Discover the story of the song > Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice

Vanilla Ice, born Robert Matthew Van Winkle, is a famous American rapper, actor and television host. He grew up in Texas and South Florida before releasing his first album, Hooked, in 1989 on Ichiban Records. In 1990, he released his second album, To the Extreme, on SBK Records, which became the fastest selling hip-hop album of all time. The album contained his iconic hits "Ice Ice Baby" and a cover of "Play That Funky Music." "Ice Ice Baby" was the first hip-hop single to top the Billboard charts and helped bring hip-hop to the mainstream.