W.T.F. (Wisdom, Tenacity and Focus)

W.T.F. (Wisdom, Tenacity and Focus), also known as W.T.F. or just WTF, is the sixth and, to date, most recent studio album by American rapper Robert Van Winkle, known as Vanilla Ice. Scheduled for a 2009 release, it was officially released as a digital download on August 30, 2011, through Radium Records, executive produced by Vanilla Ice, Nick DeTomaso and Mark Mehwald.

W.T.F. (Wisdom, Tenacity and Focus)
Studio album by
Vanilla Ice
ReleasedAugust 30, 2011 (2011-08-30)
Recorded2008–10
Genre
LabelRadium
Vanilla Ice chronology
Vanilla Ice Is Back!
(2008)		 W.T.F. (Wisdom, Tenacity and Focus)
(2011)
Singles from W.T.F. (Wisdom, Tenacity And Focus)
  1. "Turn It Up"
    Released: July 4, 2010
  2. "Born on Halloween"
    Released: October 9, 2010
  3. "Rock Star Party"
    Released: April 26, 2011

In contrast to some previous releases by Van Winkle, the album included notable active collaborators Cowboy Troy and the Insane Clown Posse, both artists that Van Winkle has been an open fan of. It also includes songs with a variety of genre influences, ranging from straightforward hip hop to rap rock to country music and others. The album sold just 1,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Music.[1]

History

The album was first announced on Robert Van Winkle's Twitter account under the title Yesterday Is History, Tomorrow Is A Mystery, scheduled for an initial 2009 release on StandBy Records.[2] The album was completed in February 2010, and it was announced that its new title would be WTF, an initialism for Wisdom, Tenacity and Focus.[3][4][5] On May 17, 2010, the album's track listing was revealed through Van Winkle's official website.[6] The album was officially released on Radium Records as a digital download through Amazon MP3 and iTunes on August 30, 2011.[7][8] The album has since been released on CD by Radium Records[9] following the success of his reality show The Vanilla Ice Project.

Music

The album touches upon diverse musical genres, including hip hop,[4][5] acoustic,[4][5] country[4][5] and techno.[4][5] It features guest appearances by Violent J of Insane Clown Posse and Cowboy Troy.[10][11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Vanilla Ice

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Turn It Up"Vanilla Ice and Rod-J3:24
2."Rock Star Party"Vanilla Ice2:38
3."Good Times" (featuring Cowboy Troy)Vanilla Ice, Rod-J and Cowboy Troy4:05
4."Cadillac Ninjaz"Vanilla Ice3:13
5."Nightmare Disco"Vanilla Ice3:03
6."Born on Halloween" (featuring Insane Clown Posse)Vanilla Ice and Violent J4:05
7."Wit Dat"Vanilla Ice4:05
8."Bought & Sold" (featuring Ruckus)Vanilla Ice and La tha Darkman3:45
9."My Way" (featuring Ruckus)Vanilla Ice3:37
10."5446"Vanilla Ice3:08
11."Oh Momma"Vanilla Ice1:36
12."Impossible Mission"Vanilla Ice and Rod-J2:23
13."Hooked" (Unplugged)Vanilla Ice and DeShay1:55
14."King of the Daredevils (skit)"Evil Knievel2:09
15."Da Ha Da Ha" (featuring Cowboy Troy)Cowboy Troy5:05
16."Bought & Sold" (Brandon Bishop remix)Vanilla Ice and La tha Darkman3:15
Total length:51:26

Samples

Born on Halloween

5446

Oh Momma

References
  1. World Radio History
  2. Bilinski, Michael (August 3, 2009). "New album from Vanilla Ice". Philadelphia: Underground Music Examiner.
  3. "Sweet Tweets... with a Side of Vanilla Ice! | Lopez Tonight". Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  4. Brundage, Kurt M. (19 February 2010). "Vanilla Ice's new album – WTF – Pre-orders". Ultrax. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  5. Vanilla Ice (Feb 18, 2010). "9324195822". Twitter. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  6. Brundage, Kurt M. (17 May 2010). "New album! WTF Now available!". Ultrax. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  7. "WTF: Vanilla Ice: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  8. "iTunes - Music - Wtf by Vanilla Ice". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  9. "Vanilla Ice "WTF" CD - Vanilla Ice". Indiemerch.com. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  10. Twitter / You can pre order the new album WTF on Vanillaice.com now ! Calabs with @ICP , Slim Thug, @Cowboy Troy, @Mike Clark, and more.
  11. Twitter / Vanilla Ice: Check this out, It just recorded a song for the new record WTF with @ICP called Born On Halloween, wait till you hear it! Whoop whoop !
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