Azealia Banks is not afraid to voice her opinions on music; her criticism of Ice Spice’s Y2K! launch is just one example. The “Luxury” singer took to social media on Tuesday, June 25, to explain why, in her opinion, the Bronx rapper utterly failed to capture the spirit of the year 2000.
On her Instagram Story, Banks stated, “Someone needs to tell [Ice Spice] that] absolutely nothing about this is Y2K at all — aesthetically, performance-wise, and production-wise.” This resembles early Nicki Minaj pack weave s**t, similar to VIM. We require a new facial expression and hair color. I’m sorry, Ice, but you really ought to hit the halt button, give up on David LaChapple, and start over. Big asses and BBL bodies are [Y2K’s] opposites.
The Slay-Z creator then revealed what she thought were more realistic portrayals of the time in her later posts. Among the artwork for TLC’s FanMail, Jennifer Lopez’s “If You Had My Love” music video, and Liz’s Planet Y2K cover were among the photos.
People on social media appeared to concur with Banks as well. One user said, “A lot of these girlies who were newborns honestly have no idea what Y2K is supposed to give,” in the comments area of The Neighborhood Talk’s reshare. “Anybody born after 2001 really [needs] to sit this conversation out,” said a second individual.
Banks’ comments came after Ice Spice released a different Y2K! cover after the original received unfavorable feedback. The “Deli” hitmaker was previously made fun of by fans for writing the album title on a garbage can. She subsequently disclosed, nevertheless, that the decisions about the creative approach were deliberate.
Ice Spice tweeted, “Thank [you] for all the incredible art you’ve put out through the years,” in support of photographer David LaChapelle. I love this cover so much, and it’s true that “Y2K” was intentionally written on the garbage can. Could you speculate why?
