![]() ![]() The 33-year-old rapper posted a video of himself in the recording studio listening to his latest work which sampled the bassline from 'Under Pressure' by Queen and David Bowie much like the 1990 song 'Ice Ic Baby' by Vanilla Ice. finally clears the air on sampling David Bowie & Queen on “Ice Ice Baby” pic.twitter. Rapper Tyga had fans rolling their eyes last week when he previewed a new song with a familiar beat. Here’s the clip of Vanilla’s interview down below. How do you feel about this? We see Vanilla’s original intentions to purchase the rights, however, it just doesn’t seem right that he owns it, and not the original creators. That means all royalties are paid to him every time it’s played on the radio, a TV show, movie, or really, anywhere. Back in 1990, the white Dallas-born rapper scored his breakthrough single, 'Ice Ice Baby,' which rode the familiar bass line lifted from Queen and David Bowies 1981 single 'Under Pressure.' Even. That’s right, so the sole owner of the legendary “Under Pressure” is Vanilla Ice. ![]() The biggest controversy of “Ice Ice Baby,” was the fact that it lifted the bass line from Queen and David Bowie’s 1981 song “Under Pressure.” Queen and David Bowie’s camps both filed lawsuits against Vanilla Ice, seeing that the rapper did not pay any royalties to Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor or John Deacon, the original songwriters.īut a lawsuit was avoided, and recently, Vanilla Ice revealed how it was on The Dan Patrick Show. Apparently, instead of paying for a lawyer to fight the suit, or even paying the fine, Vanilla Ice opted to buy the song instead. REMASTERED IN HDIs this a stone-cold classic or a one-hit wonder Listen here: aListen to more from Vanilla Ice: Stream a playlist of Vanilla Ices biggest. ![]()
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