Vanilla Ice Is Back!

Vanilla Ice Is Back!
Remix album by Vanilla Ice
Released November 4, 2008
Genre Hip hop
Label Cleopatra Records
Vanilla Ice chronology
The Best of Vanilla Ice
(1999)		 Vanilla Ice Is Back!
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
IGN (3.7/10)[2]
In Utah This Week [3]

Vanilla Ice Is Back! is a remix album by the rapper Vanilla Ice. Released in 2008 by Cleopatra Records, it is a cover album containing covers of several popular hip hop tracks, as well as one reggae selection: "Buffalo Soldier", originally performed by Bob Marley.

Production, release and reception

The album was first released as a digital download on November 4, 2008,[4] and on compact disc on November 11, 2008.[5][6] According to Vanilla Ice, he did not have creative control over the production of the album, but he chose most of the songs.[7] IGN reviewer Spence D. wrote "From uninspired rap/rock interpretations to thin voiced funk interpretations on down to the poor synth break beats, [the album] is an embarrassing endeavor that sounds like it should have stayed locked inside Ice's studio (or at the very least leaked on YouTube and passed off as a piss take)."[8]

The cover is based on Elvis Presley's 10th studio album: Elvis Is Back!.

Track listing

No. Title Original performer Length
1. "Ice Ice Baby"   Vanilla Ice 4:16
2. "You Dropped a Bomb on Me"   The Gap Band 4:45
3. "Fight the Power"   Public Enemy 4:31
4. "Jump Around"   House of Pain 3:14
5. "Baby Got Back"   Sir Mix-a-Lot 4:20
6. "You Gots to Chill"   EPMD 3:40
7. "I Got It Made"   Special Ed 3:41
8. "Buffalo Soldier"   Bob Marley 3:44
9. "Treat 'Em Right"   Chubb Rock 4:45
10. "Insane in the Brain"   Cypress Hill 3:46
11. "Ice Ice Baby (Rock Hero Mix)"   Vanilla Ice 4:10
12. "Ice Ice Baby (Club Crasher Mix)"   Vanilla Ice 4:27
13. "Ice Ice Baby (New Romantic Mix)"   Vanilla Ice 4:53

References

  1. ^ http://allmusic.com/album/vanilla-ice-is-back-hip-hop-classics-r1442718
  2. ^ IGN review
  3. ^ In Utah This Week review
  4. ^ "ASIN: B001I1TU2Y". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001I1TU2Y/. Retrieved 2008-11-05. 
  5. ^ "ASIN: B001GF9M5W". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001GF9M5W/. Retrieved 2008-11-05. 
  6. ^ "Overview of Ice Is Back: Hip Hop Classics". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1442718. Retrieved 2008-11-04. 
  7. ^ Van Winkle, Rob (October 28, 2008). "Vanilla Ice Blog - NEW ALBUM!". Vanilla Ice.com. http://www.vanillaice.com/blog.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-04. 
  8. ^ Spence D. (November 24, 2008). "Review of Vanilla Ice Is Back!". IGN. http://music.ign.com/articles/933/933529p1.html. Retrieved 2009-02-27. 
Vanilla Ice
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"Play That Funky Music" · "Hooked" · "Go Ill" · "Ice Ice Baby" · "Satisfaction" · "I Love You" · "Stop That Train" · "Ninja Rap" · "Cool As Ice" · "Rollin' in My 5.0" · "Road to My Riches" · "Get Loose" · " "The Wrath" · "Roll 'Em Up" · Too Cold" · "Situation. Normal. All. Fucked. Up." · "Stomping Through The Bayou" · "A.D.D." · "Unbreakable"  · "Ice Ice Baby 2001" · "Nothing is Real" · "Get Your Ass Up"  · "Tha Weed Song"  · "Hot Sex"  · "Detonator"  · "Survivor"  · "Ninja Rap 2"  · "Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)"  · "Born on Halloween"  · "Rock Star Party"
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