← All artists
Vanilla Ice
📷 Rick Marshall · CC BY 2.0

▸ Artist · 1989–1991

Vanilla Ice

3 songs in the crate.

🎧 Ask the DJ about Vanilla Ice

The Story

OriginUnited StatesGenrehip-hop, rap rock, nu metalLabelPsychopathic Records, Ichiban Records, SBK Records

Vanilla Ice is an American rapper, singer, actor, and television host known for his contributions to hip-hop, rap rock, nu metal, and rap metal. Originally from Dallas and later raised in Miami, he made a significant impact with his hit "Ice Ice Baby," becoming the first solo white rapper to find success in a predominantly Black genre. His sound blended catchy hooks with hip-hop rhythms, paving the way for future white rappers like Eminem. Along with tracks like "Play That Funky Music," Vanilla Ice’s music remains a memorable part of the early '90s music scene, reflecting both innovation and cultural crossover in a changing musical landscape.

By The Liner Notes · facts via Wikidata & Wikipedia.

Facts via Wikidata (CC0).

What does Vanilla Ice remind you of?

The drive, the dance, the heartbreak, the summer. Add a memory of Vanilla Ice.

💭 No rules — but if you’re stuck: what was on TV · what you were eating · the movie it brings back · who you were with

💜 Memories are kept forever — they live on this artist’s wall. You can delete yours anytime.

Community Memories

Play That Funky Music
Vanilla Ice1991

🎟️ Admit One

Ticket Trail

Find the setlist. Save the memory.

No.
8991

Trying to remember what they played when you saw Vanilla Ice back in the day? Jump to Setlist.fm to search real historical setlists, then come back and save the memory.

Search historical setlists on Setlist.fm.

Were you there?

Setlist searches open on Setlist.fm. G33Z3R does not host or verify external setlist data.

🛍️ Get the Vanilla Ice merch

Affiliate links: as an Amazon Associate and an 80sTees affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Details

📼 Vanilla Ice by decade

🎚️ Genres

📺 Heard on these vibes

📀 More like Vanilla Ice

Songs from the same scenes, sound, and era — by other artists.

U Can't Touch This
MC Hammer1990
Good Vibrations (feat. Loleatta Holloway)
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch & Loleatta Holloway1991
This Is How We Do It
Montell Jordan1995
Informer
Snow1992
Insane in the Brain
Cypress Hill1993
They Want EFX
Das EFX1992
Now That We Found Love
Heavy D & The Boyz1991

🕳️ Down the rabbit hole