Vanilla Ice was very popular in 1990.

By 1991, everyone was sick of him.  How unpopular was Vanilla Ice?  He was so unpopular that 3rd Bass scored a moderate with Pop Goes The Weasel, a song attacking him for cultural appropriation.  Like Vanilla Ice, two of the rappers in 3rd Bass were Caucasian but they presented themselves as respecting rap’s traditions and history.  Vanilla Ice, on the other hand, couldn’t even be bothered to give credit to Queen for stealing their bass line.

This video found a lot of popularity on MTV.  Ironically, it was MTV that made Vanilla Ice a star to begin with by repeatedly playing the video for Ice Ice Baby.  In this video, Vanilla Ice was played by Henry Rollins.

Director Jesse Dylan has also done videos for Tom Waits, The Black Keyes, Eels, Skid Row, Lenny Kravitz and Lita Ford.  He also directed the Will Ferrell soccer epic, Kicking and Screaming.

Enjoy!