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Vanilla Ice

1967 - Today

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Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967), known professionally as Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, actor, and television host. Born in Dallas and raised in Miami, he was the first solo white rapper to achieve commercial success, following the 1990 release of his best-known hit "Ice Ice Baby". He is credited with breaking down racial barriers in rap and hip-hop for future white rappers, most notably Eminem. Ice released his debut album, Hooked, on the independent Ichiban Records before signing a contract with SBK Records, a record label of the EMI Group, which released a reformatted version under the title To the Extreme; it became the fastest-selling hip hop album of all time and "Ice Ice Baby" was the first hip hop single to top the Billboard charts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Vanilla Ice is the 1,095th most popular singer (down from 1,050th in 2024), the 6,039th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,451st in 2019) and the 304th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Vanilla Ice ranks 1,095 out of 4,381. Before him are Tiken Jah Fakoly, Lena Katina, François Delsarte, Yaroslav Yevdokimov, Sumi Jo, and MC Hammer. After him are Blondel de Nesle, Marija Šerifović, Nicole Scherzinger, Kiki Dee, Francesco Guccini, and Tech N9ne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Vanilla Ice ranks 168. Before him are Basile Boli, Javier Cámara, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Savanna Samson, Dan Ariely, and David Černý. After him are Saara Kuugongelwa, Zvonimir Soldo, Maxim, Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Marty Walsh, and María Corina Machado.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Vanilla Ice ranks 6,039 out of 20,380. Before him are Marc Lawrence (1910), Dick Powell (1904), Mark Damon (1933), Suge Knight (1965), Nat Turner (1800), and Louis Bromfield (1896). After him are Dean Phillips (1969), Edward Robinson (1794), Terrence Howard (1969), Nicole Scherzinger (1978), William Gilmore (1895), and Susan George (1934).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Vanilla Ice ranks 304. Before him are Kim Gordon (1953), Mark Tornillo (1954), Joan Osborne (1962), Donny Hathaway (1945), Julie London (1926), and MC Hammer (1962). After him are Nicole Scherzinger (1978), Tech N9ne (1971), Eydie Gormé (1928), Megan Thee Stallion (1995), Randy Meisner (1946), and Abbey Lincoln (1930).

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