I was around back then, and you're right, everything was much brighter, upbeat and vibrant. The outlook on life was overall positive and fun. Today everything is dull, boring, angry, violent and sad.
Here's a difference...Vanilla Ice is a millionaire now of his own accord. People call him a one hit wonder...but he took his success and built other businesses. He's got millions from real estate now. Stable and rich. Hard to say for most others.
Thats correct. He even gave Suge Knight around $3 million to build Death Row records with. I'm pretty sure he was once #6 motocross racer in the world. Far more then a one hit wonder. Did you know Pablo Escobar used to land he's helicopter at vanillas house lol Robert use to race boats with them all, Cocaine cowboys/Movie Blow. He just kept rising and doing well in life. He's a champ
funny thing is people called him and MC Hammer sellouts for taking sponsored/deals with things like Teen age mutant ninja turtles but didn't say shit when 50cent was sponsored/deal with vitamin water and stuff.
The man handled the sample like a genius. Gave credit, bought rights, and makes a ton off this song each year......still going in many other endeavors. He took one song and made a great life from it. Paid his dues with all the garbage he took in 1990...and came out on top of all those chumps he waxed like a candle.
You talked about the story-telling. My English professor in college used to relate rap music as the closest thing we have to the ancient bards, who kept the stories and put them to music. He especially emphasized street rappers as an example of this.
Interesting you said that. One of my teachers back in '92-'93 said that rap was a genre that would evolve into something different and rap today is certainly different than the Old School rap that existed at the time he said it.
The term 'Word' is what was used back then instead of "Hello." The "Word to your Mother" was Vanilla saying that he knows your mother ... like PERSONALLY (if you know what i mean).
A story, fun, & dancing! They passed him up because he looked so clean (preppy kinda) and we really wore clothes that bright. TY for the awesome reaction!
I love your reaction. Awesome. You really take the time to notice and appreciate and break down every part. Thanks for being thoughtful and not just going through the motions of reacting like some others do. Peace!
Hey man. Great reaction. You stopped the video three different times and mentioned how you love something from this era over how they do it today. What you’re really saying is that this old stuff is GOOD! Today’s music is not the same. Please do more Beastie Boys.
Things look darker now, because they’re all trying to be cooler, harder & tougher….more gangster…sometimes too try hard 😂 Back then people more just having fun. Part of the 90s was more colourful. It’s when Fluor colours came out etc.
This rap was HUGE on the radio. It came on, people turned it up and danced. Then when everyone found out he was white... poof. No one like it anymore. White rappers were laughed at. It wasnt till Dre/Snoop starting featuring Eminem that white rappers got a little respect.
The Beastie Boys weren't laughed at. Vanilla just lost the cred because he claimed he came from a rough background( the streets).but it wasn't true at all! 😂
During the 90s, we are task to compose our own songs as instructed by our teachers. then we put some harmony on it, then put an instrument. If it is pleasant to the ears, then we present it. 😊
The color scheme you noticed is a reflection of how people feel about the economy. Whenever the economy is booming, fashion, cars, and everything is bright and colorful. However, when the economy sucks or is just limping along, the color schemes used tend to be neutral and conservative to basic shades of blacks, whites, blues, beiges and a few other colors. Keeping the colors offered to a minimum is cheaper. A lot of people don't realize it is connected to the economy but it is.
You are paying attention. Early 90s He was well known "Robbie" and could be found hanging at a carwash, etc on a Friday night handing out treats. He drove that mustang and a white Bronco. Everybody knew who he was. He was in Dallas at this time (notice the green building in the background when dancing in parking garage).
Vanilla Ice, whose real name is Robert Matthew Van Winkle, was born in Dallas, Texas on October 31, 1967. He grew up in Dallas and the suburbs of Carrollton. Here are some of his accomplishments: "Ice Ice Baby": The first rap single by a solo white artist to reach number one on Billboard's pop singles chart. The song's bass line was borrowed from David Bowie and Queen's "Under Pressure". American Music Awards: Won Favorite Pop Rock New Artist and Hip Hop New Artist in 1991. Peoples Choice Award: Won for "Ice Ice Baby" in 1991. To the Extreme: His first record for SBK, released in 1990, sold more than seven million copies. "Play that Funky Music": His second single, released in 1991, reached number four on the pop charts. Cameo appearance: Appeared in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze (1991). Television show: Hosted The Vanilla Ice Project on DIY network. Energy drink: Has his own energy drink called "Vanilla Ice". Vanilla Ice's career began to decline after it was revealed that he didn't grow up in Miami as he claimed, but in Carrollton. He also found religion after overdosing on drugs in 1994. He later started a grunge band called Picking Scabs and released a heavy-metal album called Hard to Swallow in 1998.
Old school hip hop told a story. They were called ballads, and the were awesome. Another good one like it is "Bust a move" by Young M C. If you wanna see the story song in the "gansta" theme...? Check out "Hell Yeah" by Dead Pres
One little detail: "Gunsh•ts rang out like a bell..." The word Glock, in Austrian or German, means "bell." Gaston Glock (GG!), was the Austrian engineer who founded the company in 1980, producing the Glock 17, chambered in 9mm. Vanilla Ice wrote this song when he was 16 years old! 😳
Great reaction, well done! I grew up with this song when I was in highschool. Best times ever! No one will believe how those days were so peaceful and fun. No racism crap (although they try to have you believe how bad it must of been…no, it’s the media pushing it for the last 20 years and stirring up shit), no deciding if you were a boy or girl or cat (😹), everyone congregating at malls, video game arcades, dance clubs, kids outside playing and riding bikes all the time…miss those days.
Little trivia for y'all... That Mustang 5.0 was actually Ice's personal car back then. He still has it today, says hed never sell it. Btw... back in the day, a 5.0 was what EVERYONE wanted. Love these vids, Dude. 📻
Since you’ve been reacting to Queen’s music, it’s time for you to react to their song, Under Pressure (with David Bowie). It was a huge hit, and the opening bass line to Ice Ice Baby was taken from Queen’s song Under Pressure. Queen threatened to sue him because he didn’t get permission and initially tried to say it wasn’t the same, but it is 😂. He had to pay Queen a lot of money. Under Pressure is fantastic. Can’t wait to see you react to it ❤
It was that colourful, got to wear shades just to be able to socialise because peoples clothes fracking blinded you,lol. I avoided that by being goth, 80s version of emo😅😅, so only black clothing and white makeup 😊 Loved your reaction. Anyone tell you to not talk during a reaction, can politely go watch original vids instead. Hugs from Sweden.
"times were different" back then, yeah, they were. They were different because we'd "scrap for about 10 minutes, then back on the bikes." Mass Media did not have the foothold it has today and because of that we didn't hate each other systemically. We would hate one another because someone acted a fool. We had our beef. Then we squashed it. So yeah, things were definitely different back then.
Growing up in that era everything was those neons and bright vibrant colors seem to be more upbeat seem to be more happier time a harder time but a happier time if that makes sense to anybody
Just that the beat is from queen´s under pressure, everyone doesn´t know that, There is also a newer interview with Vanilla Ice where he talks about how the song came to be. Things were different then.
The organic feel comes partly from the samples. Organic music rearranged to make killer beats. Now the beats sound manufactured like Kraft mac n cheese, instead of grandma's mac n cheese.
Young Blood you just Hit the Nail Vanilla Was A Close friend with the Boss of Bosses in the 90’s The one and Only DRUG LORD PABLO ESCOBAR Take a look you’ll get Amazed …by the Way Nice Job 👍🏽
most definitely not his song. i believe he got sued or in trouble cause it’s actually a cover but he changed the words, it’s a queen song called under pressure.
I was around back then, and you're right, everything was much brighter, upbeat and vibrant. The outlook on life was overall positive and fun. Today everything is dull, boring, angry, violent and sad.
Plus we wore a lot of neon 😮
Here's a difference...Vanilla Ice is a millionaire now of his own accord. People call him a one hit wonder...but he took his success and built other businesses. He's got millions from real estate now. Stable and rich. Hard to say for most others.
He got those turtle $$$
@@Fineonee Go ninja, go ninja GO!
Thats correct. He even gave Suge Knight around $3 million to build Death Row records with. I'm pretty sure he was once #6 motocross racer in the world. Far more then a one hit wonder. Did you know Pablo Escobar used to land he's helicopter at vanillas house lol Robert use to race boats with them all, Cocaine cowboys/Movie Blow. He just kept rising and doing well in life. He's a champ
@@JackXombi90s was Radical. See his own movie, As cool as ice
He wasn't a one hit wonder he had many songs..The funny part is this song was the B side on a 45
So much good memories. Vanilla ice, mc hammer, technotronic, snap, 2 unltd, Marky mark.
3rd Base
So true!
Everyone was so mean to Vanilla ice. He deserved so much more! The dance move was used in a lot of different songs.
funny thing is people called him and MC Hammer sellouts for taking sponsored/deals with things like Teen age mutant ninja turtles but didn't say shit when 50cent was sponsored/deal with vitamin water and stuff.
The man handled the sample like a genius. Gave credit, bought rights, and makes a ton off this song each year......still going in many other endeavors. He took one song and made a great life from it. Paid his dues with all the garbage he took in 1990...and came out on top of all those chumps he waxed like a candle.
Fun fact
This song is the FIRST RAP SONG to ever hit the #1 spot in the Hot 100 list...
That “hop around” dance is one of the classic old school Hip Hop moves. We learned it in dance choreography.
The bassline from this was sampled from Queen's "Under Pressure"
I think VI got backlash from that i remember on the radio about how similar it sounded Vi denied it, i dont remember what came of it.
He was 16 when he wrote this! Love that!
You talked about the story-telling. My English professor in college used to relate rap music as the closest thing we have to the ancient bards, who kept the stories and put them to music. He especially emphasized street rappers as an example of this.
Interesting you said that. One of my teachers back in '92-'93 said that rap was a genre that would evolve into something different and rap today is certainly different than the Old School rap that existed at the time he said it.
80s 90s music that you can still play with real musical instrument
The term 'Word' is what was used back then instead of "Hello." The "Word to your Mother" was Vanilla saying that he knows your mother ... like PERSONALLY (if you know what i mean).
The world was more happy back then
I was 18 when this came out!! So many memories!! LOL! Another old rap N2Deep-Back to the Hotel!!
'Back to the Hotel' was one of my favorite songs back then, can't believe someone mentioned it!
@@NocturnalRevisions Right!! I cant believe no body ever reacts to it LOL
A story, fun, & dancing! They passed him up because he looked so clean (preppy kinda) and we really wore clothes that bright. TY for the awesome reaction!
I love your reaction. Awesome. You really take the time to notice and appreciate and break down every part. Thanks for being thoughtful and not just going through the motions of reacting like some others do. Peace!
80's hip hop was awesome
This was 1990
Absolutely love this, many happy memories dancing to this at family party’s, I was like 10 and my parents my age now (40), glory days!
Hey man. Great reaction. You stopped the video three different times and mentioned how you love something from this era over how they do it today. What you’re really saying is that this old stuff is GOOD! Today’s music is not the same. Please do more Beastie Boys.
V Ice has been dancing with this crew since he was 14.
Sweet analysis mate, glad you appreciated this classic groove 🙏
He wrote this song at the tender age of 16. Amazing.
He said “they passed me up, confronted all the dope fiends,” so he’s referencing drugs, not skin color. Dope fiends, come in all shades of skin color.
That’s where he lost me. Its always about race.
In psychology- happy people use many bright colors
No matter what ppl say about him this was the first ever hip hop song to blow up in the main stream
He was 16 when he wrote this song, it was about his Mustang 5.0 and rollin' in it.
Things look darker now, because they’re all trying to be cooler, harder & tougher….more gangster…sometimes too try hard 😂
Back then people more just having fun. Part of the 90s was more colourful. It’s when Fluor colours came out etc.
greetings from Poland. great music! i grew up with this...
You gotta think so serious stuff happened after the 80’s and 90’s like 9/11 it all leaves its mark on our culture and music
This song got to be popular enough that the TV Show In Living Color did a satire of this (Jim Carey as Vanilla Ice, of course).
This rap was HUGE on the radio. It came on, people turned it up and danced. Then when everyone found out he was white... poof. No one like it anymore. White rappers were laughed at. It wasnt till Dre/Snoop starting featuring Eminem that white rappers got a little respect.
The Beastie Boys weren't laughed at.
Vanilla just lost the cred because he claimed he came from a rough background( the streets).but it wasn't true at all! 😂
During the 90s, we are task to compose our own songs as instructed by our teachers. then we put some harmony on it, then put an instrument. If it is pleasant to the ears, then we present it. 😊
The color scheme you noticed is a reflection of how people feel about the economy. Whenever the economy is booming, fashion, cars, and everything is bright and colorful. However, when the economy sucks or is just limping along, the color schemes used tend to be neutral and conservative to basic shades of blacks, whites, blues, beiges and a few other colors. Keeping the colors offered to a minimum is cheaper. A lot of people don't realize it is connected to the economy but it is.
That is SO interesting. I never considered it, but it makes so much sense. This would make a great topic for a color theory class lol.
Crazy… I was 31 when it came out. I’m 65 now. Seems like yesterday.
NOBODY reacts to other songs by Vanilla Ice..i mean..NOBODY..check his discography man. Ice is the real one.
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Regardless of what you think of Vanilla Ice, you have to admit that the boy can move and rap.
You are paying attention. Early 90s He was well known "Robbie" and could be found hanging at a carwash, etc on a Friday night handing out treats. He drove that mustang and a white Bronco. Everybody knew who he was. He was in Dallas at this time (notice the green building in the background when dancing in parking garage).
Vanilla Ice, whose real name is Robert Matthew Van Winkle, was born in Dallas, Texas on October 31, 1967. He grew up in Dallas and the suburbs of Carrollton. Here are some of his accomplishments:
"Ice Ice Baby": The first rap single by a solo white artist to reach number one on Billboard's pop singles chart. The song's bass line was borrowed from David Bowie and Queen's "Under Pressure".
American Music Awards: Won Favorite Pop Rock New Artist and Hip Hop New Artist in 1991.
Peoples Choice Award: Won for "Ice Ice Baby" in 1991.
To the Extreme: His first record for SBK, released in 1990, sold more than seven million copies.
"Play that Funky Music": His second single, released in 1991, reached number four on the pop charts.
Cameo appearance: Appeared in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze (1991).
Television show: Hosted The Vanilla Ice Project on DIY network.
Energy drink: Has his own energy drink called "Vanilla Ice".
Vanilla Ice's career began to decline after it was revealed that he didn't grow up in Miami as he claimed, but in Carrollton. He also found religion after overdosing on drugs in 1994. He later started a grunge band called Picking Scabs and released a heavy-metal album called Hard to Swallow in 1998.
Blast from the past ❤️🔥
Old school hip hop told a story. They were called ballads, and the were awesome. Another good one like it is "Bust a move" by Young M C.
If you wanna see the story song in the "gansta" theme...? Check out "Hell Yeah" by Dead Pres
He was saying the cops passed him up cuz they're going after the dopers, in other words, he's not one
My Son’s favorite when he was a kid. We heard a lot of Ice Ice !
One little detail: "Gunsh•ts rang out like a bell..."
The word Glock, in Austrian or German, means "bell." Gaston Glock (GG!), was the Austrian engineer who founded the company in 1980, producing the Glock 17, chambered in 9mm. Vanilla Ice wrote this song when he was 16 years old! 😳
This was the 1st #1 hip hop song
Great reaction, well done! I grew up with this song when I was in highschool. Best times ever! No one will believe how those days were so peaceful and fun. No racism crap (although they try to have you believe how bad it must of been…no, it’s the media pushing it for the last 20 years and stirring up shit), no deciding if you were a boy or girl or cat (😹), everyone congregating at malls, video game arcades, dance clubs, kids outside playing and riding bikes all the time…miss those days.
5.0s were fairly cheap for a new car back then. My 92 cost 14g when it was new.
Its called studio production has advanced so much, to almost perfection which has taken away authenticity
Little trivia for y'all... That Mustang 5.0 was actually Ice's personal car back then. He still has it today, says hed never sell it.
Btw... back in the day, a 5.0 was what EVERYONE wanted.
Love these vids, Dude. 📻
Ice was unfairly made fun of but dude had bars. He’s also filthy rich from his real estate business so he has the last laugh.
Since you’ve been reacting to Queen’s music, it’s time for you to react to their song, Under Pressure (with David Bowie). It was a huge hit, and the opening bass line to Ice Ice Baby was taken from Queen’s song Under Pressure. Queen threatened to sue him because he didn’t get permission and initially tried to say it wasn’t the same, but it is 😂. He had to pay Queen a lot of money. Under Pressure is fantastic. Can’t wait to see you react to it ❤
He now owns Queen's Under Pressure song,lock,stock and barrel.
🤣🤣🤣 it’s his
@ it’s not his work so I don’t care if he owns it. He had to buy it
4 million to own the publishing of queen's "under pressure"!!!
Actually it wasn’t Queen’s song it was David Bowie’s that he made for them! And yes vanilla ice still stole the beat!
Lovin it!! Yes, that's the dance....those WERE the days
Vanilla was a GREAT dancer.
Credit where credit is due I think.
It was that colourful, got to wear shades just to be able to socialise because peoples clothes fracking blinded you,lol. I avoided that by being goth, 80s version of emo😅😅, so only black clothing and white makeup 😊 Loved your reaction. Anyone tell you to not talk during a reaction, can politely go watch original vids instead. Hugs from Sweden.
Now you have to watch Jim Carrey sing this song and dance like Ice from an episode of "In Living Color"!!
"times were different" back then, yeah, they were. They were different because we'd "scrap for about 10 minutes, then back on the bikes." Mass Media did not have the foothold it has today and because of that we didn't hate each other systemically. We would hate one another because someone acted a fool. We had our beef. Then we squashed it. So yeah, things were definitely different back then.
Great reaction!
Dude starts off with a killer double entendre, using "wax" as in "murder." Fire out the gate.
Please do Snow - Informer
From Miami and 16 at the time. Still making the moolah. Check out Criss cross and McHammer for clothing reference.
Everyone says “word to ya muva” since this, been saying it past 30 years with my (now middle aged) mates in UK
Idk if you've reacted to it but u should react to Regulater-Warren G ft.Nate Dogg.
Best rap song and his dancing is another level
Growing up in that era everything was those neons and bright vibrant colors seem to be more upbeat seem to be more happier time a harder time but a happier time if that makes sense to anybody
The dance came from Kid 'n Play
Just that the beat is from queen´s under pressure, everyone doesn´t know that, There is also a newer interview with Vanilla Ice where he talks about how the song came to be. Things were different then.
I was 27 when this song came out
Hip hop is supposed to tell the stories of lives in our culture, but everything gets put under the hip hop umbrella, but it's not it.
Ice got his 5.0 from working hard, duh!
Go ninja! Go Ninja! Go!
The organic feel comes partly from the samples. Organic music rearranged to make killer beats. Now the beats sound manufactured like Kraft mac n cheese, instead of grandma's mac n cheese.
I love the scene with him in Teenage mutant ninja turtles II.
Classic
He was 17 when he wrote this.
We didn't gaf , no helmets
The running man era
Cool beans 😊
I think those were just dance moves that were out at the time.
Another classic is Stezo - It's My Turn check it out!
He did a song in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:Secret Of The Ooze. Its pretty good.
Go Turtles Go Turtles Go!
Check out jim Carreys parody white white baby
Another Ice song, Ninja Rap from TMNT 2 soundtrack.
Word to your mother means tell your mom I said hi.
The dance was called cillin..
☮️💙💙💙🔥🔥😎😍
Check out Beastie Boys~ Whatcha Want. They inspired Eminem to start rappin.
You should react to LL Cool J " I'm that type of Guy "
i miss old school rap lyrics.. in 2025 the rap lyrics is: pop pop pop, click click, tat tat, ruff ruff… some nonsense!
'word to your mother'...
translation: if you are not here tomorrow, I will ensure your mother knows the truth.
a promise.
Life's too short to watch you break down every word in a song
you need to check out ghost he is
Bro! You never watched “house party”?? The 2 movies???
Young Blood you just Hit the Nail Vanilla Was A Close friend with the Boss of Bosses in the 90’s The one and Only DRUG LORD
PABLO ESCOBAR Take a look you’ll get Amazed …by the Way Nice Job 👍🏽
most definitely not his song. i believe he got sued or in trouble cause it’s actually a cover but he changed the words, it’s a queen song called under pressure.
Great Reaction!!!!! ♥♥♥ Psalm 115:15 May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Have u react to Snaps! iv got the power
Not his song...this was Queen...
Vanilla boo boo booboo
Lol, check out Bag by Chris Webby
you didn't have MTV
fk it ur worth a sub O7