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Vanilla Ice

Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967), known professionally as Vanilla Ice, is a rapper, singer, actor, and television host. Born in Dallas and raised in Miami, he was the first solo white American rapper to achieve commercial success, following the 1990 release of his best-known hit "Ice Ice Baby". He is credited with breaking down racial…

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Born
Robert Matthew Van Winkle (1967-10-31) October 31, 1967 (age 58) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Hip hop · rap rock · nu metal · rap metal
Labels
Ichiban · SBK · EMI · Republic · Universal
Occupations
Rapper · actor · record producer · singer · television host
Origin
Dallas, Texas, U.S. Miami, Florida, U.S.
Years active
1985–present

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Vanilla Ice

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Vanilla Ice

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related to Early career (1985–1989) · 45
Vanilla Ice → A-side, After, As, B-side, Buying, City Lights, D-Shay, Darrell Jaye, Earthquake, EPMD, Georgia, He, Ice, Ice Ice Baby, Ice's, Ice-T, Ichiban Records, In, In January, John Bush
related to Feuds · 42
Vanilla Ice → Bass, Bi-Polar, Del, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Eminem's, Everlast, Exhale, Following, Fuck, Funkee Homosapien, Hard, Henry Rollins, Hip Hop Rules, Hit, Ice, In, In April, In November
related to Mainstream success (1990–1992) · 34
Vanilla Ice → According, Allrovi, Billboard, Criticizing, Dancin, Def Jam, During MC Hammer's Please, Em World Tour, Entertainment Weekly, Extreme, Hammer Don't Hurt, Hank Shocklee, Hooked, Ice, Ice Ice Baby, Ice's, It's, MC Hammer, Mim Udovitch, Monte Lipman
related to Rock era (1997–2001) · 32
Vanilla Ice → According, Deftones, Despite, Hard, He, Ice, Ice's, Immigrant Song, In, In The New Rolling, It's, Jon Pareles, Korn, Led Zeppelin's, Limp Bizkit, Monte Lipman, Power, Rather, Reviews, Richard Torres
related to Other appearances · 31
Vanilla Ice → As, Castle Lite, Championship Motocross, Chuck, Dizel Power, Fallen Heroes, February, Former Ultimate Fighting Championship, He, Ice, Ice Ice Baby, Ice's, In, In March, Irish, January, Jedward, Nike, PlayStation, Right Music Wrongs
related to Early life · 30
Vanilla Ice → Afterward, Although, Between, Carrollton, D-Shay, Dallas, He, However, Ice, Ice Ice Baby, Ice's, It's, MC Vanilla, Miami, October, Robert Matthew Van Winkle, Shay, Shortly, South Florida, Texas
related to Legacy and reception · 29
Vanilla Ice → After, Along, Baba Sehgal, Bass, Beastie Boys, Chuck, Cold Cold Water, Flavor Flav, He, House, Ice, Ice Ice Baby, Ice's, Ichiban, Insane Clown Posse, It, Pain, Psychopathic Records, Public Enemy, Rapper Riff Raff
related to Independent releases and television (2002–2009) · 27
Vanilla Ice → Anthrax, Around, Bi-Polar, Bomb Tha System, Celebrity Boxing, Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge, Chain, Dan Spitz, Games, He, Hollywood Squares, Hot Sex, I'm, Ice, In, Iron Maiden, June, Nicko McBrain, Off, Sports Illustrated
related to Since 2009 · 27
Vanilla Ice → Dancing, DIY Network, DJ, Earthquake' Brown, Florida, Floyd, He, Ice, Ice Ice Baby, In, In August, January, Jedward, MC Hammer, National Television Awards, October, Palm Beach, Planet Jedward, Real Estate Guide, StandBy Records
Labels · 10
Vanilla Ice → Cleopatra, EMI, Ichiban, Liquid 8, Psychopathic, Radium, Republic, SBK, Ultrax, Universal

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Vanilla IceGenresHip hop1.00infobox
Vanilla IceGenresrap rock1.00infobox
Vanilla IceGenresnu metal1.00infobox
Vanilla IceGenresrap metal1.00infobox
Vanilla IceLabelsIchiban1.00infobox
Vanilla IceLabelsSBK1.00infobox
Vanilla IceLabelsEMI1.00infobox
Vanilla IceLabelsRepublic1.00infobox
Vanilla IceLabelsUniversal1.00infobox
Vanilla IceLabelsLiquid 81.00infobox
Vanilla IceLabelsUltrax1.00infobox
Vanilla IceLabelsCleopatra1.00infobox
Vanilla IceLabelsRadium1.00infobox
Vanilla IceLabelsPsychopathic1.00infobox
Vanilla IceOccupationsRapper1.00infobox
Vanilla IceOccupationsactor1.00infobox
Vanilla IceOccupationsrecord producer1.00infobox
Vanilla IceOccupationssinger1.00infobox
Vanilla IceOccupationstelevision host1.00infobox
Vanilla IceOriginDallas, Texas, U.S. Miami, Florida, U.S.1.00infobox
Vanilla IceWebsitewww.vanillaice.com1.00infobox
Vanilla IceYears active1985–present1.00infobox

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