Released November 4, 2008 Release date 4 November 2008 | ||
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Genres Hip hop music, Rap rock, Reggae Similar Vanilla Ice albums, Hip hop music albums | ||
Vanilla Ice Is Back! is an 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.
Contents
Production, release and reception
The album was first released as a digital download on November 4, 2008, and on digital compact disc on November 11, 2008. According to Vanilla Ice, he did not have creative control over the production of the album, but he chose most of the songs. 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)."
The cover is based on Elvis Presley's 10th studio album: Elvis Is Back!.
Samples
Buffalo Soldier
Insane in the Brain
Songs
Ice Ice Baby4:12
You Dropped a Bomb on Me4:41
Fight the Power4:31