About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 54. Chapters: Brandon Boyd, Chino Moreno, Dave Williams, Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda, Vanilla Ice, Corey Taylor, Jada Pinkett Smith, Klayton, Jonathan Davis, Fred Durst, Shifty Shellshock, Sully Erna, Max Cavalera, Avery Watts, Wayne Static, Aaron Lewis, Ian Watkins, Anders Friden, Anza, Jay Gordon, David Draiman, Jason Popson, Benjamin Burnley, Sabrina Sabrok, Sonny Sandoval, Nao Kawakita, Fallon Bowman, Jacoby Shaddix, Lajon Witherspoon, Lynn Strait, Tairrie B, Dez Fafara, Jeffrey Hatrix, Epic Mazur, Ryan McCombs, Josey Scott, Otep Shamaya, Jim Korthe, Chad Gray, Rob Beckley, Morgan Lander, Waylon Reavis, Mark Hunter, Edsel Dope, Ryo Kawakita, Daisuke Tsuda, Mercedes Lander. Excerpt: Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967), best known by his stage name Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, extreme athlete and home improvement television personality. Born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in Texas and South Florida, Van Winkle released his debut album, Hooked, in 1989 through Ichiban Records, before signing a contract with SBK Records, a record label of the EMI Group that was founded in 1988 which released a reformatted version of the album under the title To the Extreme. Van Winkle's single "Ice Ice Baby" was the first hip hop single to top the Billboard charts. Although Van Winkle was successful, he later regretted his business arrangements with SBK, which had paid him to adopt a more commercial appearance and had published fabricated biographical information without his knowledge. After surviving a suicide attempt, Van Winkle was inspired to change his musical style and lifestyle. While later albums by Van Winkle haven't charted or featured much radio airplay because of their less mainstream, rock-oriented sound, Vanilla Ice has had a loyal underground following. In 2009, Van Winkle began hosting The Vanilla Ice Proje...
