Rapper Vanilla Ice has likened himself to teen sensation Justin Bieber in a new interview with Billboard.

The star topped the charts in 1990 with his hit, 'Ice Ice Baby', and explained that his rise to fame is similar to that of Bieber's:

"I see similarities, I definitely see similarities. He's a great guy. He's doing great out there right now."

Referring to the headlines that have spread recently about the 'As Long As You Love Me' singer's alleged marijuana use, Vanilla Ice added:

"Let's hope that it doesn'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're through with your artificial life of being on stage and all the glamour and everything."

"There's a real life in there and then you have to do that while growing up... So there's going to be some growing pains and everybody is going to be watching. It's going to be entertaining!"

Listen to Bieber's new acoustic track, 'Nothing Like Us', below: