Vanilla Ice’s American Dream
The rapper has a simple answer to when the country was great: the ’90s.
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CultureVanilla Ice’s American DreamThe rapper has a simple answer to when the country was great: the ’90s.By Spencer KornhaberPhotographs by Ysa PérezVan Winkle at home in Palm Beach County, Florida (Ysa Pérez for The Atlantic)June 24, 2026, 1 PM ET ShareSave Walk past the elevator in the gold-gilded living room, past the mural of Spanish galleons seeking the Fountain of Youth, past the Mortal Kombat console, step outside, and there—just by the lazy river—you’ll find Vanilla Ice’s 9/11 memorial.Last week, the 58-year-old rapper, born Robert Van Winkle, was giving me a tour of his mansion in Florida’s Palm Beach County.
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