Vanilla Ice

 Robert Matthew Van Winkle, popularly referred to as Vanilla Ice (born on October 31st, 1967) is an American actor, rapper, and television host. Ice was born in South Dallas and raised in Texas and South Florida. He released Hooked in 1989. In 1990 the year he signed a contract with SBK Records. This record label, part of the EMI Group's EMI Group, released a remastered version of To the Extreme in 1990. It featured Ice's most well-known hit songs, "Ice Ice Baby" and an original cover of "Play That Funky Music". Ice Ice Baby was the first hip-hop song to make it to the top of the Billboard charts. Ice was born in South Dallas and raised in Texas and Florida. In 1989, Ice released Hooked, his debut album. SBK Records, a record label owned by the EMI Group, signed a deal with Ice. The updated version of To the Extreme was released in 1990 under the title To the Extreme. It contained Ice's best-known songs, including "Ice Ice Baby" and a cover of "Play That Funky Music". Soundtrack appearances and a live album, Extremely Live, continued the popularity, however, the second studio album that was mainstream, Mind Blowin', was a major image overhaul that led to a drastic decrease in the number of people who liked Ice and his subsequent albums, including Hard to swallow, Bi-Polar and Platinum Underground did not achieve a high chart position or gain much radio airplay. Ice was the host of The Vanilla Ice Project, the DIY Network program that aired in the year 2009.