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Ice MC (born Ian Campbell, 22 March 1965) is a British rapper who started his professional music career in Italy when he got signed to Robyx and made his debut with the single " Easy". He's best known for the
In 1989 in Italy, Ice MC met singer and artist
At the end of 2002, he decided to return to Italy and to contact Roberto Zanetti again. Together they started writing some new material and, at the beginning of 2004, they began recording a new album, ''Cold Skool''.
In 2012 a new single "Out Tonight" featuring Giulia Gal was released and in 2013 the new remixes by Enfortro & Dirty Disciples were released.
In 2017, the single featuring Nico Heinz and Max Kuhn including an official video were released.
Booking website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ice MC 1965 births English people of Jamaican descent Black British male rappers English male rappers Club DJs Eurodance musicians Hip house musicians People from Nottingham Living people
Eurodance
Euro-Dance (sometimes referred to as Euro-NRG, Euro-electronica or Euro) is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s in Europe. It combines many elements of hip hop, techno, Hi-NRG, house music, and Euro-Disco. Thi ...
hit singles "Take Away the Colour
"Take Away the Colour" is a 1993 song by British Eurodance artist Ice MC. It was released as the first single from his third album, ''Ice'n'Green'' (1994), on which it appears as third track, and his ninth single overall. It was written and produc ...
", " Think About the Way" "and "It's a Rainy Day
"It's a Rainy Day" is a song by British, Italy based Eurodance artist Ice MC, released in August 1994 as the third single from his third album, ''Ice'n'Green'' (1994), on which it appears in two versions, and his eleventh single overall. Written a ...
". The Ice MC hits are most notable for being the first songs in the Eurodance
Euro-Dance (sometimes referred to as Euro-NRG, Euro-electronica or Euro) is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s in Europe. It combines many elements of hip hop, techno, Hi-NRG, house music, and Euro-Disco. Thi ...
genre to blend raggamuffin style rap with female singing choruses. Italian producer and singer Roberto Zanetti
Roberto Zanetti (born 28 November 1956) is an Italian singer and music producer from Massa, Tuscany. As a singer, he is known under the stage name Savage and as a music producer he uses the alias Robyx.
In 1989, he recorded " I Just Died in Yo ...
(a.k.a. Robyx) and his music team produced the Ice MC hits while simultaneously producing hits for other major '90s artists like Double You, Alexia, and Corona.
Career
The first albums
In 1989 in Italy, Ice MC met singer and artist Roberto Zanetti
Roberto Zanetti (born 28 November 1956) is an Italian singer and music producer from Massa, Tuscany. As a singer, he is known under the stage name Savage and as a music producer he uses the alias Robyx.
In 1989, he recorded " I Just Died in Yo ...
(also as composer known as Savage and producer as Robyx). Their first single called " Easy", made in a hip-house style, came out in 1989. It became successful all over Europe, reaching the top 5 in Italy and the top 3 in Germany. The two next singles, "Cinema" and " Scream", and the subsequent debut album, ''Cinema'' (released later in 1990), were also successful. In 1992 his second LP, ''My World'', came out but failed to achieve the success of its predecessor.
The most successful hits
His third album, '' Ice'n'Green'', was released in 1994 and featured Alexia on vocals. Three of his most successful songs, " Think about the Way", "It's a Rainy Day
"It's a Rainy Day" is a song by British, Italy based Eurodance artist Ice MC, released in August 1994 as the third single from his third album, ''Ice'n'Green'' (1994), on which it appears in two versions, and his eleventh single overall. Written a ...
" and "Take Away the Colour
"Take Away the Colour" is a 1993 song by British Eurodance artist Ice MC. It was released as the first single from his third album, ''Ice'n'Green'' (1994), on which it appears as third track, and his ninth single overall. It was written and produc ...
", made the charts all over the world. For the third album Ice MC adopted an all new dreadlocks look and utilised Jamaican style rap, known as raggamuffin. The album was also released in the US, where the two biggest singles saw substantial club play and moderate dance music radio airplay. In 1995, ''Ice'n'Green – The Remix Album'' was released. This contained various remix
A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...
es of previous hit single
A hit song, also known as a hit record, hit single or simply a hit, is a recorded song or instrumental that becomes broadly popular or well-known. Although ''hit song'' means any widely played or big-selling song, the specific term ''hit record' ...
s.
Collaboration with Masterboy
In 1996, Ice MC decided to leave Zanetti and Alexia due to some disagreements. Shortly after that a new album, ''Dreadatour'', (produced by Masterboy producer Enrico Zabler) was released. The hit from the album was " Give Me the Light", the second Single-Release from "Dreadatour" was "Music For Money" also produced by Enrico Zabler from Masterboy also the Album-Tracks "Never Stop Believing" and "It's Up To You". The Album "Dreadatour" itself was not a commercial success.Since 2002
At the end of 2002, he decided to return to Italy and to contact Roberto Zanetti again. Together they started writing some new material and, at the beginning of 2004, they began recording a new album, ''Cold Skool''.
In 2012 a new single "Out Tonight" featuring Giulia Gal was released and in 2013 the new remixes by Enfortro & Dirty Disciples were released.
In 2017, the single featuring Nico Heinz and Max Kuhn including an official video were released.
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Other singles: *1997: "Bebop the Night" (original soundtrack "Wilde Zeiten") *1997: "Energy" (original soundtrack "Wilde Zeiten") *1998: "Busy Body" (unreleased single produced by Gary Jones, one of the co-producers of E-Rotic) *2013: "Out Tonight (Enfortro vs. Dirty Principle Edit)" *2017: "Do the Dip" (feat. Nico Heinz & Max Kuhn)References
External links
Booking website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ice MC 1965 births English people of Jamaican descent Black British male rappers English male rappers Club DJs Eurodance musicians Hip house musicians People from Nottingham Living people