Vanilla Ice is refusing to join the group of artists dropping out of the Freedom 250 concert.
Following the decisions of country singer Martina McBride, rocker Bret Michaels and singer Morris Day, among others, to pull out of the performance, Robert Matthew Van Winkle is reaffirming his dedication to showing up.
Speaking to TMZ, the artist better known as “Vanilla Ice” said he refuses to let politics come between him and the microphone.
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“I’m here to party with America, man. Music is made to bring people together and that’s what we are here to do. And we’re just gonna represent the ’90s,” he said.
“I don’t even vote, so I don’t even care. If Biden called up and said, ‘My daughter is getting married, we need Vanilla Ice,’ I’d go play. It’s not a big thing,” he continued. “You play for your fans. We don’t get a chance to pick our fans, they pick us. And I’ll go play for Putin and I’ll play in Iran if you want, it don’t matter. There’s fans everywhere. Music is not political, it’s universal.”
He also addressed criticism of the event as well as the concerns of the artists who have already chosen to drop out.
“Come on, enjoy the dancing. Don’t take it so serious. We’re just entertainers, man. I don’t think anybody should take this serious, including them. I think everybody should just go dance. It’s just music, what’s the big deal, man? We’re just entertainers.”
X users weighed in on his mindset:
I didn’t care if Vanilla Ice winds up being the headliner what he had to say is exactly what we should be doing as a country
— Bebe Tara (@Bebetara1) May 30, 2026
I celebrate the fourth of July no matter who is president at the time. Vanilla ice speaks the truth!
— Patrick kings🤴 R3Y3Z🇺🇸 (@Patrick_kings29) May 30, 2026
Bro just wants to rock the fit again pic.twitter.com/DiKbwBPwto
— Anton Rubaclini (@AntonRubaclini) May 30, 2026
This is the response that all the other artists should have given.
Who knew that Vanilla Ice would act like the adult among all those childish entertainers ??
— Louisa Katalina 🏃🏽♀️🏄🏽♀️🚴🏽♀️ (@louisa_katalina) May 30, 2026
Things wouldn’t have to be this way if we would’ve just stopped, collaborated, and listened along time ago you know?
— Average Joe Who Definitely Not From China IV (@JoeFleeTheCCP) May 30, 2026
Imagine having to defend loving your country. Shameful.
— ♥️ Vee (@VeeVeeFreeFox) May 30, 2026
there is no need to defend anything… he wasn’t defending anything. Stop with this nonsense that somehow doing the right thing has to be defended. Hacks.
— Joey Bagadonuts (@TxGuitarist21) May 30, 2026
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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