This story discusses suicide.If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).Vanilla Ice opened up about one of the darkest chapters of his life, revealing he wrote a suicide note at age 27 during a battle with drug addiction before ultimately quitting drugs for good and rebuilding his life.In an episode of "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" that was released Thursday, the rapper looked back on how the sudden end of his meteoric rise to fame left him struggling with his identity.
He described how drug use spiraled until he reached a breaking point, saying that experience ultimately prompted him to walk away from drugs, cut ties with unhealthy influences and start his life over in Miami.Rapper Vanilla Ice performs onstage during the 9th Annual Tequila & Taco Music Festival at Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center on July 24, 2021 in Ventura, California.(Scott Dudelson / Getty Images)"Basically, that whole wave I was riding — 'Ice Ice Baby,' 'Ninja Turtles,' 'Cool as Ice,' movies, everything — and then all of a sudden I hit the shore.
The wave just crashed," he said."I almost joined the 27 Club, and it was right there.Twenty-seven years old.
I couldn't figure out what I was doing.I never got to be a kid.
I had to be a responsible adult, and I wanted to just enjoy being twenty-something.I never got to enjoy that."MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY FLED TO PERU TO FIGHT ‘DEMONS’ AFTER EARLY FAMEThe singer, known for his 1990 hip-hop hit "Ice Ice Baby," said his friends read his suicide note and came to his aid.
After that, he elected to cut "the party guys" out of his life, changing his phone number and moving to Florida.He reflected on the difficulties facing people in their late twenties.‘BRADY BUNCH’ STAR SHARES THE SIMPLE WORD THAT SAVED HER FROM HOLLYWOOD TRAPS"Whether you're famous or not, 27 is a hard age because your twenties are over.You've got the adult thing com...