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Who Is Vanilla Ice?

During his meteoric rise to fame in the early s, Vanilla Ice became the first white rapper to top the pop singles chart with his hit "Ice Ice Baby." He quickly fell from favor, however, and has spent years reinventing himself and his sound.

After his fame began to fade, the rapper switched gears and became a professional jet-skier and later began appearing in reality TV shows. While he has never recaptured the success of his early days, Vanilla Ice continues to record new material.

Early Life

Rapper Vanilla Ice was born Robert Van Winkle on October 31, (some sources say ), in Miami, Florida.

The son of a music teacher, Vanilla Ice grew up in South Florida and Texas.

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Music, however, was not his first passion. Around the age of eight, Vanilla Ice began participating in motocross races. He also became interested in break-dancing in his early teens. He attended R. L. Turner High School in Carrollton, Texas, but he left before gr