W.T.F. (Wisdom, Tenacity and Focus), also known as W.T.F. or just WTF, is the sixth 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.
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| Released | August 30, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2010 | |||
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| Length | 51:26 | |||
| Label | Radium | |||
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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
editThe 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
editThe 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
editAll tracks are written by Vanilla Ice
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Turn It Up" | Vanilla Ice and Rod-J | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Rock Star Party" | Vanilla Ice | 2:38 |
| 3. | "Good Times" (featuring Cowboy Troy) | Vanilla Ice, Rod-J and Cowboy Troy | 4:05 |
| 4. | "Cadillac Ninjaz" | Vanilla Ice | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Nightmare Disco" | Vanilla Ice | 3:03 |
| 6. | "Born on Halloween" (featuring Insane Clown Posse) | Vanilla Ice and Violent J | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Wit Dat" | Vanilla Ice | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Bought & Sold" (featuring Ruckus) | Vanilla Ice and La tha Darkman | 3:45 |
| 9. | "My Way" (featuring Ruckus) | Vanilla Ice | 3:37 |
| 10. | "5446" | Vanilla Ice | 3:08 |
| 11. | "Oh Momma" | Vanilla Ice | 1:36 |
| 12. | "Impossible Mission" | Vanilla Ice and Rod-J | 2:23 |
| 13. | "Hooked" (Unplugged) | Vanilla Ice and DeShay | 1:55 |
| 14. | "King of the Daredevils (skit)" | Evil Knievel | 2:09 |
| 15. | "Da Ha Da Ha" (featuring Cowboy Troy) | Cowboy Troy | 5:05 |
| 16. | "Bought & Sold" (Brandon Bishop remix) | Vanilla Ice and La tha Darkman | 3:15 |
| Total length: | 51:26 | ||
Samples
editBorn on Halloween
- "This Is Halloween" by the cast of The Nightmare Before Christmas
5446
Oh Momma
References
edit- ^ World Radio History [dead link]
- ^ Bilinski, Michael (August 3, 2009). "New album from Vanilla Ice". Philadelphia: Underground Music Examiner.
- ^ "Sweet Tweets... with a Side of Vanilla Ice! | Lopez Tonight". Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ a b c d e Vanilla Ice (Feb 18, 2010). "9324195822". Twitter. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ Brundage, Kurt M. (17 May 2010). "New album! WTF Now available!". Ultrax. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "WTF: Vanilla Ice: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Wtf by Vanilla Ice". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ^ "Vanilla Ice "WTF" CD - Vanilla Ice". Indiemerch.com. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ^ Twitter / You can pre order the new album WTF on Vanillaice.com now ! Calabs with @ICP , Slim Thug, @Cowboy Troy, @Mike Clark, and more.
- ^ 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 !