Y2K!

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Y2K!
Ice Spice - Y2K.png
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 26, 2024
Recorded2023 – March 2024
Label
Ice Spice chronology
Like..?
(2023)
Y2K!
(2024)
Singles from Y2K!
  1. "Think U the Shit (Fart)"
    Released: January 26, 2024
  2. "Gimmie a Light"
    Released: May 10, 2024
  3. "Phat Butt"
    Released: June 21, 2024

Y2K! is the upcoming debut studio album by American rapper Ice Spice. The album is expected to be released under 10K Projects and Capitol Records on July 26, 2024.

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Background and development

American rapper Ice Spice's career had humble beginnings, as she started rapping in 2021 and released a few songs. [1] [2] In September 2022, she signed a record deal with 10K Projects and Capitol Records. [3] Ice Spice gained popularity during the release of her debut extended play, Like..? (2023). [4] Ice Spice achieved four top 10 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100—"Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" with PinkPantheress, "Karma" by Taylor Swift, and "Princess Diana" and "Barbie World" with Nicki Minaj. [5]

On January 31, 2024, Spice announced that her debut studio album, titled Y2K!, will arrive in 2024. She has stated that it is almost finished, and a "crazy collaboration" had been "locked in" two days prior to the interview being conducted. [6] [7] On June 5, 2024, Ice Spice revealed the album cover, along with the release date: July 26, 2024. According to Billboard 's Michael Saponara, the "NYC-themed cover art [...] finds her rocking revealing jean shorts along with green boots, her hands on a concrete wall as she stands outside a subway station next to a fire hydrant. "Y2K" is spray painted in hot pink on a trash can." [8] [9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Phat Butt"2:09
2."Track 2" 
3."Track 3" 
4."Track 4" 
5."Track 5" 
6."Track 6" 
7."Track 7" 
8."Think U the Shit (Fart)"2:22
9."Gimmie a Light"2:07
10."Track 10" 

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