SUMMER ALBUM ROUNDUP : In Brief

1/2* Vanilla Ice, “Extremely Live,” SBK. Want a good laugh? Check out Ice’s inept rapping on this live album, recorded in Miami. Ice’s show is fairly entertaining because a talented supporting cast, strong beats and lots of razzle-dazzle can largely hide his rapping deficiencies. On a live album, though, there’s nowhere to hide.

Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor) to five (a classic).