{{Short description|2024 song by Ice Spice}} {{Infobox song | name = Phat Butt | type = single | artist = Ice Spice | album = Y2K! | released = June 21, 2024 | recorded = | genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|drill}} | length = 2:09 | label = {{hlist|10K Projects|Capitol}} | writer = {{hlist|Isis Gaston|Ephrem Lopez Jr.|Bernard Leverette|DeAngelo Hunt|Jamall Willingham}} | producer = RiotUSA | prev_title = Gimmie a Light | prev_year = 2024 | next_title = Did It First | next_year = 2024 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|9bVH4URO21Y|"Phat Butt"}}}} }} "'''Phat Butt'''" is a song by American rapper Ice Spice, released on June 21, 2024, as the third single from her debut studio album, ''Y2K!''. It was produced by RiotUSA.
==Background== Ice Spice teased the song through a snippet on social media on June 17, 2024. Fans drew comparisons between her and Nicki Minaj with respect to musical style and her clothing in the clip.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cho |first1=Regina |title=Ice Spice Draws Nicki Minaj Comparisons On Snippet Of New Song |url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/ice-spice-nicki-minaj-comparisons-phat-butt-snippet-1234887233/ |website=Vibe |access-date=10 July 2024 |date=June 18, 2024}}</ref>
==Composition and lyrics== Ice Spice opens the song with a reference to "Beez in the Trap" by Nicki Minaj in the intro.<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine |last1=Mier |first1=Tomás |title=Ice Spice Channels Early Nicki Minaj on'Y2K' Single 'Phat Butt' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ice-spice-drops-y2k-single-phat-butt-1235044436/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=10 July 2024 |date=June 21, 2024}}</ref> Over a "bone-rattling", "video gamey" beat with "ferocious" percussion,<ref name="Source">{{cite web |last1=Allah |first1=Sha Be |title=Ice Spice Releases Hot New Single "Phat Butt" |url=https://thesource.com/2024/06/21/ice-spice-releases-hot-new-single-phat-butt/ |website=The Source |access-date=10 July 2024 |date=June 21, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Uproxx">{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Aaron |title=Ice Spice's Boastful 'Phat Butt' Video Flexes Both Her Bars And Body |url=https://uproxx.com/music/ice-spice-phat-butt-video/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=10 July 2024 |date=June 21, 2024}}</ref> she boasts her fame, success and physique,<ref name="RS" /><ref name="Uproxx" /> calling herself a "rap bitch on a pop chart".<ref name="RS" /><ref name="People">{{cite web |last1=Blanchet |first1=Brenton |title=Ice Spice Unleashes Braggadocious New Single 'Phat Butt' — Watch the Music Video! |url=https://people.com/ice-spice-unleashes-new-track-phat-butt-watch-the-video-8667577 |website=People |access-date=10 July 2024 |date=June 21, 2024}}</ref> Spice takes aim at other female rappers (especially Latto) for copying her photography and music style on the bridge<ref name="RS" /> and pays homage to Nicki Minaj through references in the second verse.<ref name="RU">{{cite web |last1=Trapp |first1=Malcolm |title=Ice Spice's "Phat Butt" Takes The Center Stage In Her Fiery New Video, Fans React |url=https://www.rap-up.com/2024/06/21/ice-spice-drops-phat-butt-video-fans-react/ |website=Rap-Up |access-date=10 July 2024 |date=June 21, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Complex">{{cite web |last1=Gomez |first1=Jade |title=Ice Spice Releases Sultry New York Throwback "Phat Butt" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/jadegomez510/ice-spice-releases-sultry-new-york-throwback-phat-butt |website=Complex |access-date=10 July 2024 |date=June 21, 2024}}</ref> She also alludes to the cover art of ''Y2K!'', particularly the placement of the title on a trash can.<ref name="RU" />
==Music video== The music video was directed by Ice Spice herself and released alongside the single. It sees her dancing, twerking, lip-syncing and posing in front of garage door that is painted with graffiti of a bikini-clad posterior.<ref name="RS" /><ref name="Source" /><ref name="People" /><ref name="Complex" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Inman |first1=Demicia |title=Ice Spice Declares "Ain't Sh*t Fake" In "Phat Butt" Music Video |url=https://www.vibe.com/music/videos/ice-spice-phat-butt-music-video-1234887898/ |website=Vibe |access-date=10 July 2024 |date=June 21, 2024}}</ref> She rocks an orange-yellow bob cut,<ref name="Source" /><ref name="People" /> designer clothing and jewelry.<ref name="Source" /> The clip also uses VHS filter.<ref name="Source" /><ref name="Complex" />
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for "Phat Butt" ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2024-06-28|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=July 1, 2024|access-date=July 10, 2024}}</ref> | 39 |}
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