Vanilla Ice Is Back!
Vanilla Ice Is Back! is a cover 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.
| Vanilla Ice Is Back! | ||||
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| Studio album (of cover songs) by | ||||
| Released | November 4, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, reggae, rap rock | |||
| Label | Cleopatra Records | |||
| Producer | Adam Hamilton | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| IGN | (3.7/10)[2] |
| In Utah This Week |  [3] |
Production and release
Vanilla Ice chose most of the songs for the record, but had no creative control over the production process.[4] The album was first released as a digital download on November 4, 2008,[5] and on digital compact disc on November 11, 2008.[1]
The cover is modeled after that of Elvis Presley's 1960 album Elvis Is Back!.
Reception
IGN reviewer Spence Abbott wrote: "From uninspired nu metal 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)."[2]
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 |
Samples
Buffalo Soldier
- "Change the Beat (Female Version)" by Beside
Insane in the Brain
- "Hits From the Bong" by Cypress Hill
References
- "Vanilla Ice Is Back!: Hip Hop Classics". Allmusic. Retrieved November 4, 2008.
- Abbott, Spence (November 24, 2008). "Review of Vanilla Ice Is Back!". IGN. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
- Sutherland, Spencer (March 25, 2009). "CD Review: Vanilla Ice, 'Ice is Back: Hip Hop Classics'". In Utah This Week. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011.
- Van Winkle, Rob (October 28, 2008). "Vanilla Ice Blog - NEW ALBUM!". Vanilla Ice.com. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- "ASIN: B001I1TU2Y". Retrieved 2008-11-05.