Ice Spice Talks Inspiration For “Y2K” Album

Ice Spice was born on January 1, 2000. The Bronx native got here into the world on the identical day the Y2K bug was supposed to finish the world.

Later this 12 months, Ice Spice will drop her debut studio album, Y2K. The 24-year-old rapper spoke to Zane Lowe for Apple Music’s New Music Day by day. She talked in regards to the inspiration for her upcoming challenge.

“Fortunately, I had my mother, so rising up I’d see her actually embody the Y2K aesthetic in its truest type,” Spice said. “It’s duck nails, it’s a tramp stamp. It’s brown lip liner irrespective of the place you go. So fortunately I had her as my inspo rising up.”

The Grammy-nominated hitmaker additionally mentioned the Y2K title throughout her interview with Zane Lowe.

“I’ve a ebook stuffed with pages of album names and completely different concepts, and I simply actually discover the sweetness and ease,” Spice defined. “I used to be identical to, ‘ what? I would like it to be brief. I don’t need it to be this tremendous lengthy phrase.’”

Ice Spice launched Like..? in January 2023. That Capitol Data launch contained the singles “Munch (Feelin’ U),” “In Ha Temper” and “Princess Diana” with Nicki Minaj. As a style of the forthcoming album, Ice Spice dropped “Gimmie A Gentle” on Friday (Might 10).