The stylistic origins of "Rosta Man" are based upon reggae toasting. However, he ended up purchasing the rights to the song, because it was cheaper than licensing the sample. Vanilla Ice later paid Mercury and Bowie, who have since been given songwriting credit for the sample.
In a 1990 interview, Vanilla Ice joked the two melodies were slightly different because he had added an additional note. Freddie Mercury and David Bowie did not receive credit or royalties for the sample. The song's hook samples the bassline of the 1981 song " Under Pressure" by Queen and David Bowie. The chorus of "Ice Ice Baby" originates from the signature chant of the national African American fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha. The lyrics describe a drive-by shooting and Vanilla Ice's rhyming skills. Vanilla Ice wrote "Ice Ice Baby" at the age of 16, basing its lyrics upon the South Florida area in which he was raised. The EMI single contained the club and radio mixes of the song, and the shortened radio edit. The SBK single contained the "Miami Drop", instrumental and radio mixes of "Ice Ice Baby" and the album version of "It's A Party". "Ice Ice Baby" was given its own single, released in 1990 by SBK Records in the United States, and EMI Records in the United Kingdom. The reissue contained new artwork and music. In 1990, Vanilla Ice signed to SBK Records, who reissued Hooked under the title To the Extreme. The video was financed by Vanilla Ice's manager, Tommy Quon, and shot on the roof of a warehouse in Dallas, Texas. A music video for "Ice Ice Baby" was produced for $8,000. When a disc jockey played "Ice Ice Baby" instead of the single's A-side, the song gained more success than "Play That Funky Music". The 12-inch single featured the radio, instrumental and a cappella versions of "Play That Funky Music" and the radio version and "Miami Drop" remix of "Ice Ice Baby". " Play That Funky Music" was released as the album's first single, with " Ice Ice Baby" appearing as the B-side. In early 1990, Vanilla Ice released an early version of To the Extreme under the title Hooked on Ichiban Records. Although reviews of the album were mixed, To the Extreme spent 16 weeks at the top of the Billboard 200, and sold 15 million copies worldwide. The album contains Vanilla Ice's most successful singles, " Ice Ice Baby" and a cover of " Play That Funky Music". To the Extreme is the major label debut studio album of American rapper Vanilla Ice released on September 3, 1990.
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