In 2007, Ice returned to a spin-off of "The Surreal Life" titled "", where he again trashed the set after being voted off. In September 2008, Ice signed a contract with Cleopatra Records, recording the cover album "Vanilla Ice Is Back!" at the label's request. The album was released on November 4, 2008, and contained covers of songs by Public Enemy, House of Pain, Bob Marley, and Cypress Hill. IGN reviewer Spence D. called the album "an embarrassing endeavor that sounds like it should have stayed locked inside Ice's studio (or at the very least leaked on YouTube and passed off as a piss take)." On February 27, 2009, Ice performed as part of a joint performance with MC Hammer in Orem, Utah, called "Hammer Pants And Ice", which featured twenty four dancers and a full choir.