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EXCLUSIVE: Buffalo 8 Distribution has acquired nan characteristic documentary Ice Ice Baby – Hip Hop’s 1st Global #1 and will motorboat income astatine nan upcoming Cannes Market.
The movie is said to research “the bonzer and misunderstood travel of Rob Van Winkle, known worldwide arsenic Vanilla Ice, and nan unprecedented occurrence of his chart-topping azygous Ice Ice Baby, nan first hip-hop opus to scope number 1 connected nan Billboard Hot 100.”
The documentary includes interviews pinch Monte Lipman (Chairman, Founder & CEO of Republic Records), Daniel Glass (Founder of Glassnote Records), Charles Koppelman (CEO of CAK Entertainment and erstwhile CEO of SBK Records) arsenic good arsenic Vanilla Ice contemporaries, Vincent “Vin Rock” Brown (Naughty by Nature), Christopher “Kid” Reid (Kid ‘n Play), MTV Veejay, Downtown Julie Brown, on pinch members of nan VIP posse, Tommy Quon (Ice’s Manager), and Van Winkle family members.
The movie is directed and produced by Frank Licari and Hele Murphy. The movie is executive produced by Murphy and Licari, on pinch Khoa Le, CEO of Kvibe Productions. The movie was changeable connected location successful New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, Nassau, Bahamas, Wellington, Florida, Miami, and Cozumel, Mexico.
“This is precisely nan benignant of task Buffalo 8 looks to champion — culturally significant, emotionally resonant, and built for a world audience,” Nikki Stier Justice, Head of Distribution astatine Buffalo 8, said successful a statement.
“The movie speaks to euphony fans, taste historians, and anyone willing successful really moments of disruption alteration industries and lives. We’re excited to support its worldwide release.”
