The article I saw this in starts out saying, “Vanilla Ice was once a punch line for bad rap jokes.” Man……he still is. LOL. The one-hit wonder and one-time reality star on VH1’s The Surreal Life is now getting a second chance at reality stardom as a home remodeler on his new show, “The Vanilla Ice Project.” Uhhh..

“I’ve been flipping homes for about 10 years,” he says. “I enjoy it. I like to sit back and cross my arms and think, ‘Look at what I’ve accomplished.’ ”

A producer had saw a clip on TV about Vanilla Ice’s other home projects and the deal came together quickly after.

“I do it with knowledge of our market,” he says. “I do it with earth tones and I make it appeal to the masses; I make it appeal to the demographics that can afford this home. I do it with class.”

That’s a big step from the guy who once was the class clown of rap. He hit it big in 1990 with “Ice Ice Baby.” He then got frustrated by the way his image was being manipulated by the record company. Eventually, he tried to change his image, but his records didn’t do well. He struggled with drugs, attempted suicide and tried a comeback by appearing on “The Surreal Life.”

“It’s just a hobby,” he says of the home show. “I play 100 concerts a year. I make good investments here. I’ve never left the music industry.”

Hey, I guess I can’t hate on the guy. He’s getting money….laughing all the way to the bank!

NY Daily News