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Mind Blowin
Hip-Hop · 1994 · 17 tracks

Mind Blowin

Vanilla Ice

A gritty, bass-heavy pivot toward hardcore hip-hop. Gone is the neon pop-rap, replaced by smoky boom-bap and a defiant, raspy delivery.

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It's the 'Vanilla Ice goes gangsta' album you didn't know actually had some decent beats.

A defiant and gritty attempt at street credibility fueled by heavy bass and aggressive posturing.

Mind Blowin · vs · Vanilla Ice
Identity+2.8σ

The writing leans far further into identity than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 17 Tracks
01
Live Intro
0:52
02
Fame
4:15
03
Get ’Em Now
0:09
04
The Wrath
4:20
05
Roll ’Em Up
4:30
06
Hit ’Em Hard
3:11
07
Smooth Interlude
0:31
08
Now & Forever
3:40
09
Iceman Party
3:34
10
Oh My Gosh
3:26
11
Minutes of Power
3:51
12
I Go Down
3:28
13
Bullet on the Chart
0:28
14
Phunky Rhymes
3:47
15
Blowin’ My Mind
3:18
16
Son of a Gun
0:08
17
Get Loose
3:40
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden shift to a nasal, high-pitched delivery on The Wrath that sounds nothing like his debut.
Thick, funk-heavy basslines on Roll Em Up that signal a move toward West Coast G-funk aesthetics.
The aggressive, almost desperate energy of the delivery on Hit Em Hard.
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