Back 2 Back Hits: M.C. Hammer/Vanilla Ice: Amazon.ca: Music

1. U Can't Touch This

2. Addams Groove

3. 2 Legit 2 Quit

4. Pray

5. Have You Seen Her

6. Ice Ice Baby

7. Cool As Ice (Everybody Get Loose)

8. I Love You (Live)

9. Play That Funky Music (Live)

10. Dancin'

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5.0 out of 5 stars Stella ===> Rocky ===> STEAK, Jun 15 2004

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This review is from: Back 2 Back Hits (Audio CD)

Mmm..Mmm...GOOD!

Rappers don't really get any stars, they get 'shrooms.

Thx Amazon
"You can't touch this"

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5.0 out of 5 stars Smart concept to put two popular rappers on one CD!, May 29 2004

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Preston L. Moreaux (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Back 2 Back Hits (Audio CD)

When I saw this in 1997, I went "Long overdue!" They are the true reasons why rap albums spent 37 weeks at Number One on the Billboard 200 in 1990 and 1991! They were two different artists to me, even though they wore nearly the same kinds of glittery outfits. MC Hammer's songs concentrated on repetition and addictive hooks, while Vanilla Ice focuses more on his rap style riding over very catchy but daring dance tracks! But there is more an emphasis toward hip-hop than the pop labels given to them. They are surprisingly street too! This album has a lot of energy on most of it--it will have you dancing for days!!!! Along with Run-DMC and other artists before them, they helped rap become huge during the '90s. Even though their later albums never matched their most successful ones, they are still classic artists to me! The last Hammer song weaves very well into the first Ice song on this album. They were two of Capitol-EMI's most successful artists at the time, and it was smart for Capitol-EMI Special Markets to release this. I hope that each of them consider making another album like that and have everybody dancing again. They were really at the top of their games with their music.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Life is worth living... now., Mar 14 2004

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J. Crabtree "josh11778" (Lubbock, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This CD is an amalgam, a confluence if you will, of two radically different artists audio masterpieces. As everyone knows, "rap" music was invented in 1990 by Master of Ceremonies Hammer (or "MC Hammer", as he was known on the streets). The Hammer had tired of the drivel that emanated from the speakers whenever he turned the radio on. Hammer decided it was time, no... "Hammer Time", to make an album of music that would cause no less than a paradigm shift in the world's pop music scene. His Piece d' Resistance, "(yo)U can't touch this", garnered nationwide critical praise. The song was an infusion of street beats and quirky synths, and rife with Hammer's patented brand of bragadoccio and swagger. Perhaps Hammer's most stunning artistic achievement, "Have You Seen Her", is a tender ballad which showcased crisp beats and complex contrapuntal textures. As Hammer is also a high ranking member of Mensa, it surprised no one to hear such insightful and witty lyrics as "The girl is hard to see, like an unseen DJ". But Hammer knows that the formula for Success has a very important variable: God. With the release of "Pray", Hammer lets you know that he doesn't just have a closet full of baggy pants and a trophy case full of music awards... he also has a Bible. Well, as if having a disc full of Hammer's Sonic mastery weren't enough, included are tracks by his Protege, Vanilla Ice. Vanilla Ice began writing music under Hammer's auspices, and soon the student overtook the teacher. Vanilla literally turned the music industry on its head with "Ice Ice Baby", an obvious metaphor for the cold and unrelenting misery that everyone feels as they come to the painful realization that we are truly alone in this world. Vanilla also had impressive production skills, as is evident on his masterpiece "Dancin". The fast, schizophrenic editing and choppy beats have influenced such artists as Aphex Twin and Conway Twitty. Do yourself a favor, and purchase this CD as soon as possible. You will improve your quality of life by tenfold.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect collaboration
MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice is two rap legends, and without them, I don't think that rap music would be such a big deal. Read more

Published on Mar 11 2004 by Jens Barslund

3.0 out of 5 stars Wack to Wack hits.
Actually, this is perfect for the person, like me, who can't bring themselves to own an entire disc from these two, but wants the hits of theirs. Read more

Published on Feb 25 2004 by H3@+h