Y2K!
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| Released | July 26, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 2023 – March 2024 | |||
| Genre | Drill • hip hop | |||
| Length | 23:18 | |||
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| Producer | RIOTUSA • Joshua Goldin-McCarthy • Synthetic • upmadeit • DJH • Ojivolta • Lily Kaplan • venny | |||
| Ice Spice chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Y2K! | ||||
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Y2K! is the debut studio album by American rapper Ice Spice. It was released under 10K Projects and Capitol Records on July 26, 2024. The album contains guest appearances from Travis Scott, Gunna, and Central Cee.
Background and development
American rapper Ice Spice's career had humble beginnings, as she started rapping in 2021 and released a few songs.[1][2] In September 2022, she signed a record deal with 10K Projects, which serves as an imprint of Capitol Records.[3] Ice Spice gained popularity during the release of her debut extended play, Like..? (2023).[4] Ice Spice achieved four top 10 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100—"Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" with PinkPantheress, "Karma" by Taylor Swift, and "Princess Diana" and "Barbie World" with Nicki Minaj.[5]
On January 31, 2024, Spice announced that her debut studio album, titled Y2K!, will arrive in 2024. She has stated that it is almost finished, and a "crazy collaboration" had been "locked in" two days prior to the interview being conducted.[6][7] On June 5, 2024, Ice Spice revealed the album cover, along with the release date: July 26, 2024. According to Billboard's Michael Saponara, the "NYC-themed cover art [...] finds her rocking revealing jean shorts along with green boots, her hands on a concrete wall as she stands outside a subway station next to a fire hydrant. "Y2K" is spray painted in hot pink on a trash can."[8][9]
On July 12, 2024, Spice and Central Cee released "Did It First", described by Uproxx as a half-Jersey club, half-UK drill track that was "100% [Ice Spice's] own" with a distinctive "propulsive" sound.[10]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian |   |
The album received generally favorable reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album received an average score of 71 based on 4 reviews.[11]
Alexis Petridis of The Guardian wrote that the album is "wilfully trashy, brief and throwaway".[12]
Tour
On June 5th, along with the album announcement, the rapper announced the Y2K! World Tour with 25 dates across Europe and North America. The tour began with its European leg on July 4 at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Fellow rapper Cash Cobian is set to be the opening act of the leg for the North American dates.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Phat Butt" | RiotUSA | 2:09 | |
| 2. | "Oh Shh..." (with Travis Scott) |
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| 2:41 |
| 3. | "Popa" |
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| 2:39 |
| 4. | "Bitch I'm Packin'" (with Gunna) |
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| 2:42 |
| 5. | "Plenty Sun" |
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| 2:41 |
| 6. | "Did It First" (with Central Cee) |
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| 1:58 |
| 7. | "BB Belt" |
| RiotUSA | 1:56 |
| 8. | "Think U the Shit (Fart)" |
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| 2:21 |
| 9. | "Gimmie a Light" |
| RiotUSA | 2:06 |
| 10. | "TTYL" |
| RiotUSA | 2:03 |
| Total length: | 23:18 | |||
Personnel
- Ice Spice – vocals
- Mike Dean – mastering, mixing (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 10)
- Colin Leonard – mastering (tracks 8, 9)
- Sean Solymar – mixing (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 10)
- Dayron "Slayron" Hammond – mixing, engineering (tracks 8, 9)
- RiotUSA – engineering (tracks 2, 8, 9), programming (8)
- Tommy Rush – immersive mix engineering, mixing assistance (tracks 1–7, 10)
- Kaleb "KQuick" Rollins – immersive mix engineering (tracks 8, 9)
- Augusto Sanchez – immersive mix engineering (track 8)
References
- ^ Pierre, Alphonse (September 2, 2022). "Ice Spice's "Munch (Feelin' U)" Is the New York Rap Song of the Summer We've Been Waiting For". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ P, Gabe (host) (May 17, 2022). Ice Spice On Toosii Cosign, Teases Music w/ Dusty Locane, Shani Boni, "Name Of Love" Blowing Up (YouTube video). On the Radar. Archived from the original on September 23, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ Stutz, Colin (September 30, 2022). "Inside Track: Music Biz Gets Back-to-School With Exec Moves, Deals for Ice Spice, Blondshell, d4vd & More". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ Gardner, Alex; Fife, Carter; Aguilar, Andrea (August 30, 2022). "Best New Artists of the Month". Pigeons & Planes. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "Ice Spice Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ Madarang, Charisma (January 30, 2024). "Ice Spice Reveals Y2K Debut Album Arrives This Year, Teases 'Crazy Collaboration'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ Ordonez, Eli (January 31, 2024). "Ice Spice Confirms Debut Album Y2K Will Drop in 2024". NME. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ Saponara, Michael (June 5, 2024). "Ice Spice's Y2K Finally Has a Release Date: See the NYC-Themed Cover Art". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ Strauss, Matthew (June 5, 2024). "Ice Spice Announces Tour and Release Date for Debut Album Y2K!". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ https://uproxx.com/music/ice-spice-central-cee-did-it-first-video/
- ^ "Y2K". Metacritic. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (July 26, 2024). "Ice Spice: Y2K! review – wilfully trashy wordplay from wily new rap star". The Guardian.