But he was using hip-hop style production and working with rappers, so the shoe kinda fits. Todd (VO): Now, people call Snow a white rapper a lot. Todd (VO): Okay, anyway, one of his DJ friends took him to New York and introduced him to old-school rapper MC Shan, and Shan liked him and decided to produce his entire debut album, 12 Inches of Snow. Todd: It's really amazing just how much Vanilla Ice ruined being white. And it didn't give him a shred of street cred because Vanilla Ice claimed to have all those things and he was a complete liar, so everyone assumed Snow was lying, too. He did have that rough, gangsta background. Todd (VO): Unlike Vanilla Ice, Snow actually did come from the projects. Todd: And the sad thing is, I wouldn't call the comparison very fair. Todd (VO): Like, you know, take off the glasses, doof up the hair a little bit, he'd make a pretty decent Vanilla Ice decoy. They were both white boys making black music they had stage names that emphasized their whiteness. Todd (VO): Look, the comparison between Snow and Vanilla Ice is pretty unavoidable. Todd: 'Cause, you know, there was this other white guy with a really white name.Ĭlip of Vanilla Ice - " Play That Funky Music" Vanilla Ice: Go white boy, go white boy, go The name Snow was bestowed on him by his friends because he was a white boy and all, and I think, in retrospect, they gave him a bad stage name. grew up in public housing in a pretty diverse neighborhood, and a lot of his friends were actually Jamaican immigrants who eventually encouraged him to give music a shot. Todd: Now, he says he got into reggae music because he. Snow: Where me-a born is-a the one Toronto Todd: He actually says so in his big hit. He's of Irish descent, and he's from Toronto. Todd (VO): Snow's real name is Darrin O'Brien. Prepare to licky boom boom down, everyone. Todd: And to top it off, I don't actually know that much about reggae. Todd (VO): I.may have bitten off more than I can chew here. Snow: Intelligent, yes she gentle and irie Todd: I was just looking for "Homey the Clown" videos. Todd: Holy shit, that's a lot of heavy stuff to throw on. Todd (VO): To them, Snow was a disgusting minstrel show act who stole and watered down black culture, and embodied everything wrong with the hypocritical double standards of a racist society and record industry. Todd (VO): The In Living Color guys didn't think this guy was funny. Jim Carrey: I should paint my face and start belting out "Mammy!" Todd (VO): Now, I thought this was just gonna be another send-up of a pop buffoon like they did for Milli Vanilli and Vanilla Ice, but this was a lot more than that. Jim Carrey: Imposter I'm just a middle-class white guy from Toronto "what's a name that'll get across as quickly as possible that I'm white and Canadian? Snow! Of course!"īut more than the song itself, what really got me interested in "Informer" was the parody that Jim Carrey did when he was on In Living Color I caught it on YouTube recently. They probably expected this to be from some dreadlocked Rasta, not a guy who looked like a forgotten 90210 cast member. Todd (VO): People might have assumed it was 'cause the song was from some foreign country, and they would be right, although that country was a little further north than they realize. Snow: Yes say Daddy Me Snow me I feel cool and deadly Todd (VO): Not only does it go faster than Sonic the Hedgehog on cocaine, the words themselves didn't seem to make any sense. "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" from memory without stuttering don't dare to take on "Informer". Todd (VO): Yeah, the '90s were a good time for rapid fire, hard-to-karaoke pop jams, but even people who can do. Snow: Informer You know say Daddy Snow me, I'm gonna blame Video for "Informer" Snow: Informer You know say Daddy Snow me, I'm gonna blame A licky boom boom down a reggae song made by Canadians, and 2., a white person affecting the vocal mannerisms of black people in a highly questionable manner. Todd: So, to recap for those of you who haven't watched the last couple episodes, the top two songs in the country right now are, 1.
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