Monday, February 23, 1998 The University Daily Kansan Section A · Page 5 Vanilla Ice takes audience back To the Extreme days By Tamara Miller miller@kansan.com Kansan staff writer With short, platinum hair, a Nike tank top and a collage of tattoos, Vanilla Ice introduced himself as a new man Saturday to a capacity crowd at the Granada. "Check it out!" he rapped. "I'm not who I used to be." Armed with two turntables and two microphones, Vanilla Ice performed songs from his new album, Hard to Swallow, and his most successful album, To the Extreme. First, Vanilla Ice performed two songs from his new album. The performer rapped about his new image, having fun and smoking marijuana as his disc jockey, D.J. Zero, scratched away on the turntables. "I guess he was trying to reach the college students," said Mike Weiss, Champagne, Ill., junior. "I thought it was pretty funny." However, the new set soon gave way to old songs such as "Having a Roni" and "Ice. Ice Baby." "It's time to go back to the old school." Vanilla ice said. Vanilla ice: Mixed hits with new image The crowd sang along as Vanilla Ice performed the 1980s hit, "Ice, Ice Baby". An gel a gustin, Wichita freshman, said she came to the concert to see Vanilla Ice sing that song. "It completely reminds me of seventh grade." she said. "I think that's the only reason why anyone is here." Scott Gelb, Prairie Village sophomore, agreed. "I wanted the old-school Vanilla," he said. "The other stuff, anyone else could do." The performer ended the show after 40 minutes. The crowd booed until Vanilla Ice returned to the stage for an encore and performed two more songs. The show ended at approximately 11:30 p.m. Weiss said the performance was entertaining but too short. "I don't think I got my money's worth," he said. "For $10, I've seen bands play for over two hours." However, most people said they enjoyed the show. "He's much more than I expected. He was sassy," said Ani Cernich, Leawood junior. Rick Magni, Omaha sophomore, said he and his friends initially came to make fun of Vanilla ice but ended up enjoyting the show. But Magni said that he thought most people were still making fun of the performer. "I actually think he's doing really well," he said. "It's better because he got the crowd into it." "People were having a good time but at the same time making fun of him, too." he said. Agustin said she was impressed with Vanilla Ice's new image, because it was nothing like his old image. Weiss said he liked Vanilla ice's new songs and new image, but he was unconvinced that the performer had found God. "His songs contradict himself," he said. "I think he thinks hisGS." Commentary Hot lyrics melt hostilities Tour with Hammer, Snow could lead to world harmony By John Blakely Wilson Kansan staff writer Vanilla ice preaches like a modern-day Bob Dylan about love, life and being a man. A musclebound human tattoo with short bleachblond hair and a dark goatee screams a sermon at the top of his lungs on the Granada stage. Everybody in Laurence, Kansas who smokes marijuana, scream! Wanna smoke my joint? Wanna hit my bone? The words penetrate deep inside our psyche. This clear moment pounds away years of lies, knocking us back to easier days in middle school. The crowd shares a moment of beauty in of a dark time. This song goes out to all the ladies out there. I've got an ice cream cone for you to lick. More than seven years after Ice's rocket rise to the top of American culture, this man is still dope. Ice fought his way out of poverty to the top of the world. Wait a second — no, he's just another suburban white boy named Robert Van Winkle. Suddenly and without warning, the Granada erupts like an angry volcano as the "Ice, Ice Baby" beat, stolen from David Bowie and Queen, thunders. This is greater evidence of his immortality. Ice learned to rip off old rock melodies and profit from them before almost anyone else. The man sees things others can't. There would be no Puff Daddy without ice. Take heed 'cause I'm a lyrical poet, Miami's on the scene just in case you didn't know it, my style's like a chemical spill, feasible rhymes that you can vision and feel. Hype. Ice and Rush Limbaugh: blessed with talent on loan from God. Ice finishes his set less than an hour after he first captured the stage. Darkness ravages the world once again. "I'd let you backstage, but Ice left straight out the backdoor," one Granada security guard said. "He came with a huge fleet of security people who checked everybody who came in with metal detectors. He's scared for his safety." We cannot cope without you, Ice. Everybody loves you. Well, almost everybody. An Ice assassination in Lawrence? Who could be up to this: Fidel Castro, Saddam Hussein, maybe even Hitler? No, it must be someone more powerful. Maybe a coalition of two jealous souls. It could only be M.C. Hammer and Snow. These two 1980s equals of Ice are washed-up while Ice still glides. "U Can't Touch This" and "Informer" never quite equaled the legendary anthem, "Ice, Ice Baby." These men must be plotting for revenge. Where does the world go now? This is a black time, plagued by this possible rap war. Peace must be won. We can all get along, the formula for peace strikes as simple but powerful, like Ice's mind. A 1999 world tour must occur. A peace tour starring Ice, MC Hammer, and Snow and maybe New Kids on the Block. We could all jump back to our pasts, relive the beauty and goodness of growing up. It would sell out throughout the world. Like Ice says, "Show me the money!" Make peace between these enemy camps. Heal the world. $1,000 Scholarship Available BE A PART OF KU HISTORY... LEAD SUA !! 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