Rapper Vanilla Ice to perform here

JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta rap music fans will be in for a rare treat when rap musician Vanilla Ice performs at the M-Club, Blok M, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, on July 29 at 8 p.m.

Organized by PT Buena Produktama, which also invited Run DMC last year, Vanilla Ice will also perform in Bandung (at Studio East) on July 30 and in Surabaya on July 31. Tickets for the show are priced at between Rp 50,000 and Rp 60,000 each.

Born Robbie Van Winkle in Miami in l968, Vanilla Ice was discovered by noted disc jockey Darrell J. in l990. In the same year, he launched his first album To the Extreme which included hit song Ice Ice Baby. The album sold about 15 million copies.

In his concert, Vanilla Ice will perform his newest songs from his new album Mind Blowin.

He has also had roles in several movies such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Secret of the Ooze and Cool as Ice. (raw)