Vanilla Ice on How He Became Rich, MC Hammer Falsely Portrayed as Being Broke (Part 11)

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In this clip, Vlad drew contrasts between Vanilla Ice's music career and that of Joe Smith, an NBA star whose fortune fell apart due to mishaps in his personal life and mismanagement of funds. Vlad posed a question to Vanilla Ice about his financial stability, which the rapper confirmed is quite strong, mainly due to smart investments and avoidance of financial disasters that often plague celebrities. He then proceeded to discuss his continued contributions to the music industry and the lasting impact of his 90s anthem "Ice Ice Baby."

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[@thegamingchef3304]

MC Hammer will tell you he isn't broke....Instead of having 50 million dollars he now has 15 million dollars. That's not broke lol.

[@oaklandsportnewscom]

When I was 15 years old in 1996, I saw a tv show about Vanilla Ice and how he was running an extreme sports store in Miami. I called information (411) in Miami and got the phone number. I had to do it that way because the internet wasn't the internet back then. I kept calling the store asking for Rob. Finally, he was there and I got to talk to him. I remember him asking "who is this?" I said oh I am just a fan! So me, a fan he didn't know bothering him at work... But he was extremely nice to me. He talked to me for a short while, and I asked him about the music he was working on. I never forgot how nice he was to me, just over the phone. I have told many people about how good he was. Thanks Ice! You're the man!

[@pollyanna147]

I saw vanilla ice when he had his nu metal band at Birch hill in New jersey in the late 90's. He was dead broke in an RV. I'm glad he's in a good place. I wish Vlad talked about this era because he went from 100 to 0 real quick way before vh1 in the early 2000s. Vlad glossed over the mid-late 90s when he was in dive bars. He was great live but we have a huge gap in this story and if he did his research this would be fascinating.

[@KD_SWAGGER]

Vanilla Ice is smarter than I thought. With all the pressure he had, salute to him for still be standing today.

[@MyKeeP81]

joe smith was the number 1 pick in 1995

[@jermainelambert4817]

He didn’t mention his contractor and home flipping biz .

[@Treaxvour]

When someone says "stop" you either think hammer time, or collaborate and listen

[@cknorris3644]

A lot of people don't understand that millionaire broke is not the same as normal person broke.

[@Brainiac469]

The freedom you get when you’re money is secure , look how healthy and at peace he looks 😂

[@barbarawells451]

He's doing a whole lot better than Sug Knight and his crew!!!

[@davidp3787]

I hope one day Vlad do an interview with MC Hammer!

[@jking3892]

Vanilla is So humble and such a reasonable down to earth dude ,, he's alright

[@atlcollegepark8692]

Vanilla Ice looks like 70% of the white dudes in Florida. 😂

[@danielmiller8120]

Wow, he seems really down to earth. He’s obviously thoughtful and smart too. Never thought I’d see that in him.

[@MUCHGAME3615]

Hammer still ballin..he owns a tech company and still does music and tours

[@MikeyMike-uu3fe]

You gotta respect Ice how he’s handled his money

[@TheBulletzgottishow20]

MC Hammer got paper and smart business man

[@Aaron-rk5kl]

Throughout this interview it's clear vlad likes vanilla ice way more than vanilla ice likes vlad

[@InobuZ]

His song was/is successful because the lyrics walked the line. Rap tells a story and his story reached the masses. His lyrics were right under the line. In stead of bodies fallin his lyrics had shells falling on the concrete.........The girlies (were) on standby...Waving just to say, "Hi" Did you stop? No, I just drove by.........He told the same story without offending anybody.....That's why its a rap anthem.... Raps breakout anthem was Rappers Delight......same formula