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    The (Mostly) True Story of Vanilla Ice, Hip-Hop, and the American Dream.

    In 1990, there was no star bigger than the man born Robert Van Winkle. But just as quickly as he became the bestselling rapper the world had ever seen, he became a pariah. Now, 30 years after “Ice Ice Baby,” he’s ready to talk about it all—and it may change how you feel about him.

    This is his story:

    https://www.theringer.com/music/2020...th-anniversary


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    A good friend of mine graduated HS with him and lived near him in Carrollton TX. A suburb of Dallas.

    He said he kept to himself in school. A very quiet person.

    It is crazy what he kept bottle up. He was way more outgoing than anyone thought.

    After graduation they said he drove by in a convertible one day music blaring. A total change in behavior.
    I am tired of everyone fighting with each other. This is all by design.

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    The rise and fall of a once super star. Too bad he got mixed up with the wrong people.
    His show, The Vanilla Ice Project has also failed........
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    That show was sorta good. I watched it a couple times and then it just disappeared.

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    He didn't drink or do drugs. Sorta the rap music's version of President Trump.

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    In the era of videos who would be surprised that a dancer would become a singing star. It is all about what it looks like and sound is just put in music videos for the background.

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    Didn't he once claim he grew up in a neighborhood that had a lot of black people? Only for it to come out later, it wasn't true?

    He was trying to convince people, that where he grew up, gave him the experience to be a rapper.

    I guess he was ok, my kids seemed to like him.

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    Vanilla Ice - is that a new drink?

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