Ice Spice & Paris Hilton Link Up And The “Y2K” Vibes Are Stronger Than Ever

Ice Spice‘s upcoming album Y2K clearly owes itself to the 2000s quite heavily, so it’s no wonder she recently linked up with Paris Hilton for a photo shoot. Moreover, the two donned some pink, white, and purple clothing items with a pink luxury car to match, bedazzled flip phones and purses, and plenty of other elements that evoke that decade’s aesthetics. It’s certainly a fitting team-up and one that is building up the new sound and homage behind this new LP. We wonder whether there will be other promotional ideas that the Bronx femcee might play with that aren’t as straightforward as typical album rollout methods, and more moves like these could play into that.

However, a big part of Y2K‘s release narrative also involved Ice Spice’s beef with Latto, but the Atlanta artist’s recent comments on the matter indicate that there won’t be much more of a promo boost from this specific situation. “If I was to do [a battle], it would have to be with somebody I feel like I’ma go tit for tat with,” she told Billboard. “I really don’t mean it as shade. Would she even want to do that? I feel like she’s doing her in her lane. It’s two different types of vibes. I don’t even think she gives me like, ‘Oh, she wants to engage in an actual rap beef.'”

Ice Spice & Paris Hilton Go Full Y2K

As such, maybe a full-blown battle won’t be part of why folks tune into Y2K, which might be for the best for both Ice Spice and Latto to show off a more complete and earnest side to their artistries on their respective upcoming albums. Elsewhere, a lot of folks are also talking about Spice’s apparent weight loss online, which is threatening to dampen some of her new album’s hype. Not because it makes people less interested, but because that’s what the algorithm has chose to throw in your face… for whatever reason.

Meanwhile, maybe Paris Hilton won’t be the only person that Ice Spice enlists to help promote Y2K some more. She’s been very close with Central Cee recently, which albeit resulted in some controversy, and other artists could definitely jump in as well. But the fanbase will listen to the project no matter what, and they will be the ones to assess whether the record is even the fart. Hopefully it’s the… you know.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started in 2022 as a weekend writer and, since joining the team full-time, has developed a strong knowledge in hip-hop news and releases. Whether it’s regular coverage or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to search for the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him the most is finding pop culture stories of interest, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip-hop and its contemporary output.

Specifically, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s local scene and its biggest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and beyond.

Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced multiple short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a variety of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music defined much of his coverage during his time at the George Washington University in D.C.

His favorite hip-hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.