Ice Spice, GYAT | Song Review 🎵

Unfortunately, “GYAT,” a bonus track on Y2K!, the debut LP by Ice Spice, doesn’t move the needle or change the trajectory positively.

The response to her debut album was NOT GOOD. Many believe that Grammy-nominated rapper Ice Spice (Isis Gaston), dropped a dud with Y2K!.  One of the common criticisms of the album: too many poop bars.  The bigger takeaway than the shit is the lack of range exhibited by the Gen-Z rapper. Notably, she unveiled Y2K! (Bonus) which adds the sub-two-minute song, “GYAT”. “GYAT” was written by Ice Spice and, you guessed it, go-to producer, RIOTUSA (“Stop playin’ with ‘em, RIOT”). MCVertt and Alaunyc produce with RIOT.

“GYAT” is ‘standard’ Ice Spice.  After the intro, she’s repetitive AF in the refrain: “She throwin’ it (back, back) /… Haters get (back, back).” It’s basic which is characteristic of the rapper at this point.  She does squeeze two verses into this brief joint. In the first, she brags, “Built like a Barbie, but act like a brat / You know I’m the baddest, like, keep it a stack.” She’s confident. In the second verse, she mentions a voluptuous butt but avoids poop! “Fatt butt, and she don’t got a waist / Like, back up, you gon’ fuck up my lace.” Oh, snap! Ultimately, the addition of “GYAT” doesn’t change the trajectory of Y2K! or Ice Spice. It’s okay, but the needle isn’t moved. I listen to this brief track and my reaction is, ‘so what?’ Y2K! remains a weak album, and Gaston’s star has been dimmed a bit. Not much more to be said. 

Ice Spice // Y2K! (Bonus) // Dolo Entertainment, Inc. / UMG Recordings, Inc. / 10K Projects, LLC // 8.2.24

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