Analytic Dreamz: Notorious Mass Effect - "ICE SPICE - LIKE... ?"

Episode Date: January 20, 2023

Since catching the attention with “Munch (Feelin’ U)” last August, Ice Spice has been on the very tip of many tongues.The Bronx freestyle specialist followed it up with “Bikini Bottom,” a fun exercise in drill which could easily soundtrack an silly scene from Spongebob Squarepants.“Munch” has racked up more than 25 million views on YouTube and 39 million listens on Spotify, and landing spots on the Billboard Rhythmic Airplay, Bubbling Under Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.“Bikini Bottom” is at 9.5 million and 39 million plays, respectively.Cardi B and Lil Nas X are fans, and Billboard anointed her as October R&B/Hip-Hop rookie of the month.All that love and attention spilled over when Vevo sent Ice Spice to the 2023 class of “DSCVR Artists to Watch”.The 23-year-old rapper is repaying the faith, and getting in early with Like…? (via Capitol), a new six-track EP which dropped at the stroke of midnight.The six-pack captures “Munch” and Bikini Bottom” at the back-end, with the recently-released cut “In Ha Mood,” and newbies “Princess Diana,” “Gangsta Boo” with Lil Tjay, and “Actin a Smoochie” at the top.source: Ice Spice Drops Six-Track EP ‘Like…?’: Stream It Now (msn.com)Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ice Spice is back once again to tell us that she wasn't feeling us and the whole time we wish it so much because not only is this an EP which means it's not that many tracks on the album or the project. It's also one of those type of EPs where she has tracks that already been out on the EP. So I mean you have of course much. Then you have a bikini bottom that was already out and you can probably a. summarize that she's a huge SpongeBob, you know, fan with this type of title because in general, you know, Ice Spice is one of those type of people where, you know, she really follows the trend. She doesn't really take herself too seriously, which lends her using these horrific, horrendous, despicable, just downright atrocious type of beats, you know what I mean?

So if anybody ever looked up Ice Spice type beat, you deserve to fail as a rapper and as an, as an, artists in the music industry. Anyways, with that being out the way, Munch has been crazy, insane for Ice Spice. 25 million views on YouTube, 39 million listens on Spotify, also landing spots on the billboard,

rhythmic airplay bubbling under Hot 100 Billboard and hot R&B and hip-hop songs. I don't even know Ice Spice made R&B, but you know, she is a woman, so, you know, at the end of day, you know, women do make the best R&B music. I do stand by that. So I guess they just like, hey, forget it.

Just throw in. their R&B category as well. So Bikini Bottom is also one of those that's at 9.5 million plays and 39 million, oh, no, no, 9.5 million and 39 million plays respectively, talking about YouTube and Spotify. So obviously, she's not flopping. But if anybody else try to mimic what Ice Spice is doing right now to get ahead, they will not succeed because, let me just say that pretty privilege is a thing.

And I'm not saying Ice Spice isn't talented in the slightest. But if you look at Gloverla's delivery and just lyrics in general, and then you compare them to Ice Spice, and then you compare the numbers, let's just say there's a little difference in recognition between those two artists. But, you know, that's besides the point. And I know what y'all probably saying. Why are you pinning women against each other? Well, you know, I pin Drake and Kendrick against each other all the time.

And I don't ever have guys coming to me like, hey, man, why are you pinning guys against each other? It's only really a women thing when you think about it. But it kind of makes sense because I would be also ultra-sensitive if the top 10 artists in the game were mostly men. You know what I mean? So anyways, Bikini Bottom is one of those type of tracks which is just atrocious. From start to finish, I think my ears started bleeding at one point.

It's just really bad. But for the six-track EP is one of those type of projects where you can easily get through it, of course. I haven't listened to it yet because when I saw Munch and Bikini Bottom was on the EPI. I'm like, okay, what type of prices the Ice Spice have that she can't even put new music all on a

six-track project? Like, you already have two tracks that you already have put out, so really it's just four- really, you should have just said that you're going to keep releasing singles to you put out of the album. That's what I would have did if you were just going to give a six tracks and most of them were already out. But that's okay. That's all right.

Because I think she's one of that type of attention where it's like an EP sells well. So I felt, well, a EP that sells And I think with Munch and Bikini Bottom on the six-pack project, I think it will help it out a lot because she also has a track with Lil T.J., which I'm about to get into it in a second on another segment, which is called Gangstaboo, which should also help out the sales for the EP. So anyways, being inspired by some of the iconic and legendary rappers in the game, like Nicky Minot's, Lil Kim, and Cardi B, Ice Spice is very well spoken. if you listen to her in their interviews, she's one of those artists that seems like she has a good head on her shoulders, no pun intended. But for the most part, she even said, quote, I'm definitely inspired by Lauren Hill and Erica Badu. But I definitely want to, like,

have my own lane where, why did he put the like in here? They know what she's saying. I'm going to leave that out. It's just, they put all her stuttering in here. that's that's messed up they they got her uh yeah they're gonna have people reading this be like hey maybe ice spice need a helmet no just play let me chill all right let me read this over i'm definitely inspired by lawren hill erika baddhue but i definitely want to have my own lane where it's just mine and not copying somebody else okay so i felt i feel that in for your ice spice you know so it's okay you know i ain't got you looking crazy out here like this article anyways um for the most part you know uh click my link to my bio let me know one of my social medias uh what do you

what do you think about ice by still dropping music and this uh six track ep and will you be giving it a listen also the ep is called like dot dot question mark just in case you want to look it up but will you be giving this ep a listen