Friday, Bronx sensation Ice Spice released her highly anticipated debut album, Y2K!, now available via 10K Projects/Capitol Records. To mark the occasion, the Grammy-nominated rapper and pop culture icon lit up the Empire State Building in orange Thursday night. Earlier, Rolling Stone unveiled their Ice Spice cover (on stands September 1), and she continued her celebration by performing “Did It First” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Y2K! kicks off with the hard-hitting track “Phat Butt,” where Ice delivers punchy lines over booming bass: “Rap bitch on a pop chart, toastin' bitches like Pop-Tarts / You's a flop, bitch, knock it off, where the champagne? I'ma pop it off.” Fans are thrilled with the album's features, including Travis Scott (“Oh Shhh...”), Gunna (“Bitch I’m Packin’”), and Central Cee on the viral hit “Did It First.” The video for “Did It First” has amassed over 13M views, with the song climbing Spotify’s US (#34) and Global (#41) charts, becoming the #1 most added on Rhythm Radio, and inspiring over 100,000 TikTok creations with more than 1 billion views across social platforms.
Ice’s debut LP is packed with hits, such as the Sean Paul-sampling “Gimmie A Light” and the assertive “Think U The Shit (Fart),” which she recently performed at the 2024 BET Awards Y2K! showcases Ice's “diabolical knack for hooks,” as praised by Pitchfork, pairing her sharp, straightforward delivery with heavy bass beats from her frequent collaborator RiotUSA.
After dominating her hometown and a series of European festivals in early July, Ice will kick off the North American leg of her Y2K! WORLD TOUR on July 30 at The Anthem in Washington, DC. The tour includes stops at The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York City (August 6 and 7) and the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles (August 19).
Y2K! reinforces the momentum Ice gained with her 2023 debut EP, "Like..?", which landed her on year-end lists from Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, and more. Her hits “Munch (Feelin U),” the Platinum-selling “In Ha Mood,” and “Princess Diana” have propelled her to the top of the rap scene, earning her multiple awards, including two People’s Choice Awards, an MTV VMA, a BET Hip-Hop Award, and the Hitmaker Award at the 2024 Billboard Women In Music event. Ice Spice’s rise shows no signs of slowing down.
ICE SPICE: Y2K! WORLD TOUR 2024 DATES:
- Tue Jul 30 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
- Thu Aug 01 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater
- Fri Aug 02 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark
- Sun Aug 04 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
- Tue Aug 06 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17
- Wed Aug 07 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17
- Fri Aug 09 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit
- Sun Aug 11 – Toronto, ON – HISTORY
- Tue Aug 13 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
- Wed Aug 14 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
- Sat Aug 17 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
- Mon Aug 19 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
- Wed Aug 21 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater *
- Fri Aug 23 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
- Sun Aug 25 – Dallas, TX – The Factory Deep Ellum *
- Mon Aug 26 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
- Wed Aug 28 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
- Sat Aug 31 – Miami Beach, FL – The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater
*Non Live Nation Date
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