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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Danielle Summer

Vanilla Ice: From Rap Star to Real Estate Mogul - Should You Buy Off-Market Properties Too?

Vanilla Ice posing with bags of ice for an Instagram post. (Credit: @vanillaiceofficial via Instagram)

To prove that he is no one-hit-wonder, Vanilla Ice, whose real name is Robert Van Winkle, has gone from being a joke in pop culture to a real estate tycoon. Thanks to his astute real estate investments, Ice has transformed his modest success into a multimillion-dollar empire. According to CelebrityNetWorth.com, Ice reportedly has a $20 million fortune.

"I made millions for doing nothing!" Ice told comedian Steve-O on a recent episode of "Steve-O's Wild Ride!" podcast. With his 1990 smash hit "Ice Ice Baby," Vanilla Ice soared to fame, becoming a 90s party anthem icon. Reflecting on the peak of his music career, Ice told Steve-O that he was "selling a million records a day, easy!" However, his financial fortune truly took off when his rap career began to decline.

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