#5: Vanilla Ice

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04/04/21 • 116 min

Stop, collaborate and LISTEN as we chip away at the complicated career of Vanilla Ice. Seriously, if you thought "Ice Ice Baby" is corny wait till you hear the rest of the "Ice"-berg, i.e. Vanilla's forays into gangsta rap, nu-metal, reality TV and more! We'll also tackle the bigger questions of Ice's authenticity, cultural appropriation and whether or not Ice deserves as much hatred as he's gotten over the years.

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#4: Rebecca Black & Ark Music Factory

WE WE WE SO EXCITED to talk about Rebecca Black, the much-maligned teen singer whose notorious viral hit "Friday" blew up on YouTube almost exactly 10 years ago. Join us as we explore the dark and fascinating history of Ark Music Factory, the company that wrote and produced "Friday" and many even-cringier singles. We'll walk through Rebecca's tough but inspiring career as she overcame the intense cyberbullying that came with "Friday" and slowly established her true identity as a singer.
Buckle up, folks, this one gets unexpectedly heavy!

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#6: t.A.T.u.

Remember that weird Russian girl pop duo from the early 2000s? What was the deal with that anyway? Were they really lesbians? In this episode we look at the surprising story of t.A.T.u., how their bizarre project came to be and what impact they had on the LGBT community worldwide. Along the way, we take a serious look at the harrowing state of gay rights in Russia.