Ice Spice’s Debut Album, ‘Y2K,’ Finally Arrives Next Month

Jem Aswad
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Bronx born-and-raised rapper Ice Spice had one of the fastest rises of any artist in recent memory, appearing on multiple high-profile magazine covers — including, ahem, Variety — in mainstream television shows, scoring four Grammy nominations and performing with Taylor Swift and on the stage of Coachella while having released less than half an hour of music.

But all that changes on July 26, when her debut album, “Y2K,” finally drops. She made the announcement on her social media platforms Wednesday morning in a short and sweet message: HIIIII >.< Y2K ☆ THE ALBUM WILL BE DROPPING JULY 26TH !!!! pre-save now,” with a link.

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Ice Spice told Variety in the September cover story that her go-to producer RiotUSA will be prominently featured in the credits with additional production from A Lau, who has worked with Jay Critch, Ski Mask the Slump God and others in the New York Drill scene. She also said she has plans to co-produce some of the tracks.Despite telling Variety that the set would not feature a lot of A-list heavy hitters, Spice did confirm in a January interview with the “Today” show that she has a “crazy collaboration” locked in for “Y2k.” She’s already released remixes and collaborations with Swift, Nicki Minaj, Rema and PinkPantheress.

She announced that the album was finished back in March, in a similarly brief social media post: “I finished recording y2k the album.” She also shared two images where she is seen rocking her signature ginger ringlets, wearing pink platform heels and a jean skirt with a red lollipop as an accessory. Her colorful garbs stand out from the background of the photo which is gloomy and dark.

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