Vanilla Ice exploded onto the rap music scene in 1990 with the smash single "Ice Ice Baby". Despite his suburban up-bringing, Vanilla Ice tried to pass himself off as a "kid from the streets" to appeal towards the loyal rap audience. As it turned out, he acheived most of his success from the mainstream pop audience, and it was not long before his career hit a dead end, with most people veiwing him as a fraud.


Cool as Ice (1991): 1,000,000

Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. [1991] Owns 20 Yamaha sport bikes, 15 jetskis and a speedboat. Dropped out of R.L. Turner High School in Carrollton, Texas. A former Florida state motocross champion. Daughter KeeLee Breeze, born 2000 First white rapper to win a platinum record. Son of William Basil Van Winkle and wife Camilla Beth Dickerson.