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Vanilla Ice, real name Robert Van Winkle (1967-, not to be confused with [[Rip Van Winkle]]), is a rapper born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in Texas and South Florida, who is best known for his 1989 hit "Ice Ice Baby", which samples the main riff from [[Queen (Music)|Queen]] and [[David Bowie (Music)|David Bowie]]'s "Under Pressure". Between the ages of 13 and 14, Van Winkle practiced breakdancing, which led to [[Token White|his black friends calling him "Vanilla Ice."]] Van Winkle wrote "Ice Ice Baby" at the age of 16, basing its lyrics upon his experiences in South Florida.
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