{{Other uses|Y2K (disambiguation)}} {{Use American English|date=August 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox album | name = Y2K! | type = studio | artist = Ice Spice | cover = Ice Spice - Y2K.png | alt = At the entry to the subway, Ice Spice poses next to a fire hydrant and stuffed trash can labeled in pink graffiti "Y2K". Her thighs and lower buttocks are exposed towards the camera. Large black cursive graffiti overlays everything, reading "Ice Spice". | caption = Standard cover | released = July 26, 2024 | recorded = September 2023 – March 2024 | venue = | studio = | genre = * Drill * hip-hop * jersey club | length = 23:17 | label = * 10K Projects * Capitol | producer = * DJH * Goldin * Lily Kaplan * Nico Baran * Ojivolta * RiotUSA * Synthetic * Upmadeit * Venny | chronology = Ice Spice | prev_title = Like..? | prev_year = 2023 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | type = studio | single1 = Think U the Shit (Fart) | single1date = January 26, 2024 | single2 = Gimmie a Light | single2date = May 10, 2024 | single3 = Phat Butt | single3date = June 21, 2024 | single4 = Did It First | single4date = July 11, 2024 | single5 = Oh Shhh... | single5date = July 26, 2024 | single6 = Popa | single6date = September 13, 2024 }} }}
'''''Y2K!''''' is the debut studio album by American rapper Ice Spice. It was released through 10K Projects and Capitol Records on July 26, 2024. The album features guest appearances from American rappers Travis Scott and Gunna, alongside British rapper Central Cee. The album{{'s}} deluxe version was released on December 25, 2024, with features guest appearances from American rappers NLE Choppa and DaBaby, alongside Spanish rapper Bb trickz and Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA. Production on the album was handled by RiotUSA, Goldin, Synthetic, Upmadeit, Ojivolta, DJH, Nico Baran, Lily Kaplan, and Venny, among others.
Upon its release, the album received generally mixed reviews from music critics, with praise given for its production and fun nature, but criticism aimed at its perceived repetitiveness, short length, and songwriting.
== Background == Her music career had a humble beginnings as she started rapping by releasing a few songs between 2020 and 2021.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last1=Pierre |first1=Alphonse |title=Ice Spice's "Munch (Feelin' U)" Is the New York Rap Song of the Summer We've Been Waiting For |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/ice-spice-munch-feelin-u-is-the-new-york-rap-song-of-the-summer-weve-been-waiting-for/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=September 23, 2022 |date=September 2, 2022 |archive-date=March 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303035007/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/ice-spice-munch-feelin-u-is-the-new-york-rap-song-of-the-summer-weve-been-waiting-for/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |people=P, Gabe (host) |date=May 17, 2022 |title=Ice Spice On Toosii Cosign, Teases Music w/ Dusty Locane, Shani Boni, "Name Of Love" Blowing Up |type=YouTube video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPcB6BTMrV8&ab_channel=OnTheRadarRadio |access-date=September 23, 2022 |publisher=On the Radar |archive-date=September 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923223907/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPcB6BTMrV8&ab_channel=OnTheRadarRadio |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2022, she signed a record deal with 10K Projects, in which serves as an imprint of Capitol Records.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Stutz |first1=Colin |title=Inside Track: Music Biz Gets Back-to-School With Exec Moves, Deals for Ice Spice, Blondshell, d4vd & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/ice-spice-blondshell-d4vd-record-deals-inside-track/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=October 15, 2022 |date=September 30, 2022 |archive-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126232248/https://www.billboard.com/pro/ice-spice-blondshell-d4vd-record-deals-inside-track/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Ice Spice gained popularity during the release of her debut extended play, ''Like..?'' (2023).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gardner |first1=Alex |last2=Fife |first2=Carter |last3=Aguilar |first3=Andrea |title=Best New Artists of the Month |url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/best-new-artists-august-2022/ice-spice |website=Pigeons & Planes |access-date=September 18, 2022 |date=August 30, 2022 |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001202843/https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/best-new-artists-august-2022/ice-spice |url-status=live }}</ref> Ice Spice achieved four top 10 hits on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100—"Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" (with PinkPantheress), "Karma" (with Taylor Swift), and "Princess Diana", and "Barbie World" (with Nicki Minaj).<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Ice Spice Chart History (Hot 100) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ice-spice/chart-history/hsi/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 14, 2023 }}</ref>
On January 31, 2024, Ice Spice announced that her-then upcoming debut studio album would arrive somewhere in that same year. The name of the album is a reference to her being born on January 1, 2000. She stated that it was almost finished, and a "crazy collaboration" had been "locked in" two days prior to the interview being conducted.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Madarang |first=Charisma |title=Ice Spice Reveals ''Y2K'' Debut Album Arrives This Year, Teases 'Crazy Collaboration' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ice-spice-y2k-debut-album-announcement-1234957187/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=January 31, 2024 |date=January 30, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ordonez |first=Eli |title=Ice Spice Confirms Debut Album ''Y2K'' Will Drop in 2024 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/ice-spice-confirms-debut-album-y2k-drop-2024-3579688 |website=NME |access-date=January 31, 2024 |date=January 31, 2024 }}</ref>
On June 5, Ice Spice revealed the album cover artwork, along with the release date of July 26. 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."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Saponara |first=Michael |title=Ice Spice's ''Y2K'' Finally Has a Release Date: See the NYC-Themed Cover Art |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/ice-spice-y2k-album-release-date-cover-art-1235701204/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 5, 2024 |date=June 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |title=Ice Spice Announces Tour and Release Date for Debut Album ''Y2K''! |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/ice-spice-announces-release-date-for-debut-album-y2k/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=June 5, 2024 |date=June 5, 2024 }}</ref> On July 12, Ice Spice and Central Cee released "Did It First", described by ''Uproxx'' as a half-Jersey club, half-UK drill track that was "100% [Ice Spice's] own" with a distinctive "propulsive" sound.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://uproxx.com/music/ice-spice-central-cee-did-it-first-video/ | title=Ice Spice & Central Cee Get Mad, then Get Even 'Did It First' | date=July 12, 2024 }}</ref>
== Promotion == === Tour === {{update|section|date=September 2024}} On June 5, 2024, along with the album announcement, the rapper announced the Y2K! World Tour, with 25 dates across Europe and North America. The tour began with its European leg on July 4 at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark, it l ended on on January 5, 2025 ''In austrillia''. The tour is set to be performed at Denmark, Poland, Austria, England, Switzerland, Romania, Belgium, The United States, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, The Netherlands, France, Germany, Sweden, Norway, New Zealand, and Australia. As of October 28, 2024, close to 80% of the tickets have been sold and $639,348 has been made off the tour. For every show in The United States and Canada, rappers Cash Cobain and Cleotrapa were the opening acts.{{citation needed|date=November 2025}}
=== Drama with Cleotrapa === During the tour, Ice Spice gained controversy on TikTok after her friend, Cleotrapa, alleged that Ice Spice treated her like a slave on tour. In a six part series of TikTok's, Cleotrapa called Ice Spice a "fake friend," and reported she was given a days notice to prepare for the tour, was left to handle her own luggage, book her own room in a five star hotel, was denied food as she "wasn't part of the budget" for the tour, and wasn't given a changing room to prepare for shows and needed to change in gas station bathrooms. Ice Spice later responded to the controversy on Twitter, saying "You got less than 10,000 listeners and I'm sharing my stage with you and you feeling so entitled." The two are no longer friends.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Delgado |first=Sara |date=2024-09-05 |title=The Ice Spice and Cleotrapa Drama Explained |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ice-spice-cleotrapa-drama-timeline |access-date=2025-09-16 |website=Teen Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Commercial performance == In the United States, ''Y2K!'' debuted at number 18 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, with 28,000 album-equivalent units, becoming her highest selling week, surpassing her debut extended play, ''Like..?'' (2023), which sold 15,000 units.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mendez |first=Marisa |date=August 5, 2024 |title=Ice Spice Reacts As 'Y2K!' Makes Top 20 Debut Despite Mediocre First-Week Sales |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/ice-spice-reacts-as-y2k-makes-top-20-debut-despite-mediocre-first-week-sales |access-date=August 6, 2024 |website=HipHopDX}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2024-08-17/ |title=Billboard 200™ |magazine=Billboard }}</ref> In Europe, ''Y2K!'' entered only in the French, Lithuanian, and Poland albums charts, respectively at the numbers 124, 20 and 43.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 5, 2024 |title=Top Album de la semaine |url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=31?&annee=2024&categorie=Top%20Albums |access-date=August 5, 2024 |language=fr}}</ref>
== Critical reception == {{Music ratings | ADM = 5.8/10<ref name = "ADM">{{cite web |title=Y2K! by Ice Spice reviews {{!}} Any Decent Music |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/14039/Ice-Spice-Y2K.aspx |access-date=July 26, 2024 |website=AnyDecentMusic?}}</ref> | MC = 65/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |title=Y2K |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/y2k/ice-spice |access-date=July 26, 2024 |website=Metacritic}}</ref> | rev1 = ''Clash'' | rev1score = 7/10<ref name="Clash">{{cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=July 26, 2024 |title=Ice Spice – Y2K! {{!}} Reviews |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/ice-spice-y2k/ |access-date=July 26, 2024 |website=Clash}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Evening Standard'' | rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Standard">{{cite web |last=Hunt |first=El |date=July 26, 2024 |title=Ice Spice - Y2K! album review: this one-note debut will leave you cold |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/ice-spice-y2k-album-review-central-cee-madeline-argy-cheating-drama-taylor-swift-b1172932.html |access-date=July 26, 2024 |website=Evening Standard}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Exclaim!'' | rev3score = 6/10<ref name="Exclaim">{{cite web |title=Just Like the Real Year 2000, Ice Spice's 'Y2K!' Is a Big Buildup to a Bit of a Letdown │ Exclaim! |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/ice-spice-y2k-album-review |access-date=July 26, 2024 |website=Exclaim!}}</ref> | rev4 = ''The Guardian'' | rev4score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="TG">{{cite news |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=July 26, 2024 |title=Ice Spice: Y2K! review – wilfully trashy wordplay from wily new rap star |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jul/26/ice-spice-y2k-album-review-10k-projects-capitol |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> | rev5 = ''The Independent'' | rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="TI">{{cite news |title=Ice Spice review, Y2K!: Wickedly infectious energy, wit and filth |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/ice-spice-review-y2k-tracklist-nicki-minaj-b2585742.html |date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=July 26, 2024 |newspaper=The Independent |last=Brown |first=Helen}}</ref> | rev6 = ''The Line of Best Fit'' | rev6score = 6/10<ref name="Line">{{cite web |title=Ice Spice: Y2K Review - underbaked ride {{!}} Hip-Hop |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/ice-spice-y2k-fun-if-not-substantive-ride |access-date=July 26, 2024 |website=The Line of Best Fit}}</ref> | rev7 = ''NME'' | rev7score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="NME">{{cite magazine |title=Ice Spice – 'Y2K!' review: the rapper tries new tricks on her highly anticipated debut |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/ice-spice-y2k-album-review-radar-3778165 |date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=July 26, 2024 |magazine=NME |last=Daly |first=Rhian}}</ref> | rev8 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev8score = 7.6/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite magazine |title=Ice Spice: Y2K! Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/ice-spice-y2k/ |date=July 29, 2024 |access-date=July 29, 2024 |magazine=Pitchfork |last=Medithi |first=Vivian}}</ref> | rev9 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev9score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine |title=Ice Spice Ups the Ante on 'Y2K' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/ice-spice-y2k-review-2-1235068393/ |date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=July 26, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |last=Conteh |first=Mankaprr}}</ref> | rev10 = ''The Telegraph'' | rev10score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news |last=McCormick |first=Neil |date=July 26, 2024 |title=Ice Spice, Y2K! review: snappy, meme-friendly debut from rap's hottest new star|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/ice-spice-y2k-album-review/ |access-date=July 26, 2024 |work=The Telegraph |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> }} Upon its release, the album received mixed reviews from critics. {{Metacritic album prose|Y2K!|positive|65|17}}<ref name="MC"/> The review aggregator site AnyDecentMusic? compiled 15 reviews and gave the album an average of 5.8 out of 10.<ref name="ADM" /> Alexis Petridis of ''The Guardian'' wrote that the album "doesn't hang around long enough to bore you", while describing the record as "wilfully trashy, brief and throwaway". He noted that "''Y2K!'' is unlikely to enter the pantheon of great rap albums", however, "it's fun while it lasts".<ref name="TG"/> Writing for ''The Independent'', Helen Brown stated that there's "a wickedly infectious energy, wit and filth to her confrontational braggadocio".<ref name="TI"/> ''NME''{{'}}s Rhian Daly wrote that the album "shows plenty of promise" but is weighed down by the filler content. Daly concluded his review by noting that "it's not a masterpiece that will silence the haters, but it's not likely to slam the brakes on her rapid rise either".<ref name="NME"/> Mankaprr Conteh for ''Rolling Stone'' wrote that the album's short length "uses her limited range" to her advantage while noting that "Ice is more animated and wordy than ever".<ref name="RS"/> ''Complex'' noted the abundance of poop-related lyrics, stating "there is a lot of shit on this album".<ref>{{cite web |last=Sanfiorenzo |first=Dimas |date=July 26, 2024 |title=Ranking Every Poop Bar on Ice Spice's 'Y2K!' Album|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/dimassanfiorenzo/ranking-every-poop-bar-on-ice-spices-y2k-album |access-date=October 20, 2025 |website=Complex}}</ref>
== Track listing == {{Track listing | headline = ''Y2K!'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | title_width = 25% | writing_width = 50% | extra_width = 25%
| title1 = Phat Butt | writer1 = {{hlist|Isis Gaston|Ephrem Lopez, Jr.|Jamall Willingham|Bernard Leverette|Dengelo Hunt}} | extra1 = RiotUSA | length1 = 2:09
| title2 = Oh Shhh... | note2 = with Travis Scott | writer2 = {{hlist|Gaston|Jacques Webster III|Lopez|Joshua Goldin-McCarthy}} | extra2 = {{hlist|RiotUSA|Goldin}} | length2 = 2:41
| title3 = Popa | writer3 = {{hlist|Gaston|Lopez|Javier Mercado|Daniel Mohammadi}} | extra3 = {{hlist|RiotUSA|Synthetic|Upmadeit}} | length3 = 2:40
| title4 = Bitch I'm Packin' | note4 = with Gunna | writer4 = {{hlist|Gaston|Sergio Kitchens|Lopez|Mark Williams|Raul Cubina|Philip Müller}} | extra4 = {{hlist|RiotUSA|Ojivolta|DJH}} | length4 = 2:42
| title5 = Plenty Sun | writer5 = {{hlist|Gaston|Lopez|Mercado|Mohammadi}} | extra5 = {{hlist|RiotUSA|Synthetic|Upmadeit}} | length5 = 2:41
| title6 = Did It First | note6 = with Central Cee | writer6 = {{hlist|Gaston|Oakley Caesar-Su|Lopez|Nicolas Baran|Lily Kaplan}} | extra6 = {{hlist|RiotUSA|Nico Baran|Kaplan}} | length6 = 1:58
| title7 = BB Belt | writer7 = {{hlist|Gaston|Lopez}} | extra7 = RiotUSA | length7 = 1:56
| title8 = Think U the Shit (Fart) | writer8 = {{hlist|Gaston|Lopez|Mercado|Steven Giron}} | extra8 = {{hlist|RiotUSA|Synthetic|Venny}} | length8 = 2:21
| title9 = Gimmie a Light | writer9 = {{hlist|Gaston|Lopez|Sean Paul Henriques|Troy Rami}} | extra9 = RiotUSA | length9 = 2:06
| title10 = TTYL | writer10 = {{hlist|Gaston|Lopez}} | extra10 = RiotUSA | length10 = 2:03
| total_length = 23:17 }} {{Track listing | headline = ''Y2K!'' digital bonus edition track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | title_width = 25% | writing_width = 50% | extra_width = 25%
| title11 = Gyat | length11 = 1:54 | writer11 = {{hlist|Gaston|Lopez|Mohamed Camara|Adrian Lau}} | extra11 = {{hlist|RiotUSA|MCVertt|A-Lau}}
| total_length = 25:13 }} {{Track listing | headline = ''Y2K! : I'm Just a Girl'' deluxe edition track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | title_width = 25% | writing_width = 50% | extra_width = 25%
| title12 = Hannah Montana | note12 = with NLE Choppa and DaBaby | writer12 = {{hlist|Gaston|Bryson Potts|Jonathan Kirk|Lopez|Goldin-McCarthy}} | extra12 = {{hlist|RiotUSA|Goldin}} | length12 = 2:17
| title13 = So What? | writer13 = {{hlist|Gaston|Lopez|Derrick Gray}} | extra13 = {{hlist|RiotUSA|Derrick Milano}} | length13 = 2:38
| title14 = BB Belt (Remix) | note14 = featuring BB Trickz | writer14 = {{hlist|Gaston|Belize Kali|Lopez}} | extra14 = RiotUSA | length14 = 2:51
| title15 = Popa (Remix) | note15 = featuring Anuel AA | writer15 = {{hlist|Gaston|Emmanuel Gazmey|Lopez|Mercado|Mohammadi}} | extra15 = {{hlist|RiotUSA|Synthetic|Upmadeit}} | length15 = 2:40
| title16 = Like | writer16 = {{hlist|Gaston|Lopez}} | extra16 = RiotUSA | length16 = 1:56
| total_length = 37:38 }}
== Personnel == <!-- Per Tidal; no citation is needed per WP:PERSONNEL and WP:AFFILIATE --> * Ice Spice – vocals * Mike Dean – mastering, mixing (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 10) * Colin Leonard – mastering (tracks 8, 9) * Sean Solymar – mixing (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 10) * Dayron "Slayron" Hammond – mixing, engineering (tracks 8, 9) * RiotUSA – engineering (tracks 2, 8, 9), programming (8) * Tommy Rush – immersive mix engineering, mixing assistance (tracks 1–7, 10) * Kaleb "KQuick" Rollins – immersive mix engineering (tracks 8, 9) * Augusto Sanchez – immersive mix engineering (track 8)
== Charts == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Y2K!'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|54|artist=Ice Spice|rowheader=true|access-date=August 6, 2024}} |- ! scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=31?&annee=2024&categorie=Top%20Albums|title=Top Album de la semaine|language=fr|date=August 5, 2024|access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref> |124 |- ! scope="row"| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s31-2/|title=2024 31-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=AGATA|language=lt|date=August 2, 2024|access-date=August 2, 2024}}</ref> | 20 |- ! scope="row"| Nigerian Albums (''TurnTable'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.turntablecharts.com/charts/2|title=Official Top 100 Albums: August 9th, 2024 - August 15th, 2024|magazine=TurnTable|access-date=August 21, 2024|archive-date=August 21, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240821164934/https://www.turntablecharts.com/charts/2|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 76 |- {{album chart|Poland2|43|date=26.07.2024–01.08.2024|rowheader=true|access-date=August 8, 2024}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|18|artist=Ice Spice|rowheader=true|access-date=August 6, 2024}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|3|artist=Ice Spice|rowheader=true|access-date=August 6, 2024}} |}
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