---
title: "Vanilla Ice"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/vanilla-ice"
genre: "Nu Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1967
---

# Vanilla Ice

**Vanilla Ice** is a nu metal band, from United States, active 1967 to present.

Robert Matthew Van Winkle, known professionally as Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, singer, actor, and television host. Born in Dallas and raised in Miami, he was the first solo white rapper to achieve commercial success, following the 1990 release of his best-known hit "Ice Ice Baby". He is credited with breaking down racial barriers in rap and hip-hop for future white rappers, most notably Eminem.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Vanilla Ice |
| Genre | Nu Metal |
| Parent genre | Alternative Metal |
| Origin | Dallas, United States |
| Formed | 1967 |
| Releases in catalog | 9 |

## Genres

[Nu Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/nu-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990 | [Hooked](https://themetalnet.com/album/1bb16578-1e13-347a-932e-d43c201521a5) | Album |
| 1990 | [To the Extreme](https://themetalnet.com/album/0931b81f-ab66-35dd-9cf2-3b7676be6212) | Album |
| 1994 | [Mind Blowin](https://themetalnet.com/album/8366a348-ec81-34a2-ae92-a1571fe52d4e) | Album |
| 1998 | [Hard to Swallow](https://themetalnet.com/album/a7c0dd71-597b-3dcd-abe5-a8ea8725ef4a) | Album |
| 2001 | [Bi-Polar](https://themetalnet.com/album/5a9f6a29-4293-38ee-8cab-1748e793c85e) | Album |
| 2003 | [Hot Sex](https://themetalnet.com/album/6612dcc1-1382-3f0f-9309-7ecc6faf2930) | Album |
| 2005 | [Platinum Underground](https://themetalnet.com/album/5eda854d-8394-33dc-b4a9-38547b03071c) | Album |
| 2008 | [Vanilla Ice Is Back! Hip Hop Classics](https://themetalnet.com/album/c107f797-e269-3b03-894a-6131987c1e44) | Album |
| 2011 | [W.T.F.](https://themetalnet.com/album/12b19c38-8814-4c0c-9198-f4ac9aa213a5) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Nirvana](https://themetalnet.com/band/nirvana) (listened together)
- [Aerosmith](https://themetalnet.com/band/aerosmith) (listened together)
- [Bon Jovi](https://themetalnet.com/band/bon-jovi) (listened together)
- [Guns N’ Roses](https://themetalnet.com/band/guns-n-roses) (listened together)
- [Van Halen](https://themetalnet.com/band/van-halen) (listened together)
- [Rage Against the Machine](https://themetalnet.com/band/rage-against-the-machine) (listened together)
- [Bloodhound Gang](https://themetalnet.com/band/bloodhound-gang) (listened together)
- [Marilyn Manson](https://themetalnet.com/band/marilyn-manson) (listened together)
- [Nine Inch Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails) (listened together)
- [Warhlack](https://themetalnet.com/band/warhlack) (same tags)
- [Dead by Sunrise](https://themetalnet.com/band/dead-by-sunrise) (same tags)
- [Outlier](https://themetalnet.com/band/outlier) (same tags)

## Official and external links

- x: https://twitter.com/vanillaice
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialvanillaice
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/officialvanillaice
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/3109
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7GXXMm3DB1VswVcuGyInUd
- bandcamp: https://vanillaicebaby.bandcamp.com/
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vanillaiceofficial/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/100281

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/vanilla-ice](https://themetalnet.com/band/vanilla-ice). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt