The former rapper made headlines when his home renovation show, The Vanilla Ice Project, debuted on the D-I-Y Network in 2010. The show is reportedly still going strong with over 100 episodes, per the show's official website, and recently wrapped its ninth season.
The "Ice Ice Baby" star is hardly the first rapper to show an interest in design -– rapper and former architecture student Ice Cube has talked at length about how designers Charles and Ray Eames have inspired his music. Kanye West's minimalist apartment in New York also made headlines in 2007 when pictures revealed West's extremely barebones taste in decor.
After he was given the greenlight for the show, Vanilla Ice decided to expand his reach into the design world even further, going as far as to collaborate with Capitol Lighting to create a 'Vanilla Ice Lighting' collection of chandeliers and wall sconces in 2013. The line was dubbed "classic" by Huffington Post, and includes two wall lamps and two chandeliers with crystal accents that vary from $250 to $1400.
It's true: Vanilla Ice is now selling lights, lights, baby.
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