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 | |||
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| Label | Cleopatra | |||
| 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 he says he had no creative control over the production process. The album was first released as a digital download on November 4, 2008,[4] 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 2008" | 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 16, 2011.
- "ASIN: B001I1TU2Y". Retrieved 2008-11-05.