LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Vanilla Ice
built 292 days ago
Vanilla Ice fever was everywhere. Soon there was hundreds of merchandise, such as a Vanilla Ice doll and a board game. Ice was featured on a tour of 'M.C Hammer', which influenced his dress style. Soon, he was wearing baggy jump pants and large, loud jackets with a quote on the back. "Ice Ice Baby" was on the number #1 spot for 16 weeks, and so was "To The Extreme". A couple of days after the success of "To The Extreme", many people noticed that the bass line of "Ice Ice Baby" was very similar to that of "Under Pressure" by Queen and David Bowie, and they thought that Ice ripped the line off. He tried to explain that they were different by adding one note in his version.
Source:
When Vanilla Ice was still unsigned, he released this as the B-side of "Play that Funky Music," which is a cover of a song by Disco band Wild Cherry. A DJ on a radio station in Columbus, Georgia flipped the single and played "Ice Ice Baby," which led to a record deal with SBK records. "Play that Funky Music" was released as the follow up, and Ice was ... sued by Wild Cherry frontman Rob Parissi for not crediting him. Vanilla Ice was forced to pay over $500,000 in royalties.
Source:
While not as big of a joke as say Milli Vanilli, Vanilla Ice does have a whole lot to live down career-wise. His war crimes are many and though he may have had good intentions during the onset of his career, he quickly became a tool of the man when he found himself dressing up in ridiculous parachute pants, releasing god-awful rap ballads, and appearing in scriptless and pointless movies like Cool As Ice and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. He sold his soul to the white devils of the recording industry for a place in the sun and when the rug was ripped out from under him, there was no one to blame but himself.
Source:
Yup, Vanilla Ice persists. In one week, he'll release another sure-to-be-panned album, Platinum Underground. His publicist forwarded a press release to A.V. Club HQ, where Ice ostensibly speaks from his heart about his new work. But you know, maybe he should let his handlers speak for him. In the first paragraph, Ice says:
Source:
To kick off the contest, Vanilla Ice has unveiled an original music video “inspired by his own personal tax-filing experiences” on the glory that is YouTube. He wants you to get your tax on with tha Turbo tax mojo! Peep it:
Source:
Vanilla Ice drew controversy by claiming that he owed no royalties for using a bass line similar to "Under Pressure", citing one minor alteration. Although no lawsuit was ever filed, the rapper supposedly settled out of court, and songwriting credit was retroactively given to Bowie and the members of Queen [1]. This song ... brought troubles for him years later, when convicted felon and famous CEO of Death Row Records Suge Knight claimed his friend had written the lyrics to the song, and allegedly dangled him by the ankles over the balcony to get royalties from the song. Vanilla Ice has verified and denied this claim many times, first telling of it, then telling a toned-down version which involved him talking to Suge Knight calmly.
Source:
MORE ABOUT
Vanilla Ice