Handyman Vanilla Ice

House Flipper/Rapper         Photo:  DIY Network

The rapper Vanilla Ice (Robert Van Winkle), known for the song Ice Ice Baby (he sampled the Queen/Bowie song Under Pressure) is now a house flipper.  He's got his own show, The Vanilla Ice Project debuting on the DIY network on October 14th at 9pm.  He's been buying, fixing up and selling houses since 1998.  The first episode reveals his work on a house in Florida.  Read about it here. Who knew?

When he's not renovating, he's touring, with dates in the US as well as South Africa where he's on a bill with MC Hammer.