The Rise of Vanilla Ice | National Geographic

now who are you guys again that was just

now who are you guys again that was just a little break dancing kid I was

a little break dancing kid I was

a little break dancing kid I was cardboard and spin on my head and big

cardboard and spin on my head and big

cardboard and spin on my head and big Jambox and everything it’s hard for us

Jambox and everything it’s hard for us

Jambox and everything it’s hard for us to remember now just how big vanilla ice

to remember now just how big vanilla ice

to remember now just how big vanilla ice was in the 90s he came he saw he

was in the 90s he came he saw he

was in the 90s he came he saw he conquered and then well he proved Andy

conquered and then well he proved Andy

conquered and then well he proved Andy Warhol write about those 15 minutes he

Warhol write about those 15 minutes he

Warhol write about those 15 minutes he was a clown he was kind of a fool he had

was a clown he was kind of a fool he had

was a clown he was kind of a fool he had the one song and was like nobody took

the one song and was like nobody took

the one song and was like nobody took you know vanilla ice seriously that I

you know vanilla ice seriously that I

you know vanilla ice seriously that I knew I mean he was just a kind of a you

knew I mean he was just a kind of a you

knew I mean he was just a kind of a you know a passing fancy but there are two

know a passing fancy but there are two

know a passing fancy but there are two sides to every story people think it’s

sides to every story people think it’s

sides to every story people think it’s an overnight success but there was three

an overnight success but there was three

an overnight success but there was three years there where I had to really pay my

years there where I had to really pay my

years there where I had to really pay my dues Robert Van Winkle released his

dues Robert Van Winkle released his

dues Robert Van Winkle released his first single at age 22 but nothing much

first single at age 22 but nothing much

first single at age 22 but nothing much happened until a DJ flipped the record

happened until a DJ flipped the record

happened until a DJ flipped the record one year later and plays the b-side and

one year later and plays the b-side and

one year later and plays the b-side and it just created a massive you know just

it just created a massive you know just

it just created a massive you know just went around the world so fast and nobody

went around the world so fast and nobody

went around the world so fast and nobody even knew what color I was song with

even knew what color I was song with

even knew what color I was song with number one and everybody thought I was

number one and everybody thought I was

number one and everybody thought I was black because it was at the time it

black because it was at the time it

black because it was at the time it seemed very strange that a white guy

seemed very strange that a white guy

seemed very strange that a white guy would be pretending to be a rapper that

would be pretending to be a rapper that

would be pretending to be a rapper that just seemed it seemed wrong good music

just seemed it seemed wrong good music

just seemed it seemed wrong good music is good music music has no color he

is good music music has no color he

is good music music has no color he seized the moment and I love what he did

seized the moment and I love what he did

seized the moment and I love what he did because it was a standing ovation for

because it was a standing ovation for

because it was a standing ovation for hip hop culture and hip hop culture

hip hop culture and hip hop culture

hip hop culture and hip hop culture comes from the ghetto it comes from the

comes from the ghetto it comes from the

comes from the ghetto it comes from the hood it comes from the streets and I

hood it comes from the streets and I

hood it comes from the streets and I don’t care who takes it to the world

[Music]

[Music] ice ice baby doesn’t that are than thin

ice ice baby doesn’t that are than thin

ice ice baby doesn’t that are than thin under I mean come on it’s a riff on like

under I mean come on it’s a riff on like

under I mean come on it’s a riff on like under pressure David Bowie song

under pressure David Bowie song

under pressure David Bowie song so obviously the beat was good the

so obviously the beat was good the

so obviously the beat was good the genius was the fact that he found this

genius was the fact that he found this

genius was the fact that he found this thing that we already loved and were

thing that we already loved and were

thing that we already loved and were ready to embrace again and when I heard

ready to embrace again and when I heard

ready to embrace again and when I heard that sample he didn’t have to say

that sample he didn’t have to say

that sample he didn’t have to say nothing I was ready to go back

nothing I was ready to go back

nothing I was ready to go back [Music]