The first rap artist to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the 1990s was Vanilla Ice with his song "Ice Ice Baby." Released in 1990, "Ice Ice Baby" quickly gained popularity and topped the charts, making Vanilla Ice one of the early mainstream successes in rap music. The song's catchy beat and memorable lyrics helped propel it to the top of the charts and solidified Vanilla Ice's place in music history.