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On this episode of History of the 90s we look back at the complicated legacy of Vanilla Ice who was the first rapper to have a number one song on the Billboard music charts.\nHis album To the Extreme, featuring Ice Ice Baby, sold 12 million copies and earned him an American Music Award for best new pop/rock artist in 1991.\xa0\nBut Ice\u2019s rising star quickly crashed to the ground when it was revealed that his back story was made up.\xa0Plus, many in the hip-hop community criticized his homogenized style of rap and accused Ice of trying to cash in on black culture.\xa0\nAnd if that wasn\u2019t enough, Ice also found himself in some hot water with hip-hop outlaw Suge Knight over writing credits on Ice Ice baby.\xa0\xa0\nCheck out Vanilla Ice performing Ice Ice Baby on the 1991 American Music Awards:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FAJyqXSoY4\nContact:\xa0\nTwitter: @1990shistory\nFacebook: @1990shistory\nInstagram: @that90spodcast\nEmail:\xa090s@curiouscast.ca\n\xa0\nFor exclusive bonus content subscribe to History of the 90s Patreon page.: https://patreon.com/historyofthe90s\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices