"I'm to trying to say I'm something I'm not. Black people understand that. I'm just doing my raps, my way. Rap is black. I recognize that and respect that. I'm just a white guy trying to rap, and I got lucky."

"No way! Let me tell you, I'm no Elvis. Elvis had his time. I'm Vanilla Ice, and it's my turn now."

"The projects were a block away from my house, and that's where my friends were from... I grew up on the streets. I hung out with the black kids. They were hip. I wanted to be cool, so I hung with the hip people. I'd rap anywhere I could - house parties, clubs, you name it"