![]() ![]() If I'd known I was seriously just going to stand there and bob my head for an hour listening to the DJ, trying to guess what it meant when the roadies inspected the drums with the light on their phone for the twelfth time, I would have sacrificed my spot and gotten more comfortable. After about nine thirty, the dance floor started filling up and I was protecting a great spot near the stage. No one from the crew or bar gave the crowd any updates. According to the website, the show was supposed to start at nine. The venue was very nice and the drink prices were fair (my Hendrick's g&t was 6.50 and my wife's rum drink was 7.50). The song made it to number 2 in the UK Chart. Fortunately his song “Ice Ice Baby” has featured on many compilation albums since, and on Jedward’s cover of the song where Vanilla Ice featured on the song himself. Despite the outstanding global success of “To the Extreme”, Vanilla Ice didn’t match the success of that album with any of his following five full-length album releases. “Extremely Live” followed the release of this album on March 6th 1991, which made it to number 30 in the US and 35 in the UK, being certified Gold in Canada and the US. There was also the song “Play That Funky Music” which didn’t quite match the success of its predecessor, but it still made it into the top 20 of six charts internationally. On the album featured the song “Ice Ice Baby” which went to number 1 in four countries, and achieved Platinum certification in US, Canada, New Zealand and the UK. It has since gone Platinum in the UK and 7x Platinum in the US, and 6x Platinum in Canada. It also broke the record of being the fastest selling hip-hop album of all time, maintaining the top spot for a total of sixteen weeks. It was after signing a record deal with a division EMI called SBK Records that he released “To the Extreme” which broke the record of being the first hip-hop single that topped the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. He hails from Dallas Texas but resided in Florida. Born Robert Van Winkle, Vanilla Ice has built up a reputation as a rapper, actor, and television host. ![]()
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