History Trivia / VanillaIce

* TroubledProduction: The "Ice Ice Baby" video had its problems. The crew didn't have a set to film in, so Ice and company invaded an abandoned building in downtown Dallas, TX. They had to climb the fire escape to get up there, meaning having the lug the heavy camera equipment up with them. Because they technically weren't allowed in the building, they had to rush the filming process. The vehicle that Ice was driving also had no gas, so in the scene where he's driving off, it had to be pushed by two of his friends on set with him.

* CreatorBacklash: The SBK years in general. For a while, any material from ''To the Extreme'' was off-limits, but he still performs "Ice Ice Baby", and even recorded a NuMetal version, "Too Cold", in 1998.

* OldShame: Much of his early years. Ice has practically fallen all over himself trying to get distance between his 1991 persona and now. In particular, he strongly regrets the clothing his label forced him to wear in the early '90s. It probably doesn't help that most people still assume he dressed that way by choice.

--->"He needs some cool tunes, not just any will suffice
--->But they didn't have Music/IceCube, so he bought Vanilla Ice."
** ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'' has the ClimaxBoss, DIO's [[TheDragon second-in-command]], literally be named Vanilla Ice. Of course, this is the result of ''[=JoJo=]'' being ReferenceOverdosed with music references, but there's also a bit of {{pun}}work going on by having Vanilla Ice's [[FightingSpirit Stand]] be named Music/{{Cream}}.

--->"[He couldn't find] Music/IceCube, so he bought Vanilla Ice."

** Music/TheOffspring used him as an example of lameness in the trope-naming "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)":
--->"He couldn't find Music/IceCube so he got Vanilla Ice."

** ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'' has the ClimaxBoss, DIO's [[TheDragon second-in-command]], literally named Vanilla Ice. Of course, this is the result of ''[=JoJo=]'' being ReferenceOverdosed with music references, but there's also a bit of {{pun}}work going on by having Vanilla Ice's [[FightingSpirit Stand]] be named Music/{{Cream}}.

** ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'' has the ClimaxBoss, DIO's [[TheDragon second-in-command]], literally named Vanilla Ice. Of course, this is the result of ''[=JoJo=]'' being ReferenceOverdosed with music references, but there's also a bit of {{pun}}work going on by having Vanilla Ice's [[FightingSpirit Stand]] be named Music/{{Cream}}.

-->"He couldn't find Music/IceCube so he got Vanilla Ice."

* GenreKiller: For the rest of the '90s until Music/{{Eminem}} came on the scene, it was almost impossible for white rappers to be taken seriously thanks to Vanilla Ice (well, maybe Music/HouseOfPain and [[Music/BeastieBoys The Beastie Boys]], though HOP only had one real hit themselves). Even then, Eminem is still the only currently active white rapper taken seriously today.

* TroubledProduction: The "Ice Ice Baby" video had it's problems. The crew didn't have a set to film in, so Ice and company invaded an abandoned building in downtown Dallas, TX. They had to climb the fire escape to get up there, meaning having the lug the heavy camera equipment up with them. Because they technically weren't allowed in the building, they had to rush the filming process. The vehicle that Ice was driving also had no gas, so in the scene where he's driving off, it had to be pushed by two of his friends on set with him.

* GenreKiller: For the rest of the '90s until Music/{{Eminem}} came on the scene, it was almost impossible for white rappers to be taken seriously thanks to Vanilla Ice (well, maybe Music/HouseOfPain and [[Music/BeastieBoys The Beastie Boys]], though HOP only had one real hit themselves).

* TwoHitWonder: Although many consider him a OneHitWonder considering he's only remembered for one of those hits. Yes, "Play That Funky Music" was a hit.

* GenreKiller: For the rest of the '90s until Music/{{Eminem}} came on the scene, it was almost impossible for white rappers to be taken seriously thanks to Vanilla Ice (well, maybe Music/HouseOfPain and [[Music/BeastieBoys The Beastie Boys]]).

* GenreKiller: For the rest of the '90s until Music/{{Eminem}} came on the scene, it was almost impossible for white rappers to be taken seriously thanks to Vanilla Ice (well, maybe Music/HouseOfPain and ][[Music/BeastieBoys The Beastie Boys]]).

* GenreKiller: For the rest of the '90s until Music/{{Eminem}} came on the scene, it was almost impossible for white rappers to be taken seriously thanks to Vanilla Ice (well, maybe Music/HouseOfPain and Music/TheBeastieBoys).

* GenreKiller: For the rest of the '90s until Music/{{Eminem}} came on the scene, it was almost impossible for white rappers to be taken seriously thanks to Vanilla Ice (well, maybe Music/HouseOfPain).

* CreatorBacklash: The SBK years.

* OldShame: Much of his early years. Ice has practically fallen all over himself trying to get distance between his 1991 persona and now.

* GenreKiller: For the rest of the '90s until Creator/{{Eminem}} came on the scene, it was almost impossible for white rappers to be taken seriously thanks to Vanilla Ice (well, maybe Music/HouseOfPain).

* CreatorBacklash
* GenreKiller: For the rest of the '90s until Creator/{{Eminem}} came on the scene, it was almost impossible for white rappers to be taken seriously thanks to Vanilla Ice.
* OldShame
* OneHitWonder
* TwoHitWonder: Even though he's only remembered for [[OneHitWonder one of those hits]].

* TwoHitWonder