Nothing says dystopia like Ice Spice throwing out bars about poopy, diapers and homewrecking. Her new album “Y2K!” dropped this summer in light of the Central Cee drama and her recent success in the music industry. At first listen, this album is nothing new or revolutionary for Ice Spice considering her use of the same drill beats and instrumentals that got her famous in the first place. The lyrics are a whole different story. Each song seems to tell the same story of how Ice Spice is better than any other woman and could steal anyone’s man, with the occasional mention of poop thrown in which I simply cannot ignore in this review.
I have long been confused with Ice Spice’s obsession with pooping and farting, as she mentions it in so many songs not only in this album but in others as well. In her song “Gimme A Light” she says, “Bitch I’m Miss poopie like I need a diaper”. She mentions being “Miss Poopie” again in her song “BB Belt” where she says, “I’m Miss Poopie but I never smell”. The eighth song on the track is entitled, “Think U The Shit (Fart)”, where the iconic bar, “Think you the shit bitch, you not even the fart” is dropped. Admittedly, this is one of the few bars that I actually like because I can not help how much it makes me laugh. After forcing my roommate to listen to this album with me, she told me that she was just as confused as I was about the poop situation.
In all seriousness, this album was a disappointment from start to finish. The bars and instrumentals were nothing to be remembered, except for the fact that she basically spends the entire album hating on other women and female rappers. It’s hard not to note her constant putting down of women with bars like, “He ain’t fuckin’ on me he got a stupid bitch, And he left that bitch ‘cause I’m a cooler bitch”. Honestly not surprising considering everything that happened with Central Cee this summer and their hit song “Did It First”, which encourages and brags about cheating on their partners. Her lyrics in most of these songs were focused on putting down other women which takes away from the musical aspects of the songs. In an industry that works so hard to pit women against each other, especially in the hip-hop genre, it’s upsetting to see up and coming rappers giving in to the pressure.
This album was super underwhelming and I honestly would rather watch paint dry than have to hear any of that ever again. I’m super big on rap and hip/hop but this type of music I just can’t even entertain the idea of liking. The constant theme of homewrecking or stealing other women’s men in Ice Spice’s music is unnecessary to me but I feel as though it is some sort of persona that she is putting on since she “stole” Central Cee from his girlfriend Madeline Argy. This was rumored to be a publicity scheme, which is probably true. I’m unsure why anybody would want to be known as a homewrecker, but what do I know? I’m not the one making millions a year off of 23 minute albums. I wish I was though.
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