Vanilla Ice
Texas rapper Robert van Winkle, better known as Vanilla Ice, is best remembered for his hit single Ice Ice Baby, which became the first hip-hop single to go to number one on the US Billboard charts, and tracks such as Play That Funky Music, It's A Party and Dancin. His current live performances feature a mix of his old hits as well as new material with a rock and old-school hip-hop influence, which he performs together with a live drummer and DJ.
Stanley Burrell, the Californian rapper, preacher, actor, flamboyant dancer and entrepreneur burst onto the music scene in 1986 under the pseudonym MC Hammer. He achieved success with hit tracks such as U Can't Touch This, Have You Seen Her, Pray, Too Legit To Quit, Addams Groove and Pumps And A Bump.
German electronic pop group Snap! first hit the charts with their track The Power, going to number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first rap single to top the UK charts at number one. This success was rapidly followed by other hits but the Eurodance project's biggest smash hit remains Rhythm Is A Dancer, which was released in 1992. The dance track peaked at number five on the US Billboard charts at number one in Britain and other countries around the world.
Shows start at 8pm and tickets are available from Computicket at between R200 and R450.
