How much is Vanilla Ice worth?
| Net Worth: | $18 Million |
|---|---|
| Age: | 52 |
| Date of Birth: | October 31, 1967 |
| Residence: | Dallas, Texas US |
| Occupation: | Record Producer, Rapper, Actor, Singer, & Television Host. |
| Updated: | 2024 |
Introduction
Robert Matthew Van Winkle professionally known as Vanilla Ice is a famous American singer, rapper, actor, record producer, and television host. This multitalented artist released one of the best albums which became the reason for his success and whopping net worth.
After releasing his debuted album which contained single Ice Ice Baby (one of the best known hip hop hit) he signed a contract with SBK. However, their collaboration led him to make a suicidal attempt. This attempt changed his lifestyle as well as his musical style and he started his career from scratch.
As of 2022, Vanilla Ice net worth is approx $18 million.
Early life
Vanilla Ice was born on October 31, 1967, in Dallas, Texas. He never got to know about his biological father as his mother married to another man at the time of his birth. After four years his parents divorced and his mother married a car dealer.
Van winkle was inspired by poetry and hip hop music at a very little age and wanted to learn the basics. Later he pushed himself to learn break dancing. This dancing group called him vanilla being an only white boy in the group. Van Winkle actually didn’t like this name due to the discrimination element.
After that, he started rapping the music at parties and there he named as Mc Vanilla which later changed to Vanilla Ice because of his amazing moves in a break-dance troupe.
Vanilla Ice improved his skills by performing on the streets of Texas with his break-dance group called the Vanilla Ice Posse. He released his first single Ice Ice Baby at the age of sixteen only.
Personal life
Vanilla Ice started dating Madonna in 1990 and the same year both parted their ways after eight months of the relationship. Later in 1997 Van Winkle married Laura Giaritta and welcomed two daughters Kelee Breeze and Dusti Rain. Unfortunately, the couple divorced in 2016 claiming that their marriage was irretrievably broken.
Ice has a very unique style in which he used to add rock, newer and old school hip hop varieties. He was inspired by underground music in real.
Ice had been into many controversies and legal issues.
- He was arrested for illegal drag dancing in 1988.
- He was threatened for using the sample from under pressure by David Bowie and Queen in copyright infringement case in 1990.
- He was arrested on firearm charges in Los Angeles in 1991, after threatening a homeless man.
- He was arrested in Florida by the local police for assaulting his wife in 2001.
- He was also claimed for driving with an expired license and violating the rules of high occupancy lane restrictions in 2007.
- In 2008, he was again arrested for abusing his wife physically and mentally.
- In 2015 he was arrested for stealing furniture, bicycles and other items.
Career
Vanilla Ice started his career at a very small age. First, he started with sports activities. In 1985 he focused on motor cross skills. He just left racing when he broke his ankle. During the healing process, he focused more on dancing. Later he worked on polishing the break dancing and beatboxing and with these skills, he became a street performer at local malls and clubs along with his friends.
His game as a street performer went really good and he gained a lot of fame and fortune. He was asked for the regular performance at South Dallas Night Club which later opened up opportunities for performing in N.W.A, Public Enemy, The DOC, Tone Loc, Paula Abdul, MC Hammer, And Sindbad.
In 1987, Van Winkle joined Ultrax, a Tommy Quon and his management company and after observing his amazing skills in rapping and dancing, they opened up a studio.
He released his first album in 1989, play that funky music. The first single from his first album Ice Ice Baby made a huge success on music charts and opened the doors of success to him.
The period of his mainstream success was from 1990 to 1993. During this period public enemy convinced producer Hank Shocklee, to convince ice sin def jam. Later ice signed SBK records in 1990. He re recoded and remixed hooked under the title of to the extreme.
To the extreme got remarkable success and became one of the fastest-selling hip hop albums of all time and sold over eleven million copies.
His relationship with Madonna made him more successful and popular. Besides this, he appeared in a movie teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze, which was one of the coolest experiences to him.
In 1992 he went to tour performing all over the world and in 1994, he released Min Blowin. However, the next albums didn’t gain much success and the depression and stress of falling down in his career moved him towards the excessive use of drugs.
Thus he decided to take a small break from music. While having a break he focused more on jet skiing and motor cross. In 1988 he came back with a new album hard to swallow but couldn’t make a major success.
As of 2022, Vanilla Ice net worth is estimated to be around $18 million which makes him one of the best rappers in the world.
Achievements
Vanilla Ice was nominated many times and awarded several awards for his amazing rapping style.
In 1991, he won the American Music Award for the album Vanilla Ice.
The same year he won People’s Choice Award for Ice Ice Baby.
In 1992 he won the Golden Raspberry Award for Vanilla Ice.
In 1992 he won the Factual Entertainment Award for Vanilla Ice.
Summary
Van winkle is one of the best rappers and singers of the music industry. He has collaborated with the finest artists of all time. Ice Ice Baby is one of the most famous songs in history.
Despite all the ups and downs, he has made a great achievement in the field of music.
As of 2022, Vanilla Ice net worth is estimated at around $18 million.
