Ice Baby
Ice-T Lyrics

Yo, VIP
Addressing his friends, Vanilla Ice gets ready to get into the party mood.

Let's kick it
He invites his friends to start the party.

Ice ice baby
He expresses himself in a cool, slick style.

All right stop
He asks everyone to pause for a moment and listen to his song.

Collaborate and listen
He invites his audience to join him in creating a fun atmosphere and listen to him.

Ice is back with a brand new invention
Vanilla Ice introduces himself as a new artist with something fresh and exciting.

Something grabs a hold of me tightly
He feels like he is under the influence of something, lost in his beat.

Flow like a harpoon daily and nightly
His rhyming flows very smoothly and is fast-paced like a harpoon, day and night.

Will it ever stop?
He's unsure if his creativity will ever stop.

Yo, I don't know
He confirms that he is unsure of what his future holds.

Turn off the lights and I'll glow
He claims that he will shine even when the world appears to be dark.

To the extreme I rock a mic like a vandal
He is a skilled rapper and is known to be a great performer.

Light up a stage and wax a chump like a candle
He is known for his excellence in entertaining people by lighting up the stage and making fun of others.

Dance
He invites his listeners to dance and enjoy the party atmosphere.

Go rush the speaker that booms
He encourages the partygoers to enjoy the loud music and dance along.

I'm killin' your brain like a poisonous mushroom
He claims that his music is addictive and can be harmful to the mind like a poisonous mushroom.

Deadly, when I play a dope melody
He boasts of his musical successes that nobody can match.

Anything less than the best is a felony
He makes it clear that he is only interested in the best musical achievements and anything less than that is a crime.

Love it or leave it
He tells his fans that they can either love his music or leave it.

You better gangway
He is asking anyone who is not impressed with his music to step aside and move out of the way.

You better hit bull's eye
He is challenging anyone who thinks they could do better than him, to hit the target like a bull's eye.

The kid don't play
He is not interested in playing around with his music and his performance is serious business.

And if there was a problem
He is confident that he can solve any problem that may arise.

Yo, I'll solve it
He says he has a solution for any issue that may come up in his life.

Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it
Vanilla Ice asks his fans to check out the beat while the DJ plays his music.

Now that the party is jumping
He points out that the party is lively and it's time for some serious fun.

With the bass kicked in, the Vegas are pumpin'
He is excited that everyone is enjoying the music and having a good time.

Quick to the point, to the point, no faking
He is getting straight to the point without any false pretenses.

I'm cooking MC's like a pound of bacon
Vanilla Ice is dominating the rap scene and overpowering other artists, his lyris are cooking and beating up the competition.

Burning 'em if you ain't quick and nimble
He is defeating other rappers that are slow and not as creative.

I go crazy when I hear a cymbal
He is so passionate about his music that even the simplest instrument can make him go wild.

And a hi-hat with a souped-up tempo
He enjoys performing to the beat of the simple hi-hat instrument that provides a pumping tempo.

I'm on a roll, it's time to go solo
He is getting ready to do a solo show on stage after his long stint with other artists.

Rollin' in my 5.0
He is driving in style in his 5.0-litre car, a symbol of luxury and prestige.

With my ragtop down so my hair can blow
He is proud of his hair and enjoys the open-top car so that his hair can flow freely in the wind.

The girlies on standby
He is so popular that the girls are standing by just to see him.

Waving just to say, 'Hi'
The girls are just waving to say hello.

Did you stop?
Someone asks him if he had stopped somewhere along the way.

No, I just drove by
Vanilla Ice replies that he didn't stop and just kept driving by.

Kept on pursuing to the next stop
He keeps on going and follows his trail to the next venue to entertain more fans.

I bust a left and I'm heading to the next block
He takes a turn and heads to the next block in his mission of entertaining his fans.

That block was dead
He arrives at a place where there are no fans or people around.

Yo, so I continued to A1A Beachfront Ave
He decides to go to A1A Beachfront Avenue, which he thinks will be more entertaining.

Girls were hot, wearing less than bikinis
He sees girls in bathing suits and expresses his admiration for their attractiveness.

Rockman lovers driving Lamborghini
People who appreciate rock music are driving Lamborghinis, a symbol of luxury and speed.

Jealous 'cause I'm out getting mine
He sarcastically tells people who are envious of his success that he is doing his best to achieve monetary success.

Shay with a gauge and Vanilla with a nine
He joins forces with his friend Shay, who has a firearm, to better protect themselves from any unforeseeable dangers.

Ready for the chumps on the wall
He is ready to face-off against his opponents, who are too scared to participate.

The chumps are acting ill because they're so full of eight ball
He is insulting people who are high on drugs and overreacting because they're too full of themselves.

Gunshots ranged out like a bell
The sound of gunshots rang loud like church bells and caught everyone's attention.

I grabbed my nine, all I heard were shells
Vanilla Ice also immediately pulls out his own firearm and all he could hear was the sound of shells dropping on the ground.

Fallin' on the concrete real fast
The shells from the gunshots were hitting the concrete and falling to the ground at high speeds.

Jumped in my car, slammed on the gas
He quickly got into his car and drove off as fast as he could.

Bumper to bumper the avenue's packed
The avenue is so crowded that cars are running bumper to bumper and traffic is congested.

I'm tryin' to get away before the jackers jack
He is now trying to escape the area before the criminals hurt him and jack his car.

Police on the scene
The police have arrived on the scene to protect the people from the jackers.

You know what I mean?
He asks his fans if they would understand his situation.

They passed me up, confronted all the dope fiends
The police didn't stop him because they had something more urgent to attend to, like confronting criminals who were taking or selling drugs.

If there was a problem
If there was any issue or situation that needed to be resolved.

Take heed, 'cause I'm a lyrical poet
He asks people to listen to him as he is a talented songwriter and rapper.

Miami's on the scene just in case you didn't know it
The police and authorities in Miami are active and keeping people safe, and he wants people to know it.

My town, that created all the bass sound
He is proud of his hometown that is famous for bass-heavy soundtracks in music.

Enough to shake and kick holes in the ground
The bass-heavy tracks create such a powerful bassline that it can shake and create holes in the ground..

My style's like a chemical spill
His music is so revolutionary and groundbreaking that it can be likened to a spillage of chemicals.

Feasible rhymes you can vision and feel
His lyrics are practical and his words are easy to understand, enabling listeners to envision and feel everything he is describing.

Conducted and formed, this is a hell of a concept
The song was created through a unique vision and has taken shape as a masterpiece.

We make it hype and you want to step with this
He and his friends have created an electric vibe, and he is sure that everyone wants to dance along to this beat.

Shay plays on the fade, slice it like a ninja
His friend Shay works on the sound effects to gradually end the song while improving the music, speed, and volume like a ninja.

Cut like a razor blade so fast
The sound effects are so skillful and precise that they cut like a razor blade at a very fast pace.

Other DJ's say, 'Damn'
Other DJs who listen to his song are amazed at how skillful he is and how powerful his music is.

If my rhyme was a drug
If his lyrics were a drug, people would be addicted to them.

I'd sell it by the gram
He is so confident about the quality of his music that he could sell it by weight if it were a physical drug.

Keep my composure when it's time to get loose
He maintains his calm and composure but still lets it loose on stage when he performs.

Magnetized by the mic when I kick my juice
He is in trance-like state when he performs with the microphone listening to his own rhythm making him magnetic.

Ice ice baby, Vanilla ice
He ends the song by repeating his name, distinguishing himself from all the other Vanilla's.

Yo man, let's get out of here
He suggests that it is time to leave because he is tired.

Word to your mother
He salutes his mother who is the biggest fan of his music.

Ice ice baby (too cold)
He ends the song with his signature phrase to keep fans hooked and wanting more.

Ice ice baby (too cold, too cold)
He repeats himself one last time, emphasizing that his music is too cold, i.e., too powerful and amazing to be forgotten quickly.