The Best of Vanilla Ice
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The Best of Vanilla Ice is a greatest hits
album by American
rapper
Vanilla Ice
. Released in 1999 by Platinum Disc Records, it features songs from the rapper's major label albums To the Extreme
, Extremely Live
and Mind Blowin. The Best of Vanilla Ice was reissued by EMI
, and later Collectables Records
, with changes in the artwork each time, but no changes to the album's track listing.
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
album by American
United States
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rapper
Rapping
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Vanilla Ice
Vanilla Ice
Robert Matthew Van Winkle , best known by his stage name Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, extreme athlete and home improvement television personality...
. Released in 1999 by Platinum Disc Records, it features songs from the rapper's major label albums To the Extreme
To the Extreme
To the Extreme is the major label debut studio album of American rapper Robert "Vanilla Ice" Van Winkle. Released in 1990, it is Van Winkle's best selling album. The album was initially released in 1989 by independent record label Ichiban Records under the title Hooked. Van Winkle signed to SBK...
, Extremely Live
Extremely Live
-Charts:...
and Mind Blowin. The Best of Vanilla Ice was reissued by EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
, and later Collectables Records
Collectables Records
Collectables is a reissue record label founded in 1980 by Jerry Greene. Greene was previously associated with New York City's Times Square Record Shop, Philadelphia's Record Museum retail chain, and the Lost Nite and Crimson record labels....
, with changes in the artwork each time, but no changes to the album's track listing.
Track listing
- "Ice Ice BabyIce Ice Baby"Ice Ice Baby" is a hip hop song written by American rapper Vanilla Ice and DJ Earthquake. The song samples the bassline of "Under Pressure" by Queen and David Bowie, who did not initially receive songwriting credit or royalties until after it had become a hit...
" - 4:31 - "Get Wit' It"- 5:09
- "Play That Funky Music" (live)- 4:45
- "Roll 'Em Up"- 4:29
- "Rollin' in My 5.0Rollin' in My 5.0"Rollin' in my 5.0" is a hip hop song written by American rapper Vanilla Ice. The song samples Fly Like an Eagle by The Steve Miller Band, but unlike other artist sampled by Vanilla Ice, Steve Miller was honored by the sample and between 2009-2010, Vanilla Ice would sometimes join the Steve Miller...
" (live)- 4:17 - "Cool as Ice (Everybody Get Loose)"- 5:31
- "Hooked"- 4:52
- "I Love You"- 5:05
- "Ninja Rap"- 3:46
- "Satisfaction"- 3:43