WTF is the sixth studio album by American rapper Vanilla Ice

Vanilla Ice

Robert Matthew Van Winkle , best known by his stage name Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, extreme athlete and home improvement television personality...

. Originally scheduled for a 2009 release, it was officially released as a digital download on August 30, 2011 through Radium Records.

History

The album was first announced on Robert Van Winkle

Vanilla Ice

Robert Matthew Van Winkle , best known by his stage name Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, extreme athlete and home improvement television personality...

's Twitter

Twitter

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 account under the title Yesterday Is History, Tomorrow Is A Mystery, scheduled for an initial 2009 release on StandBy Records

StandBy Records

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. The album was completed in February 2010, and it was announced that its new title would be WTF, an initialism

Acronym and initialism

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 for Wisdom, Tenacity and Focus. On May 17, 2010, the album's track listing was revealed through Van Winkle's official website. The album was officially released on August 30, 2011 as a digital download

Music download

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 through Amazon MP3

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 and iTunes

ITunes

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 on Radium Records.

Music

The album touches upon diverse musical genres, including hip hop

Hip hop music

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, acoustic

Acoustic music

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, country

Country music

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 and techno

Techno

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. It features guest appearances by Insane Clown Posse

Insane Clown Posse

Insane Clown Posse is an American hip hop duo from Detroit, Michigan. The group is composed of Joseph Bruce and Joseph Utsler, who perform under the respective personas of the "wicked clowns" Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope. Insane Clown Posse performs a style of hardcore hip hop known as horrorcore...

 and Cowboy Troy

Cowboy Troy

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.

Track listing