So Vanilla Ice was right and wrong. Michael did buy Beatles music and also owned half of Sony music which was Eminem, Beyoncé, bjork , beck, etc. (He bought Eminems publishing after Em dissed MJ and MJ got Ems video pulled down.) And MJ owned his own music…..bought Beatles for 45 million……BUT after MJ passed a few years later his estate SOLD his half of Sony back to Sony for 850 MILLION! 600% profit. But they (the MJ estate) kept the publishing of Michael’s music. That ATV catalogue is worth 1.5 to 2 Billion now. Michael Jackson estate has made about 2.5billion since his death
You know this actually a great interview. I was expecting the guy to have fallen on hard times, gone broke, and not have his head on straight. Complete opposite props to him
I remember talking to a friend of mine years ago, probably early 2000s, and wondering what happened to Vanilla Ice. He said had had made a lot of money and managed it well. Seems like he continued to do that.
@@FormulaJRay He definitely had to have managed it well seeing as his window was so short. He was popping raking in dough at his height probably from about 89' to 92' so he had to have managed the millions he made in those 4 short years well
Vanilla dropping DIAMONDS of information to the young minds out there. So happy to see him reaching legend status as a rapper and also getting to enjoy the fruits of his labor.
@@LillyRose924 2 Hit wonder. Ninja Rap was a certified hit as well… Regardless, the magnitude of your achievements considers you a legend. Like it or not, Vanilla Ice and the other one hit wonder, MC Hammer, are responsible for rap breaking into the mainstream.
I’m so glad Rob was smart enough to see how the industry plays the artists.I’m glad he still has his money and is making money.I hope he has a great life,he left his mark!
@@DavidSmith-qf3sm Probably not Suge at this point-I’m sure he was forced to sell most if not all of the publishing rights and points during the legal battle. Can’t be sure but can probably find out easy enough.
This guy’s legacy is way deeper than Hip Hop when you bring into context the commercial impact he had on the industry/media, just him being a curious kid experimenting with sound changed not only the music landscape but also how we view intellectual property forever…Truly legendary!
@@gottliebdee263 Your missing the point "the commercial Impact" guys like him are multi millionaires, not because of one song but because he went deep into the business past the music and made sound investments once he had his financial estate to self finance other ventures that would also capitalize on more financial investments, you think the late great James William Buffett (Jimmy Buffet) became a multimillionaire almost a billionaire before he passed because of Margaritaville, think again, intellectual property, can finance physical property and bank roll them for life, and I can name a dozen artist who had number hits who are flat broke or half self terminated. Just look at the other comment on this thread regarding MC Hammer he went broke.
I'm not holding it against him, but the funniest video ever is him at the time telling MTV News that the songs are totally different. "Theirs is dun dun dun chucka dun dun...and mine is dun dun dun....chucka dun dun. See? Totally different?"
Always been a fan of Vanilla Ice he’s giving everybody a crash course on how the music business works that’s why he has not gone broke and he is a very wealthy man to this day.
He didn't get wealthy because he studied music. He got wealthy cuz he pivot and also invested his money in other things and learnt new things . Unlike ur favorite rapper who waste his money on h0es and stupid chains and teeth
It was cool to diss Vanilla Ice... just like Hammer. They were everybody's favorite punching bags. Hammer pulled up, though. He approached everyone who dissed him and made them apologize.
Because Eminems plan when he came out was to separate himself from other white rappers because at that particular time white rappers were considered corny. That's also why he attacked so many pop stars. To separate himself.
Credit to John Deacon of Queen who created this incredible bass line. He's very reserved, low key with smiling eyes, loves disco and is quite a darling.
I remember when Ice Ice Baby came out. All the hip hop bands like 3rd Base were attacking him for being a sell out. He's gotten so much crap from everyone, but he's done well for himself. More power to him.
We're talking about David Bowie & Queen, so I take issue with Vlad implying that it was just about the money -- I mean, obviously they deserved a huge cut though It was the fact that Ice (and/or his label) initially DENIED that it was even a sample when called out or asked about it
According to a spokesman for Queen, Vanilla Ice doesn’t completely own the "Under Pressure" song. They have an arrangement was where they both share the publishing of the song.
What he said about Michael Jackson having his publishing together. Facts!!! That's why he's the King Of Pop. People get caught up with the soft voice, the incredible vocalist, the dynamic dancing, the impeccable shows. They tend to forget how savvy he was with his business choices. He was calculated. Had a great team of people who he put to work. He usurped the business with his pubishing game. He zoned in on that. Once he discovered the key to his generation wealth. He went for it. He did records for his following. He didn't have to anymore. But, he did. But, the publishing game. Michael went in deep. The King Of Pop. Hands Down!!
@@DavidSmith-qf3sm absolutely did own half a Sony. The Thriller album made billions for Sony. The music was integral for the business. Like dude mentioned. He owned his catalogue as well. Even got a good share of the goods on sales. It's tit for tat. But, he zoned in. To help people. You have to have that bag. He understood that. Can't take the money with you.
Didn’t have to go and get The Beatles publishing though did he 😂 or at least could have and then done a deal with Paul McCartney or something, I feel like if that was reversed Paul McCartney would be regularly demonised for it
"You see cause theirs went ding ding ding da da ding ding, and ours went ding, ding, ding, da da ding ding Ss, ding ding ding da da ding ding" A VI, quote. 😂
Hip hop was built off of sampling, it literally especially in the 80’s and 90’s wouldn’t have existed without sampling, most of the hit rap songs from the 80’s and 90’s were samples of hit songs from the 60’s and 70’s I’ve always been amazed how all those rappers got away with it???
Even crazier is Carlos Santana is suing other artist for sounding like his signature guitar sound. Just the sound not actual songs or notes played. Crazy.
One of the problems when the lawsuit came out, Ice denied using any samples, he even tried to explain how the sample sound different between the two. It took someone from inside to say, “yes it’s the same” for him finally to admitted it. Sampling wasn’t a big deal” back then especially for hip hop so mixing etc, unless of course you become huge.
The Freddy mercury and David bowie track is absolutely amazing and to sample it as a hip hop artist is even more dope. One of the greatest samples ever honestly. Tupac got mad dope samples
Well of course he got Sued . He ripped off those 2 Stars But at least Vanilla Ice learned how publishing works and VOILA ! Many bands today have no EFFN' clue on the Music Business
they came to an arrangement with Kraftwerk where they would receive $1 for every record sold and later Karl Bartos of Kraftwerk would do remixes for Bambaata@@bigolbabyhuey
After Jackson's death, at 50 years old, Sony Music took full control of the Beatles catalog seven years later with Sony/ATV agreeing to pay $750 million to the late performer's estate in order to buy out the remaining 50 percent stake in the company.
I grew up with his music and these interviews have been great to watch. Later in life as a bouncer, I was able to do his security detail twice at the bar where I worked and I can tell you he is one the most stand-up people I have ever met! As always, respect to Ice! 💯💯💯
Good to see him recognised. Vlad should do a publishing seminar type of interview allowing some young artist to ask questions to some experienced artist and lawyers about publishing and record deals.
This was a mint clip with Rob covering the nitty gritty of it all, but I really wish he had mentioned John Deacon (the bass player who wrote the infamous line) instead of Brian May here.
The interview where Vanilla Ice is describing the difference between Ice Ice Baby and Queen/David Bowie's "Under Pressure" hurt his career and turned Ice into a joke.
Yeah I don't think they had a lot of media training back then, so artists would get on TV and say all kinds of messed up things. Looking back at a lot of bands and artists interviews from like 1991 it's so cringey the things they'd say on the late shows or interviews.
Nah, Vanilla's career turned into a joke when it was discovered that he was perpetrating a fraud, which was lying about being a street dude from Miami. Then he dissed Kid N' Play out of the blue, like that was supposed to give him props and the hip hop crowd wasn't having that. Yeah, Kid N' Play were bubblegum rappers, but leave them alone. You're just a GUEST in hip hop, Vanilla... you don't have a pass to touch them. That was the sentiment back then.
When I saw the way Michael Jackson spoke with his assistant, I realized that behind the façade, he was all about business. He owned himself, the Beetles and a piece of Eminem. He probably owned a piece of other people too. Janet fleeced a billionaire so that family is sitting pretty.
MC Serch was correct when they said that Vanilla Ice stole took the black fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha chant, which was made YEARS ago: "Ice Ice Baby....too cold too cold....Ice ice baby....the black and gold"
He took inspiration off the rhythm for the hook. Why is everything in the wrap referred to stolen? Everything is stolen to the rap community. The same community, that samples music from all different genres. Or, as the community called it, “steals” music from all genres.
@@tristinhall1275 as much sampling laws as they have now? And as much as people paid for it??? GTFOH. And did he (Vanilla Ice) pay anything to Alpha Phi Alpha in return? A shout out even?? Well then....
I always lol'd at how shameless Ice Ice Baby generously sampled a big hit song by two giant artists and nobody assumed they'd rightfully sue for a cut.
The music industry royalty system is so freakin complex. Publishing splits, mechanicals, sync rights, ugh. By comparison real estate and most other businesses are way more straightforward. It seems deliberately complicated so as to overwhelm musicians into signing whatever is put in front of them and getting the short end of the stick
He Forgot About De La Soul. 3 feet high and rising came out in 1989 a year before, but Holy Crap, Einstein move to buy the rights!! Kudos! Biggest Sampler was Led Zeppelin though. Look it up!
Paul took back the rights of the Beatles there is little caviar.The rights are returned to the original owner after 50 years.Michael Jackson estate tried to sell the rights 2018-2021 to Sony but due to this clause and Paul not wanting to negotiated with Sony things went dead end. Michael tried to swap rights of the Beatles for Elvis and some of the Sun records recordings with Sony back in early 2000's but things didn't work out then because of money and contract differences and back then all the three ex Beatles members felt that they want the rights to be return to them...Queen and Bowie estate will take back Under Pressure 2032 this how things work...
This must be old interview because Ed Sheeran was cleared of that copyright infringement in Marvin Gaye suit. Sheeran won and showed that it was NOT using same chord progressions or sampling.
It was so funny when Vanilla Ice was on Arsenio Hall and Hall asked him about sampling the queen song. Ice said "My joint goes de de de da da de de. And their joint goes de de de da da de de" he literally just said it was the exact same tune.
That wasn’t on Arsenio Hall. That was on a MTV News interview, likely their Week In Rock program. But Ice is technically right that it’s not the exact same bass line melody.
He is absolutely full of it, adding a few zeroes on every figure he gives. The guy is worth $12million, so where did all those hundreds of millions go?
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RIAA says Ice ice baby only sold 1 million, total, ever.
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There’s goes ding ding ding ding, ding ding ding. That’s how theirs goes. Ours go ding ding ding ding TUH ding ding ding ding. It’s not the same!
So Vanilla Ice was right and wrong. Michael did buy Beatles music and also owned half of Sony music which was Eminem, Beyoncé, bjork , beck, etc. (He bought Eminems publishing after Em dissed MJ and MJ got Ems video pulled down.) And MJ owned his own music…..bought Beatles for 45 million……BUT after MJ passed a few years later his estate SOLD his half of Sony back to Sony for 850 MILLION! 600% profit. But they (the MJ estate) kept the publishing of Michael’s music. That ATV catalogue is worth 1.5 to 2 Billion now. Michael Jackson estate has made about 2.5billion since his death
@@legendsflashback look at the worldwide sales
I love the old clip of Vanilla Ice trying to explain how his beat is different from the "under pressure" sample.
I remember that 😂
There’s goes Dun dun dun dada dun dun mine goes dun dun dun dada dun …. Dun
That clip is iconic🤣🤣
@@augormasterson9312I thought it was just me that thought it was hilarious
He said that it was different because of the tist of high hat. Hilarious lmao.
You know this actually a great interview. I was expecting the guy to have fallen on hard times, gone broke, and not have his head on straight. Complete opposite props to him
I remember talking to a friend of mine years ago, probably early 2000s, and wondering what happened to Vanilla Ice. He said had had made a lot of money and managed it well. Seems like he continued to do that.
@@FormulaJRay He definitely had to have managed it well seeing as his window was so short. He was popping raking in dough at his height probably from about 89' to 92' so he had to have managed the millions he made in those 4 short years well
Even without music, Ice has been eating good from the property game.
weird i thought the story was he owned a bicycle shop.
He owns a construction company in Florida. He's doing very well.
I had Vanilla Ice's album with the song Ice Ice Baby on it when I was a kid. Loved listening to that album when I was a kid, had it on cassette tape.
David Bowie has talked about this before... David only wanted to be credited, but Ice and his team claimed it wasn't their record. So he was sued.
I love it! Sued his pants off
Vanilla dropping DIAMONDS of information to the young minds out there. So happy to see him reaching legend status as a rapper and also getting to enjoy the fruits of his labor.
He was said to always be good with his money, and it definitely shows.
😂😂😂😂
Yes he teaches everybody to lie cheat and steal
How can a one hit wonder be a legend?
@@LillyRose924 2 Hit wonder. Ninja Rap was a certified hit as well… Regardless, the magnitude of your achievements considers you a legend. Like it or not, Vanilla Ice and the other one hit wonder, MC Hammer, are responsible for rap breaking into the mainstream.
I’m so glad Rob was smart enough to see how the industry plays the artists.I’m glad he still has his money and is making money.I hope he has a great life,he left his mark!
Johnnyhotrod calling vanilla ice by his government name like you on a first name basis you crazy
@@Dirtmcgirt22 Stealing ODB’s alter is wack.Governments name is a number,his birth name is legit.
I wonder if Suge stills gets a percentage of his publishing of not?
@@DavidSmith-qf3sm Probably not Suge at this point-I’m sure he was forced to sell most if not all of the publishing rights and points during the legal battle.
Can’t be sure but can probably find out easy enough.
@@Dirtmcgirt22A lot of us know him as Rob.
This guy’s legacy is way deeper than Hip Hop when you bring into context the commercial impact he had on the industry/media, just him being a curious kid experimenting with sound changed not only the music landscape but also how we view intellectual property forever…Truly legendary!
No. It’s not. What a truly ridiculous statement.
Mc hammer came first then Vanilla Ice I call it paying homage to what was already invented
@@gottliebdee263 Your missing the point "the commercial Impact" guys like him are multi millionaires, not because of one song but because he went deep into the business past the music and made sound investments once he had his financial estate to self finance other ventures that would also capitalize on more financial investments, you think the late great James William Buffett (Jimmy Buffet) became a multimillionaire almost a billionaire before he passed because of Margaritaville, think again, intellectual property, can finance physical property and bank roll them for life, and I can name a dozen artist who had number hits who are flat broke or half self terminated. Just look at the other comment on this thread regarding MC Hammer he went broke.
He was the bridge for rap to enter white culture
@@gottliebdee263how old are you?
Awesome interview and shout out to vanilla ice for all of the awesome info about what he learned about publishing and the game of life.
As a music artist, this man just dropped crazy gems!!!
Lmao he dropped one gem
One HUGE CLASSIC gem
🔥🔥🔥🔥
Play that funky music whiteboy!
Metallica created their own record label because of this.
@@gumborambo4540 If you own a record label, you may also function as the publisher, but it's not automatically the case.
I'm not holding it against him, but the funniest video ever is him at the time telling MTV News that the songs are totally different. "Theirs is dun dun dun chucka dun dun...and mine is dun dun dun....chucka dun dun. See? Totally different?"
Big respect for Vanilla Ice. He was an actual rapper before they sold him out. I saw him live once. He was really good.
Super value packed vid. Vlad is at his best when he’s not talking.
Always been a fan of Vanilla Ice he’s giving everybody a crash course on how the music business works that’s why he has not gone broke and he is a very wealthy man to this day.
and when he said 'who owns the Ol' D B publishing?", I knew he was a real hiphop head to his core.
Plus me making extra in real estate
He didn't get wealthy because he studied music. He got wealthy cuz he pivot and also invested his money in other things and learnt new things . Unlike ur favorite rapper who waste his money on h0es and stupid chains and teeth
You’ve always been a fan of Vanilla Ice? 😂
@@stevienguyen2047 yeah lol He was legit
I never understood why Eminem dissed him in a song. Vanilla Ice is and remains a legendary hip-hop artist.
It was cool to diss Vanilla Ice... just like Hammer. They were everybody's favorite punching bags. Hammer pulled up, though. He approached everyone who dissed him and made them apologize.
Because Eminems plan when he came out was to separate himself from other white rappers because at that particular time white rappers were considered corny. That's also why he attacked so many pop stars. To separate himself.
@@everett8811 Ironically his music is cornier than all the popstars he dissed.
@@sleepingeagle916yup. lol
Eminem named dropped more than the game
We need a documentary narrated by vanilla ice about record labels and contracts and publishing
Sugar Hill Gang started by using the song “Good Times”, into “Rappers Delight”! Great music
He's literally dropping jewels, most people don't understand the business.
At least we got 😂Paul’s boutique before Robert Van Winkle alerted the sample police.
To be honest, I underestimated Vanilla Ice fo rmany years. Now I can see his brilliant work ethic and his growing sense as a business man. much love!
Actually met vanilla ice in South Melbourne Beach when he was filming one of his vanilla ice project episodes, he's a super cool dude.
All these years, I had no idea he bought the rights to that song and actually does make money from it. Fair play
Credit to John Deacon of Queen who created this incredible bass line. He's very reserved, low key with smiling eyes, loves disco and is quite a darling.
Didn’t Deacon also come up with the baseline for “Another One Bites the Dust”
I remember when Ice Ice Baby came out. All the hip hop bands like 3rd Base were attacking him for being a sell out. He's gotten so much crap from everyone, but he's done well for himself. More power to him.
True, but some of that crap he brought on himself
I like him because he's real
Vanilla ice dropping gems on this interview!! My ears are wide open!!
He is very informed and entertaining.
We're talking about David Bowie & Queen, so I take issue with Vlad implying that it was just about the money -- I mean, obviously they deserved a huge cut though It was the fact that Ice (and/or his label) initially DENIED that it was even a sample when called out or asked about it
All jokes aside, Van Winkle looks like he's taking good care of himself.
According to a spokesman for Queen, Vanilla Ice doesn’t completely own the "Under Pressure" song. They have an arrangement was where they both share the publishing of the song.
And Ice fans guzzling down the kool aid.
Its amazing to watch an artist show you what they have learned in life and what is important.
This is actually a good interview
What he said about Michael Jackson having his publishing together. Facts!!! That's why he's the King Of Pop. People get caught up with the soft voice, the incredible vocalist, the dynamic dancing, the impeccable shows. They tend to forget how savvy he was with his business choices. He was calculated. Had a great team of people who he put to work. He usurped the business with his pubishing game. He zoned in on that. Once he discovered the key to his generation wealth. He went for it. He did records for his following. He didn't have to anymore. But, he did. But, the publishing game. Michael went in deep. The King Of Pop. Hands Down!!
Jackson went one step further and own half of Sony music, he really was a burden to them, for this fact alone.
@@DavidSmith-qf3sm absolutely did own half a Sony. The Thriller album made billions for Sony. The music was integral for the business. Like dude mentioned. He owned his catalogue as well. Even got a good share of the goods on sales. It's tit for tat. But, he zoned in. To help people. You have to have that bag. He understood that. Can't take the money with you.
Didn’t have to go and get The Beatles publishing though did he 😂 or at least could have and then done a deal with Paul McCartney or something, I feel like if that was reversed Paul McCartney would be regularly demonised for it
@@kJ922-h3j no he wouldn't. Paul was to slow. You slow, You blew
And now he’s dead and he can’t take it with him.
This guy has kept his shit together after all these years. Respect !
😭😭😭😭 dude is a genius i never expected this interview much needed
"You see cause theirs went ding ding ding da da ding ding, and ours went ding, ding, ding, da da ding ding Ss, ding ding ding da da ding ding"
A VI, quote. 😂
Rob needs a podcast, I can listen to this guy speak forever.
Aye I’m black and even I can say “Queen is a legendary rock band”
And that’s on some real N***a s**t
well...rock comes from black people so............
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Yay I’m black and I like Metallica!! Give me a cookie 🙄
Corny
@@dn30001yeah just say every music came from black people bro..
@@GuillermoSiller-x2u i wouldnt say all music (we didnt come up with Yodeling😂) ..but ANY popular music basically came from black americans
Sampling? Should be writing a check to John Deacon. He’s the guy who came up with the riff.
Hip hop was built off of sampling, it literally especially in the 80’s and 90’s wouldn’t have existed without sampling, most of the hit rap songs from the 80’s and 90’s were samples of hit songs from the 60’s and 70’s I’ve always been amazed how all those rappers got away with it???
Even crazier is Carlos Santana is suing other artist for sounding like his signature guitar sound. Just the sound not actual songs or notes played. Crazy.
This guy is smart. He changed the game of music. Behind the scenes
You can tell this guy is a great business men and i thought he was broke🤣🤣🤣
Why would anyone think it's okay to use someone's work without paying them? US copyright laws are hundreds of years old
Thank you 💯
One of the problems when the lawsuit came out, Ice denied using any samples, he even tried to explain how the sample sound different between the two. It took someone from inside to say, “yes it’s the same” for him finally to admitted it. Sampling wasn’t a big deal” back then especially for hip hop so mixing etc, unless of course you become huge.
Queen’s version goes “dun dun dun dundadun dun” but Mr. Ice’s song goes “dun dun dunaduna dun dun”. Different.
When you're fighting in court, you can't be admitting to the thing they are accusing you of in public.
@@joojoobawlol😅😂
@@joojoobaw
i remember that interview on MTV about it lol, good times
Facts
I was maybe 7 or 8 when his 1st Album came out. My sister bought it on cassette. I was young and still could see how BIG he was back then
The Freddy mercury and David bowie track is absolutely amazing and to sample it as a hip hop artist is even more dope. One of the greatest samples ever honestly. Tupac got mad dope samples
Yep bruce springsteen
@@demri123Pac sampled Bruce Springsteen?
Queen and David Bowie did an amazing collaboration of an original song. That's rare under those circumstances.
@user-er3ri6sc3j mot really when yoi have the degree kf creativity that Bowie as well as May, Mercury and the other Queen guys.
@@raoulduke344 You have a good point. They were really under pressure to not create a bomb.
Great segment! Great to see Vanilla Ice looking good and being so smart!
0:38 epmd was NOT out 10 years before 1990, Ice. 😂
Well of course he got Sued . He ripped off those 2 Stars
But at least Vanilla Ice learned how publishing works and VOILA !
Many bands today have no EFFN' clue on the Music Business
Afrika Bambaata, his first hit Planet Rock in the early 80's, was a straight lift of Kraftwerk trans euro express
But it wasn't a sample
they came to an arrangement with Kraftwerk where they would receive $1 for every record sold and later Karl Bartos of Kraftwerk would do remixes for Bambaata@@bigolbabyhuey
After Jackson's death, at 50 years old, Sony Music took full control of the Beatles catalog seven years later with Sony/ATV agreeing to pay $750 million to the late performer's estate in order to buy out the remaining 50 percent stake in the company.
I grew up with his music and these interviews have been great to watch. Later in life as a bouncer, I was able to do his security detail twice at the bar where I worked and I can tell you he is one the most stand-up people I have ever met! As always, respect to Ice! 💯💯💯
Good to see him recognised. Vlad should do a publishing seminar type of interview allowing some young artist to ask questions to some experienced artist and lawyers about publishing and record deals.
He bought a great song! And he's getting paid for it, to this day. Ice, Ice, Baby...🤣🤣🤣
@OGM03 what?
Dude has aged well. That was over 30yrs ago and he still pretty much looks the same.
@OGM03nah. the original is fine and doesnt need any help
Dis comment was lame lol what are 12
Queen disputes this.
I think it was John McCartney that told Michael Jackson about it when they did "say say say".
Cool guy, love this interview
MC Hammer sampled Rick James "Super Freak" for "Can't Touch This" and Rick James made crazy money off of that because it sold so much.
Legendary interview abt sampling
This is one of the best breakdowns of how the music business works I’ve ever seen
This business is a piece of work. I was a huge Queen and David Bowie fan and I felt proud that it was sampled like that.
Show business. Hand in hand.
Correction: Jackson (or his estate) no longer own the Beatles’ catalogue. Sold to Sony in 2016.
There's a difference between sampling and remaking a song with the band in it.
Every time I hear that song,, vanilla ice,,,and in living color with Jim carrey
Vanilla Ice doesn't look like he's aging
No cap for white guy,he's holdin up pretty good.
@@marcusbrown6025 I can clearly see that he's wearing a cap.
@@jct903classic one 😂
What do you mean he's not aging? He looks old now, he got the lizard throat going on ,blind.
@@marcusbrown6025no idea how genetics work and how much your diet and lifestyle effect your aging process.
I always get disappointed when the song starts and Vanilla Ice doesn't start rapping.
I met Vanilla Ice a few years ago when he performed at Insane Clown Posse's annual hallowicked concert in Detroit, Michigan
This was a mint clip with Rob covering the nitty gritty of it all, but I really wish he had mentioned John Deacon (the bass player who wrote the infamous line) instead of Brian May here.
Damn Vanilla ice knows his stuff. This should be a message to all upcoming artists
The interview where Vanilla Ice is describing the difference between Ice Ice Baby and Queen/David Bowie's "Under Pressure" hurt his career and turned Ice into a joke.
Yeah I don't think they had a lot of media training back then, so artists would get on TV and say all kinds of messed up things. Looking back at a lot of bands and artists interviews from like 1991 it's so cringey the things they'd say on the late shows or interviews.
@@snowbear163 theirs goes dumdumdumdumbadumdum and mine goes dumdumdumadum dum
That had nothing to do with his career. The song was a hit. The rest was trash
Once gangster rap and grunge metal became popular in the early 90's. Most old school rap became cheesy. That is what hurt 80's rappers careers.
Nah, Vanilla's career turned into a joke when it was discovered that he was perpetrating a fraud, which was lying about being a street dude from Miami. Then he dissed Kid N' Play out of the blue, like that was supposed to give him props and the hip hop crowd wasn't having that. Yeah, Kid N' Play were bubblegum rappers, but leave them alone. You're just a GUEST in hip hop, Vanilla... you don't have a pass to touch them. That was the sentiment back then.
When I saw the way Michael Jackson spoke with his assistant, I realized that behind the façade, he was all about business. He owned himself, the Beetles and a piece of Eminem. He probably owned a piece of other people too. Janet fleeced a billionaire so that family is sitting pretty.
MC Serch was correct when they said that Vanilla Ice stole took the black fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha chant, which was made YEARS ago: "Ice Ice Baby....too cold too cold....Ice ice baby....the black and gold"
Of course it's to fly
He took inspiration off the rhythm for the hook. Why is everything in the wrap referred to stolen? Everything is stolen to the rap community. The same community, that samples music from all different genres. Or, as the community called it, “steals” music from all genres.
@@tristinhall1275 as much sampling laws as they have now? And as much as people paid for it??? GTFOH. And did he (Vanilla Ice) pay anything to Alpha Phi Alpha in return? A shout out even?? Well then....
Straight Forward and SUPER COOL! 😎👍
I always lol'd at how shameless Ice Ice Baby generously sampled a big hit song by two giant artists and nobody assumed they'd rightfully sue for a cut.
Hip-hop just wasn’t that big or that reliant on samples before 1990.
That was an awesome interview. I have nothing to do with the music industry and I was hanging on every word.
People make fun & knock Vanilla Ice but he’s a smart guy
He got tricked into saling his publishing for his biggest record ya he's a genius
@@BelieveInSelf666still a millionaire to this day
@@BelieveInSelf666I guess you missed the part where he got the publishing back.
@@BelieveInSelf666 did you not watch the video? he owns the publishing for Ice Ice Baby AND Under Pressure
Absolutely a Tremendous interview. ...I learned so much here...
Such a wise, well spoken man. Vanilla ❤
I think Macartney bought back the publishing at some point after Michael passed.
Ice had Vlad doing handstands twerking and calling himself a B Boy back in the day. 🫅🏼 king shit real legend
Dropping gems
The music industry royalty system is so freakin complex. Publishing splits, mechanicals, sync rights, ugh. By comparison real estate and most other businesses are way more straightforward. It seems deliberately complicated so as to overwhelm musicians into signing whatever is put in front of them and getting the short end of the stick
Pressure, pushing down on me, pressing down on you, no man ask for ~
How fitting the lyrics are for Vanilla Ice
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Shoutout vanilla ice 🧊 for the game on publishing
I'm learning about how much ICP sampled others stuff and it's awesome!! From old school beats to old school Frankenstein movies etc!!
He Forgot About De La Soul. 3 feet high and rising came out in 1989 a year before, but Holy Crap, Einstein move to buy the rights!! Kudos! Biggest Sampler was Led Zeppelin though. Look it up!
Well if u get permission to sample then u have those issues all the other rap artists wer smart enuf to get permission and they didn’t get sued
Good point. More lies🤣
Vanilla ice will get paid forever his house in the background nice 🔥🔥🔥
Plus making more from real estate
Man Ice seems like a cool as legit and humble human.People can hate but he does deserve 💐 in hip hop
Publishing killed music period that is why I will never ever buy new music ever again and have not bought new music for over 20 years
Without Steely Dan or Hall and Oats, there'd be no hip-hop.
Paul took back the rights of the Beatles there is little caviar.The rights are returned to the original owner after 50 years.Michael Jackson estate tried to sell the rights 2018-2021 to Sony but due to this clause and Paul not wanting to negotiated with Sony things went dead end.
Michael tried to swap rights of the Beatles for Elvis and some of the Sun records recordings with Sony back in early 2000's but things didn't work out then because of money and contract differences and back then all the three ex Beatles members felt that they want the rights to be return to them...Queen and Bowie estate will take back Under Pressure 2032 this how things work...
That’s not Vanilla Ice. That’s Robert Van Winkle.
Why did you change it? Nothin ryhmes with Winkle. (Jim Carrey on In Living Colour)
@@tvman7916 yoooo😂 good call!!!
John Deacon played bass on Under Pressure.....how come he doesn't get the royalties?
Vlad not getting a word in 😂😂😂
So how do you make sure you own everything you do? Why would anyone ever sell it?
I really wish Michael Jackson never bought the beatles publishing ... he would probably be still alive today ... miss you mike
That publishing kept him afloat and with a high net worth even when he was in debt.
This must be old interview because Ed Sheeran was cleared of that copyright infringement in Marvin Gaye suit. Sheeran won and showed that it was NOT using same chord progressions or sampling.
You damn right you got sued! What did he think was gonna happen?!!!
He only sampled.
@@rtz549still neeed clearance my boi 😂
Cant be using people work without asking or paying
@@rtz549someone else work Eitherway
This was back when everyone in Hip-Hop used samples and no one got sued. It’s not that crazy for him to think that he wouldn’t.
It was so funny when Vanilla Ice was on Arsenio Hall and Hall asked him about sampling the queen song. Ice said "My joint goes de de de da da de de. And their joint goes de de de da da de de" he literally just said it was the exact same tune.
That wasn’t on Arsenio Hall. That was on a MTV News interview, likely their Week In Rock program. But Ice is technically right that it’s not the exact same bass line melody.
@@RocStarr913 Are you sure? I'm pretty confident that I saw it on Arsenio Hall because Arsenio seemed like he didn't like VI
Vanilla Ice is a genius….making hundreds of millions off of “under pressure”
He is absolutely full of it, adding a few zeroes on every figure he gives. The guy is worth $12million, so where did all those hundreds of millions go?