' to country; remarks said to refer to recent Sunday Times articles about Philby case
Date: 31 October 1967
Strike of photoengravers closes Cincinnati Post and Times Star and Ky ed; Cincinnati Enquirer to close
Date: 01 November 1967
Ed series on proposed NYS Const; 10th deals with 'miscellaneous' provisions
Date: 01 November 1967
Election eds: backs Suffolk County Exec Dennison for re-election
Date: 31 October 1967
G Pressman (NBC) convicted, Plainfield, NJ, ct, for obstructing policeman during July riots
Date: 31 October 1967
Yale Daily News scores Brewster 'vilification' of Coffin
Date: 31 October 1967
By ALEXANDER R. HAMMER
Alexander HAMMER
Date: 31 October 1967
Date: 01 November 1967
Date: 31 October 1967
By WERNER BAMBERGER
Werner BAMBERGER
NY News closes Bklyn waterfront newsprint terminal because of Shore side Supervisors Union strike against Bklyn stevedoring cos