Editing Vanilla Ice (section)

==Legacy and reception==
Along with [[Beastie Boys]], [[3rd Bass]], and [[House of Pain]], Ice was one of the earliest white rappers to attain major success.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kennedy |first1=Erica |title=White on both sides |journal=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |volume=10 |issue=2 |page=77 |date=Feb 2002 |issn=1070-4701 }}</ref> [[Chuck D]] has credited Ice as a regional breakthrough, stating "He broke through in the mid-South, in a Southern area in Texas, in something that was kind of indigenous to that hip-hop culture down there. He just doesn't get credit for it."<ref>{{cite journal |last=Morse |first=Nathan |date=April 20, 2009 |title=Public Enemy: The Rolling Stones of the Rap Game |journal=[[L.A. Record]] |url=http://larecord.com/interviews/2009/04/20/public-enemy-the-rolling-stones-of-the-rap-game/ |access-date=April 20, 2010 |archive-date=February 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204111001/http://larecord.com/interviews/2009/04/20/public-enemy-the-rolling-stones-of-the-rap-game/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The other half of [[Public Enemy]], [[Flavor Flav]], has commented "Vanilla Ice, that's my man," .<ref name=":0" />

After signing with Psychopathic Records, [[Violent J]] mentioned that [[Insane Clown Posse]] were longtime fans of Ice's work; "We were bumping him way before "Ice Ice Baby" blew up. We were bumping him when he had his first record out on Ichiban. [[Shaggy 2 Dope|Shaggy]] had the vinyl and we used to bump that shit up in his room. It felt like two summers before that shit blew up."<ref>{{cite web |last=Nosnitsky |first=Andrew |title=Violent J Breaks Down the Gathering of the Juggalos |url=http://read.mtvhive.com/2011/08/11/violent-j-breaks-down-the-gathering-of-the-juggalos/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918205740/http://read.mtvhive.com/2011/08/11/violent-j-breaks-down-the-gathering-of-the-juggalos/ |archive-date=September 18, 2011 |access-date=September 1, 2011 |publisher=MTV }}</ref> "Thanda Thanda Pani" (Cold Cold Water) by [[Baba Sehgal]] was inspired heavily by Vanilla Ice's music and style. Rapper [[Riff Raff (rapper)|Riff Raff]] has mentioned in interviews that Vanilla Ice was one of his biggest influences.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 27, 2013 |title=Riff Raff Details Admiration for Vanilla Ice |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOv1efzL0hA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211102/dOv1efzL0hA |archive-date=November 2, 2021 |access-date=January 9, 2014 |publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The late rapper [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]] appeared on stage with Vanilla Ice during the 2004 Gathering of the Juggalos and expressed interest in working on a song together after stating that he was Ice's "greatest fan".<ref>{{cite web |date=July 26, 2013 |title=Ol Dirty Bastard and Vanilla Ice Together on Stage (2004) SUPER RARE |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRmXg8ptH6Q |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211102/VRmXg8ptH6Q |archive-date=November 2, 2021 |access-date=January 9, 2014 |publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Rapper G-Child, best known for her appearance on ''[[ego trip's The (White) Rapper Show]]'', has credited Ice as being a major influence on her work.<ref name="Lauer-Williams">{{cite news |last=Lauer-Williams |first=Kathy |date=January 6, 2007 |title=Petite Allentown rapper seeks big break on VH1 show. |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-30434280_ITM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415180323/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-30434280_ITM |archive-date=April 15, 2009 |access-date=March 13, 2009 |work=[[The Morning Call]]}}</ref> After meeting Ice in 2000, G-Child performed [[freestyle rap]]s at six of Ice's performances, and opened for him four times.<ref name="Lauer-Williams" />

=== Introspective view ===
In 1998, Vanilla Ice expressed regret over the record deal that led to the success of his debut album. He confessed in the interview that he "[...] sold out and was forced to play this puppet role with this image laid out. It made me very wealthy but it also turned me into a novelty act. I jumped out of my skin and became a target."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Franco |first=Jose |title=Breaking the Ice: 'I sold out,' rapper confesses |url=https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/1999/01/22/breaking-the-ice-39i-sold-out39-rapper-confesses/29607158007/ |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=Spartanburg Herald Journal |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

=== Feuds ===
In 1991, 3rd Bass released a single called "[[Pop Goes the Weasel (3rd Bass song)|Pop Goes the Weasel]]", and in the lyrics comparing Ice unfavorably to [[Elvis Presley]]. The song's music video featured [[Henry Rollins]] as Ice, who is depicted as being assaulted by 3rd Bass. Ice responded to "Pop Goes the Weasel" with his 1992 song "The Wrath".<ref>{{cite book|last=Hess|first=Mickey|title=Is Hip Hop Dead?|year=2007|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-275-99461-7|pages=[https://archive.org/details/ishiphopdeadpast00hess_0/page/117 117–118]|chapter=White Rappers|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/ishiphopdeadpast00hess_0/page/117}}</ref> [[Del tha Funkee Homosapien]] referred to Ice in the lyrics of "Pissin' on Your Steps", which appeared on his 1991 debut album ''[[I Wish My Brother George Was Here]]''. Similar to 'Pop Goes the Weasel', the song negatively makes a connection between Ice and Elvis, while saying Ice alongside MC Hammer are mocking hip hop by being commercial.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Perkins|first1=William Eric|title=Droppin' Science: Critical Essays on Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture|year=1996|publisher=Temple University Press|isbn=1-56639-362-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/droppinsciencecr0000unse/page/37 37]|chapter=The rap attack|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/droppinsciencecr0000unse/page/37}}</ref> Vanilla Ice answered back to most of his critics in the song "Hit 'em Hard".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lyrics007.com/Vanilla%20Ice%20Lyrics/Hit%27em%20hard%20Lyrics.html |title=Vanilla Ice - Hit'em hard Lyrics |publisher=Lyrics007.com |date=November 23, 2011 |access-date=April 10, 2012 |archive-date=January 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122162447/http://www.lyrics007.com/Vanilla%20Ice%20Lyrics/Hit%27em%20hard%20Lyrics.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Eminem]] has often name-dropped Vanilla Ice in his songs. Starting during taped freestyles he did with rapper [[Proof (rapper)|Proof]] in 1992 where they performed against each other portraying Ice and MC Hammer, respectively. In his first single "[[Just Don't Give a Fuck]]", Eminem mentions Ice alongside [[Everlast (musician)|Everlast]], boasting in a playful manner that he is a better rapper. In "Role Model", Eminem says he ripped out Vanilla Ice's dreadlocks. Ice responded in a magazine interview with ''Vibe'' saying that Eminem "raps like a girl".<ref>{{cite journal |date=June 1999 |title=13 Ways Of Looking At A Whiteboy |journal=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |volume=7 |issue=5 |page=120 |issn=1070-4701 }}</ref> While neither Vanilla Ice nor Eminem look at their responses as an actual beef, Eminem did reply to Vanilla Ice's quote quote in his song "Marshall Mathers" which also featured a verbal attack on the Insane Clown Posse. Eminem mentioned Ice again in the song "[[Purple Pills]]" in 2001, which caused Vanilla Ice's only response in song. On his album ''[[Bi-Polar (Vanilla Ice album)|Bi-Polar]]'', Ice mentions Eminem in a positive light ("Hip Hop Rules") and in a negative light ("Exhale"), however, Ice stated that he has no bad feelings towards Eminem. In a 2002 interview, Vanilla Ice stated that he thought Eminem's references were flattering, going on to say "I give him credit, I think he's talented, I think he's a killer rapper, you know I don't compare myself to him because he's another white rapper, I don't compare myself to any other rapper period, I don't colorize hip hop, it's stupid, but for people who are doing that are just looking through the eyes of a racial standpoint, and it really shouldn't be looked at that way, you're looking at two musicians that are in a broad brand of hip hop, so you don't need to compare us two. Following me, any white rapper is going to have to hear 'oh, you think you're Vanilla Ice?', so I am sure he's heard that."<ref name="Jason Joseph">{{cite news |title=Throwback Interview: Vanilla Ice |url=http://www.shockblastmedia.com/2010/08/throwback-interview-vanilla-ice/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508093854/http://www.shockblastmedia.com/2010/08/throwback-interview-vanilla-ice/ |archive-date=May 8, 2012 |work=Shockblast Media|year=2002 |access-date=August 29, 2010 }}</ref> In April 2009, Ice appeared in the music video for Eminem's song "[[We Made You]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rapdirt.com/eminem-we-made-you-video/18620/ |title=Eminem 'We Made You' Video |publisher=rapdirt.com |date=April 7, 2009 |access-date=April 10, 2012 |archive-date=April 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416082614/http://rapdirt.com/eminem-we-made-you-video/18620/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2023, Ice told [[VladTV]] that Eminem would be "stupid" to not acknowledge his influence on him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Remy |date=November 28, 2023 |title=Vanilla Ice says Eminem would be idiot to deny his influence over him |url=https://southpawers.com/2023/11/28/vanilla-ice-eminem-new-interview/ |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=Southpawer |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Other appearances ===
Vanilla Ice appears as a video game character in ''Championship Motocross'' released in 2001 on [[PlayStation 2]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vanilla Ice interviewed by Susan Russell of Expose' |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMZ6-lHo1B0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130226160548/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMZ6-lHo1B0 |archive-date=February 26, 2013 |access-date=April 10, 2012 |publisher=YouTube}}</ref> Former [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] [[Light heavyweight (MMA)|light heavyweight]] champion [[Chuck Liddell|Chuck 'The Iceman' Lidell]] used Ice's song ''Too Cold'' for his entrance to the ring.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell Entrance w/ Charles "MASK" Lewis |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdhkIgsK7Dk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130226160608/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdhkIgsK7Dk |archive-date=February 26, 2013 |access-date=April 10, 2012 |publisher=YouTube}}</ref> In 2007, Nike released Vanilla Ice shoes for their ''Fallen Heroes'' pack.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nike Blazer SB High- Vanilla Ice (Fallen Heroes) - varsity red / blue wave |url=http://www.kicksonfire.com/nike-sb-skateboarding-releases/nike-sb-skateboarding-2007-releases/05-2007-may-releases/nike-blazer-sb-high-vanilla-ice-fallen-heroes-varsity-red-blue-wave/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004232358/http://www.kicksonfire.com/nike-sb-skateboarding-releases/nike-sb-skateboarding-2007-releases/05-2007-may-releases/nike-blazer-sb-high-vanilla-ice-fallen-heroes-varsity-red-blue-wave/ |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |access-date=April 10, 2012 |publisher=KicksOnFire}}</ref> In March 2009, Ice participated in a [[Virgin Mobile]] advertising campaign titled "Right Music Wrongs", apologizing for his 1990s image.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 16, 2009 |title=Vanilla Ice headed Down Under |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/music/vanilla-ice-headed-down-under/2009/03/16/1237054704160.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316193836/http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/music/vanilla-ice-headed-down-under/2009/03/16/1237054704160.html |archive-date=March 16, 2009 |access-date=March 18, 2009 |work=[[The Age]] |location=Melbourne |agency=[[Australian Associated Press]]}}</ref> As part of the campaign, Ice was placed on "trial", and was voted innocent by users of the campaign website.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 28, 2009 |title=Singer found not guilty of crimes against music |work=[[Herald Sun]] |location=Melbourne |agency=[[Australian Associated Press]]}}</ref> He also appeared in a commercial for the South African [[Light beer#Light beer|light beer]] [[Castle Lager#Castle brewery|Castle Lite]].<ref name="Mooney" />

In 2010, Vanilla Ice was featured on the debut single of the Irish duo [[Jedward]], a [[Mashup (music)|mashup]] of "[[Under Pressure]]" and "[[Ice Ice Baby]]". "[[Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)]]" was released in the United Kingdom on January 31, 2010, via download and as a physical single on February 15, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nissim |first=Mayer |date=January 21, 2010 |title=John & Edward confirm debut single |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a198128/john--edward-confirm-debut-single.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124082247/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a198128/john--edward-confirm-debut-single.html |archive-date=January 24, 2010 |access-date=January 26, 2010 |website=Digital Spy}}</ref> In 2010, [[Serbs|Serbian]] musicians [[Slađa Delibašić]] and Shwarz released the single and music video ''Dizel Power''. The music video and song feature various references to Vanilla Ice, including the performers dancing next to a [[graffiti]] [[mural]] of Ice. The video has reached two million views on YouTube.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 6, 2010 |title=Shwarz feat Sladja Delibasic-Dizel Power OFFICIAL VERSION 2010 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwG98baHZ88 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211102/gwG98baHZ88 |archive-date=November 2, 2021 |access-date=April 10, 2012 |publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2021, Vanilla Ice was part of a [[Samsung]] eco advertising campaign featuring a remixed version of "Ice Ice Baby".<ref>{{Cite web |last1=SamMobile |last2=Matei |first2=Mihai |date=September 29, 2021 |title=Samsung gets Vanilla Ice to remix 'Ice, Ice Baby' for a new eco campaign |url=https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-gets-vanilla-ice-to-remix-ice-ice-baby-new-eco-campaign/ |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=SamMobile |language=en-US}}</ref>

He makes an appearance in the 2023 video game ''[[Crime Boss: Rockay City]]'' as both an antagonist and playable character as an [[Glossary of video game terms#S|unlockable skin]].