Billboard Explains: Ice Spice's Meteoric Charts Debut

With a year filled with sensational collaborations (Taylor Swift! Nicki Minaj!) and countless viral moments, it's not a stretch to say that 2023 belongs to Ice Spice. So it's only fitting that the Bronx emcee is honored with the Hitmaker Award at the upcoming 2024 Billboard Women In Music Awards.

After going viral with her “Munch” in August 2022, the fast-rising rap star has taken 2023 by storm with a string of Billboard Hot 100 smashes and culture-changing tracks. From “Barbie World” to “Actin a Smoochie,” Ice Spice's knack for hits garnered four Grammy nominations, including Best New Artist and an opening slot on Doja Cat's Scarlet tour.

Ice Spice has earned eight Hot 100 entries, nearly all of which reached the chart in 2023. Four of those hits reached the top 10 on the chart, including “Boy's a Liar, Pt. 2” (No. 3, featuring PinkPantheress), “Princess Diana” (No. 4, featuring Nicki Minaj), “Barbie World” (No. 7, featuring Nicki Minaj and AQUA) and her remix of “Karma” Taylor Swift (No. 2). Most recently, Ice's latest single — the jazzy new “Think U the Shit (Fart)” — debuted at No. 37 on the Hot 100. The “Gangsta Boo” rapper has also proven to be a force at radio, with “Princess Diana”, “Barbie World” and “Boy's a Liar, Pt. 2” all reach No. 1 on Rhythmic Airplay.

Perhaps most impressively, Ice Spice has achieved all these milestones without an official studio album. As fans await her upcoming debut LP — titled Y2K — they can keep spinning Like..?, Ice's debut EP. This project reached No. 15 on the Billboard 200 and included notable hits such as “Bikini Bottom” and “In Ha Mood”.

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