Vanilla Ice And The Beach Boys Performed At Donald Trump's NYE Party At Mar-A-Lago. Here's Why

It would stand to reason that President Donald Trump's New Year's Eve party at Mar-a-Lago on Dec. 31, 2020, would include live performances by well-known musical acts to usher in 2021. What seemed like a sudden re-emergence of rapper Vanilla Ice, whose single "Ice, Ice Baby" hit the airwaves in 1990, was, to put it simply, somewhat out of left field. But for those familiar with the hip-hop performer's ties to the Trump family, it might not be much of a surprise after all. 

As Salon reported in December 2019, a Florida real estate developer purportedly teamed up with Vanilla Ice to help pitch a proposal for a presidential library named after President Trump on the site of a trailer park located in Palm Beach, Fla., to Donald Trump, Jr. — an idea that, per Salon, Ice opined "[Trump] was really into." 

While Vanilla Ice, who grew up in Miami and currently lives in his home state, has largely identified himself as politically ambivalent over the years, the hip-hop artist has a seemingly similar approach to Trump's when it comes to eschewing health and safety measures regarding the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. As per his posts on social media, Vanilla Ice performed at a few live, mask-less musical events prior to his Mar-a-Lago set. 

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