After the 2020s, the European and American music scene has entered an unprecedented era of "innovation".
A large number of post-95 and post-00 newcomer singers were born.
In addition, in the context of the wide coverage of short videos and streaming music platforms, many veteran singers who are difficult to keep up with the pace of the times have gradually begun to fade out, and it is difficult to escape the fate of retreating to the third or fourth line, and the final result is to retire from the music scene.
When it comes to the recent popular rookie singers, we have to mention Ice Spice (Ice Spice), a rap female voice who has just debuted.
The standard millennial girl born on January 1, 2001 has become popular in the United States by 2023, and her popularity is comparable to that of Cardi B's heyday.
An American rapper, he was born in Brooklyn, New York.
Ice Spice's father is African-American, while her mother is a Latin American woman from the Dominican Republic.
As a mixed-race woman, she shares the same ethnic background as Cardi B, another well-known rapper, who is both of Dominican descent.
Who would have thought that the most important reason for this ice spice's popularity in China was not because of her works, but because of her appearance?
You read that right, Ice Spice has been strongly proved by many netizens: she is surprisingly similar to the first generation of Internet celebrity "Sister Feng", who was once popular in China, and some people even wonder if she is Sister Feng's long-lost sister.
There are also many people who think she looks like Asian diva Jolin Tsai.
Jokes aside, since the appearance is so similar, the road to becoming popular will only be more difficult.
However, this ice spice is as lucky as the chosen one.
A single "Munch (Feelin' U)" suddenly became popular on short video software, and this ultra-short rap song of only 1 minute and 44 seconds easily made this once unknown female singer popular.
It only took a week to go from an 18-line female rapper that no one cares about to a first-line singer?
Many people may think it is an exaggeration, but in fact, you will never be able to solve the mystery of the entertainment industry.
It's like this newcomer rapping ice spice: after a single became popular, it was as if the code of life had been unlocked, and good luck followed.
Her single "Boy's a Liar pt.2" with British altpop star, also Millennial-born newcomer singer Little Pink Leopard, exploded in popularity during Valentine's Day 2023.
The best result of the song even reached the Billboard Top 3, successfully winning the first Top 3 song of his career.
It's said that newcomers are the easiest to become One Hit Wonders, but Ice Spice has managed to escape the curse.
Not only that, not long after she became popular, she received the attention of her peer Drake, who knew Drake's status in the American rap circle, and Drake not only paid attention to her, but also invited her to attend the ball game on a private jet.
After a 2-week "ambiguous period", Drake blocks Ice Spice and secretly diss Ice Spice in the song "Her Loss". However, this turmoil did not affect her in any way, on the contrary, her popularity increased.
When she announced her collaboration with Nicki Minaj, the queen of rap, Spicy Chicken, everyone was pleasantly surprised.
And when the collaborative version of "Princess Diana" was released, everyone realized that it was a song that was greater than 2 with 1+1, and successfully made this song more worthy of listening to on the basis of the original song.
The remixed version of Princess Diana also managed to make it to the Billboard Top 10.
Although it is the consistent style of Spicy Chicken to help potential rap newcomers, this time Spicy Chicken directly took Ice Spice into its bag and directly invited Ice Spice to join her music label "Heavy On It".
Obviously, Spicy Chicken is very optimistic about this rookie rapper.
Not only that, Spicy Chicken even self-proclaimed Ice Spice as the "Rap Princess".
Later, even Taylor Swift invited her to collaborate on a remixed version of the single "Karma".
So far, Ice Spice has become the first female rapper in history to cooperate with Mildew.
And this song also managed to enter the Billboard top 10 again, allowing Ice Spice to win three top 10 hits in the United States in a short period of time.
With the representative work of Ice Spice, it has become more tough, not only in terms of work style still maintains its own maverick, but also more began to choose to release Solo works.
Her latest single "Think U the Shi*t (Fart)" managed to climb the Billborad Top 10 without any other artists, and she used her influence to prove that she can have a place in the competitive music scene today.
Some people say that her success is completely inevitable under the stars and the moon.
However, we have to realize the meaning of the phrase "gold always shines", perhaps behind the fact that she is supported by many popular singers, it is her unique music style that is a powerful self-proof for her.
She herself confirmed in an interview that her debut studio album "Y2K" will be released in 2024.
As an ice spice born in the millennium, the name of her debut album represents her era, and I believe that this upcoming album will bring a new inspiration to the European and American rap circles in 2024, do you like her works? #春日生活打卡季#