Vanilla Ice, real name Robert Van Winkle, became a pop-culture supernova in 1990 when Ice Ice Baby made history as the first hip-hop track to hit number one in the US and UK. But the rapper's meteoric rise triggered an equally dramatic backlash, fuelled by questions over his authenticity and the spectacular flop of his 1991 film Cool As Ice. His music career quickly flatlined.

Still, as co-writer of Ice Ice Baby, the one-hit wonder has made millions of dollars in royalties from the track over the years. And his career has branched out into other lucrative directions, including as a property renovator on his long-running The Vanilla Ice Project show.

The richest music one-hit wonders, ranked