Vanilla Sky says sorry for ‘Ice ice baby’
March 8th, 2009 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANSLondon, March 8 (IANS) Fallen rap star Vanilla Ice has apologised for his hugely successful hit “Ice ice baby”, insisting he was a music industry “puppet” at the time the single was released.
The former hip-hop star, real name Robert Van Winkle, topped the US Billboard chart in 1990 making the song the first rap track to land the number one spot in the Hot 100 chart.
The hit rocketed the star into overnight superstardom, but his success was short-lived, and he faced a series of legal problems due to sampling Queen and David Bowie’s “Under pressure” on the track without permission.
Ice also came under scrutiny due to his erroneous claims about his background, in which he falsely stated he grew up as a gang member in the ghetto and went to a predominantly black high school.
Contactmusic.com reports, the star, who last released an album in 2006 and has made a string of reality show appearances, has now admitted that he is ashamed of the song which made him famous.
“I’m sorry. Even though ‘Ice ice baby’ sold over 40 million copies worldwide. I’m sorry for the hairdos, the baggy pants, the scandals and I’m sorry about the music. I was young, manipulated and I was a puppet,” he said in a video posted on YouTube.
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