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The official countdown until the release of Ice herb‘s debut album starts now. On Wednesday, the rapper unveiled the New York-inspired artwork for the highly anticipated record, J2Kscheduled for release on July 26. A few hours later, she unveiled a series of dates for her North American headlining tour.
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In the artwork, Ice Spice poses against a wall next to a subway sign that lists ICE as available train lines at the station. On her other side is an overflowing trash can with the Y2K title spray-painted on it in neon pink and green hues. And in the corner at the train station is a discarded IceSpiceCard, her game on a MetroCard. Last month, Ice Spice MetroCards were made available at four New York subway stations, including two in the rapper’s Fordham Road neighborhood. The release was limited to 50,000 copies in the city.
The J2K tour officially kicks off in the United States just days after the album’s release, with an opening show at the Anthem in Washington DC on July 30. Ice Spice stops in Philadelphia, Boston, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, Oakland, Dallas, Atlanta, Miami Beach and more. Her New York home show is held on the Rooftop at Pier 17.
General sales for the tour begin on Friday, June 7 at 10am local time via the official Ice Spice website. Ice Spice will be joined on the road by fellow New York rapper Cash Cobain.
Last year, Ice Spice told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe that her approach to making music is inextricably linked to her upbringing in the Bronx. She channeled that influence into her latest single “Gimme a Light,” which samples Sean Paul’s early 2000s hit “Gimme the Light.” The rapper said he was inspired by the way retailers in popular shopping areas used upbeat, popular music to attract customers. “Once I stop having fun while recording, I just have to end the session and come back to it later,” she said. “I don’t really think, ‘How do I get people to come to my store?’ consciously, but I probably do that without even realizing it.
Ice Spice first premiered “Gimme a Light” during her Coachella performance in April. Her set also included ‘Munch (Feelin’ U)’, ‘Princess Diana’, ‘Gangsta Boo’ and ‘No Clarity’, plus the PinkPantheress collaboration ‘Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2″ and her recent single “Think U the Shit (Fart).”
ICE CREAM SPICE: J2K North American tour dates 2024
July 30 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
August 1 – Montclair, NJ @ The Wellmont Theater
August 2 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark
August 4 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
August 6 – New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17
August 9 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
August 11 – Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
August 13 – Chicago, IL @ Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
August 14 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory
August 17 – Denver, Colorado @ Fillmore Auditorium
August 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
August 21 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater *
August 23 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theater
August 25 – Dallas, Texas @The Factory Deep Ellum *
August 26 – Houston, Texas @ 713 Music Hall
August 28 – Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy
August 31 – Miami Beach, FL @ The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater
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