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"Vanilla Ice has revealed that Justin Bieber reminds him of his younger self. The rapper - who topped the Billboard charts with his 1990 hit &amp;#039;Ice Ice Baby&amp;#039; - told Access Hollywood Live that he is very impressed by Bieber finding success at such a young age.   [Left: Vanilla Ice / Right: Justin Bieber] &amp;quot;I see similarities, I definitely see similarities,&amp;quot; Vanilla Ice said of Bieber. &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s a great guy. He&amp;#039;s doing great out there right now.&amp;quot; Bieber has recently been at the center of scandals for allegedly being photographed holding a marijuana cigarette and also for a photograph that appears to show him groping a female fan. Vanilla Ice addressed Bieber&amp;#039;s recent troubles in his television interview, saying: &amp;quot;Let&amp;#039;s hope that it doesn&amp;#039;t train wreck, you know, because I had a weekend that lasted a few years and you have to figure out your purpose in life after you&amp;#039;re through with your artificial life of being on stage and all the glamour and everything. &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s a real life in there and then you have to do that while growing up... So there&amp;#039;s going to be some growing pains and everybody is going to be watching. It&amp;#039;s going to be entertaining!&amp;quot;  Like Vanilla Ice, Bieber has explored hip hop under the guise of rap persona Shawty Mane. Bieber&amp;#039;s most recent album Believe: Acoustic was released last week. Watch Justin Bieber perform as his rap alter ego Shawty Mane below:      View all of today&amp;#039;s best celebrity pictures - Photo gallery:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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