Ice Spice “Like..? (Deluxe)” Album Review

Like..? (Deluxe)

Ice Spice

• Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
• Date: 21 Jul, 2023
• Content: cleaned
• Track(s): 11
• 10K Projects/Capitol Records; ℗ 2023 Dolo Entertainment, Inc., under exclusive license to UMG Recordings, Inc. & 10K Projects, LLC.

Ice Spice is back with a new deluxe edition of her debut EP “Like…?” The “Like…?” deluxe version includes four completely new tracks titled “How High?,” “Butterfly Ku,” “Deli,” and “On the Radar,” as well as an April remix of “Princess Diana” featuring Nicki Minaj.

These all come before the tracks on the original edition of the EP: “Princess Diana,” “Gangsta Boo” with Lil Tjay, “Actin a Smoochie,” “Bikini Bottom,” and, of course, “Munch.” Ice Spice and her usual partner in crime RiotUSA co-produced the project.

EP Cover Art (Deluxe Edition)

 

Just like the original cover, an animated version of Spice feels on her frame and flaunts her goods like she also does in real life.

Additional Tracks and Features

Ice Spice begins “Like…? (Deluxe)” with “How High?” The single is consistent with what fans have heard from the rapper thus far. It is brief, lasting only two minutes and fifteen seconds. She collaborates with producer RIOTUSA once more on the EP. The synths are very nice here, as is the tempo. Ice’s lines exude confidence. During the verses, her cadence and flow absolutely shine. The centerpiece, of course, is the chorus, which is completely infectious.

She raps about being that bitch and having dudes at her beck and call. Besides that, she also touches on the usual topic of haters and how she will always keep it pushing, regardless. In some of her lines, she compares her past life to how she is living it up now. Her collaboration with Taylor may have had an influence on her flow here.

In the brief “Butterfly Ku,” Ice continues to ride the Munch wave, flowing exactly the same, only with alterations to her lyrics and the beat. She dwells on the same issues of haters, rising above the hate and shining, and thirsty men and women falling at the feet of the curvy Drill rapper with the butterfly tatt. Of course, she hails herself the ultimate baddie, while also giving props to her baddie friends. There’s just something about the soft nature of her voice and how she uses it to spit hood lyrics that makes you want to listen to whatever she has to say.

“Deli” comes next and things gets real ratchet-y, as Spice raps about some of the hood shit rich hood babes get up to. Following her signature Drill sound, the track is a feel-good vibe for all the baddies to shake their goods to, whether they be synthetic or natural. While turning it up in every ratchet way possible, Spice never forgets to mention that she is open to getting down with your homie as revenge, however petty, for messing with her. In addition, she highlights how important it is to keep a tunnel vision on the bag, as she makes it clear to whom it may concern that it’s “300 and then I perform.”

Nicki pops out for a special feature in the “Princess Diana” remix and gives it her all, low-key turning Ice into the guest act. This one describes, in the most saucy but bougie way, how it feels for rap chicks who made it out the hood paying a visit to the hoods that raised them. The bonus track, “On the Radar,” ends the deluxe edition of the extended play. This one finds her really rapping as she vents about the many personal issues and betrayals she’s had to deal with from friends and especially lovers on her meteoritic come-up to the limelight.

Tracklist

NO	TITLE	ARTIST	TIME
1	How High?	Ice Spice	2:09
2	Butterfly Ku	Ice Spice	1:51
3	Deli	Ice Spice	2:06
4	In Ha Mood	Ice Spice	2:09
5	Princess Diana	Ice Spice & Nicki Minaj	2:52
6	Princess Diana	Ice Spice	2:34
7	Gangsta Boo	Ice Spice & Lil Tjay	2:40
8	Actin A Smoochie	Ice Spice	2:13
9	Bikini Bottom	Ice Spice	1:46
10	Munch (Feelin’ U)	Ice Spice	1:44
11	On The Radar	Ice Spice	2:04

EP Theme

Working hard and playing harder while being unapologetically true to oneself.

Production Credits

ChrisSaves, A Lau, Mario Winans & RIOTUSA produced the EP’s deluxe edition.

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