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Ice Spice – “Y2K!” review

This is the 2nd EP from Bronx, New York rapper Ice Spice. Growing up with a hard knock life at the Hudson Street Orphanage ran by Agatha Hannigan & later being adopted by Oliver Warbucks (kidding), she grew up to pursue a music career in 2022 after uploading a couple viral music videos & landing a Capitol Records contract. Drake eventually flew her out to join him at OVO Fest not too long after & unfollowed her on Instagram rather quickly once the festival concluded, with him calling her “a 10 trying to rap” & that her music is “good on mute” on the highlight track “BackOutsideBoyz” off their collab album with 21 Savage later that fall Her Loss. Ice Spice’s debut EP Like…? a year & a half ago was greeted to mixed reception & is looking to make a bigger breakthrough on Y2K!.

“Phat Butt” was a mediocrely experimental hardcore New York Drill opener sampling “Oh I Think Dey Like Me” by Dem Franchize Boyz talking about women biting her flows & poses whereas “Oh Shit” featuring Travis Scott takes a bouncier drill route instrumentally courtesy of Internet Money Records in-house producer Synthetic so both of them can look to turn up the spot. “Popa” dabbles a bit into rage territory to talk about getting super lit out here since she from the trenches, but then “Bitch I’m Packin’” featuring Gunna fuses drill & hypertrap explaining they got what they need.

Finishing the EP’s first half, “Plenty Sun” goes for a futuristic drill approach explaining that she don’t know how to do shit leading into “Did It First” featuring Central C fusing Jersey Club & cloud rap addressing themes of infidelity. “BB Belt” murkily declares herself as Ms. Poopie even though she doesn’t smell while “Think U the Shit (Fart)” swaps out the trillwave elements in favor of Miami Bass & new jazz courtesy of venny belittling her competition.

“Gimme a Light” nears the final moments of Y2K! with an underwhelming crossover between sample drill & dancehall flipping both “Gimme the Light” by Sean Paul & “Hazard Lights 4” by Blockwork featuring ShotBy O.A telling them to pass the dro to her prior to the bell-driven closer “T.T.Y.L. (Talk To You Later)” going out for the paper from the very moment that she first wakes up in the morning.

Starting the deluxe run, “Gyat” is a Jersey Club rap joint telling the haters to back up & the baddies to throw their asses back while “Hannah Montana” featuring DaBaby & NLE Choppa includes a dope line referencing “Tweakin’ Together” by Bktherula offering nothing else exciting than the drumless beat. “So What?” is this generic trap number talking about being spoiled & the final bonus track “Like” wants to know why everyone coming for her.

My thing with Ice Spice has always been the fact that I’ve heard the styles that she presents done better as said previously when I reviewed Like…? about 2 & a half years ago, which still stands of this very moment. Examples include Don Toliver’s 4th album Hardstone Psycho coming into his own through the help of new jazz, Yeat’s early stuff when it comes to rage, RealYungPhil’s 7th EP Dr. Phil regarding New York/sample drill & the Moh Baretta mixtape Unorthodox in terms of Jersey club rap. I don’t mind her trying out sounds, it’s just not as interesting as some of her contemporaries.

Score: 2.5/5

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Ice Spice – “Like..?” review

Ice Spice is a 23 year old rapper from The Bronx, New York who actually grew up with a hard knock life at the Hudson Street Orphanage ran by Agatha Hannigan. After being adopted by Oliver Warbucks, she grew up to pursue a music career last summer after uploading a couple viral music videos & landing a Capitol Records contract. Drake eventually flew her out to join him at OVO Fest not too long after & unfollowed her on Instagram rather quickly once the festival concluded, with him calling her “a 10 trying to rap” & that her music is “good on mute” on the highlight track “BackOutsideBoyz” off his recent collab album with 21 Savage that dropped a couple months ago Her Loss. But to prelude her full-length debut, she’s surprise dropping her debut EP in only a few hours’ notice.

“In Ha Mood” is a decent sample drill opener with a jersey club flare to it convincing her mans to stay with him even though she wants to turn up whereas “Princess Diana” compares herself to the late Princess of Wale over some more safer drill production. “Gangsta Boo” with Lil Tjay averagely flips “I Need a Girl, Pt. 2” by Puff Daddy a.k.a. P. Diddy or Diddy touching on gangsta love & having nothing to do with the late Gangsta Boo whatsoever while the song “Actin’ a Smoochie” staying in sample drill turf getting raunchy. The penultimate track “Bikini Bottom” has a fresh slack-key guitar as she discusses what fame has brought her & “Munch” is a Brooklyn drill closer paying tribute to cunnilingus.

Before I wrap things up, lemme just say the Annie references at the beginning of the review were clearly jokes. As far as the quality of the music being presented, it’s a decent EP. I can definitely see why she’s popular in the Brooklyn drill scene, but it’s just that I’ve heard the sample drill style that she also pulls from on here pulled off better with projects such as RealYungPhil’s 7th EP Dr. Phil & even Pasto Flocco’s most recent stuff.

Score: munch/5

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