Pablo Escobar, in the 80s and 90s, began to associate with Because of his economic power, he was a multiple international artist.
Juan Gabriel, José Luis Rodriguez “El Puma” and Julio Iglesias were some of the singers associated with Escobar although most of them have denied their relationship with the dangerous drug trafficker.
However, there is one popular American artist who, despite criticism He is proud to have allegedly been a close friend of the leader of the Medellín Cartel.
This is the rapper Vanilla Icewho is known in the music scene as the interpreter of the popular song Ice Ice Baby, which was released in 1990.
In an interview for VladTV, Vanilla Ice revealed that he was related to several international personalities in the '90s, which highlighted his “close friendship” with the drug dealer Pablo Escobar.
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The rapper assured that at this time On board the dangerous criminal's helicopter, he took part in the most important events in the world.
However, he admitted this He had no idea about the illegal activities in which Escobar was involved. and he believed that his wealth came from his businesses.
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“They flew me in the helicopter and we flew to these big events and boat races and looked at all the cool things they were doing… I never questioned it. We didn't have Google, I don't know who these people are. I thought they were businessmen,” Vanilla Ice said.
Faced with this unusual revelation, Juan Pablo Escobar, son of the drug trafficker, assured this Vanilla Ice's story was false and it was all a hoax to gain fame.
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“There are people who invent everything. To appear in the media. “My father was not a friend of this man.”published Juan Pablo Escobar on his X account.
There are people who invent everything. To appear in the media. My father was not a friend of this man. https://t.co/QjlxaHhM75
— Juan Pablo Escobar Henao (@sebasmarro) December 7, 2023