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Vanilla Ice: Licensed To Chill

Paul Lester, Melody Maker, 15 December 1990

Having enjoyed Number One success on both sides of the Atlantic with 'Ice Ice Baby', VANILLA ICE, on the eve off the release of his debut LP, To The Extreme, looks set to become a globally renowned megastar on a par with Jackson, Madonna and Prince. But is he the new cool ruler, or just another purveyor of pop pap that melts in the ear? PAUL LESTER thaws him out.

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