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  • Every Album That Went #1 On The Billboard 200 In 2025

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    In 2025, twenty-three different albums reached number one on the Billboard 200. These ranged from industry powerhouses to debuts, from deluxe versions to older albums, and even from animated idols to real ones! From SOS on January 4th to DO IT on December 6th, here’s every Billboard 200 number one from 2025.

    SOS – SZA

    The first album to top the Billboard 200 in 2025 was a true chart phenomenon – SZA’s SOS. The album, which came out way back in 2022, has hit the number one spot on the Billboard 200 in three (yes, three!) separate years, and has spent over 100 weeks in the top 10. In fact, it peaked at #1 on three different occasions this year alone! What’s more, in 2025, SOS became the longest-running U.S. top 10 album by a Black artist.

    WHAM – Lil Baby

    DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS – Bad Bunny

    Bad Bunny has had an iconic year, right?! His sixth solo studio album, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, is maybe his best work yet, and we’re clearly not the only ones who think so. The album spent four non-consecutive weeks at number one in 2025, and we reckon it’ll probably return to the top spot in 2026, too. See you at the Super Bowl, King!

    Hurry Up Tomorrow – The Weeknd

    GNX – Kendrick Lamar

    Kendrick Lamar’s GNX is another album that reached the number one spot on the Billboard 200 in 2025 despite not being released this year. Surprise-dropped in November 2024, GNX was easily one of the best albums of that year, and clearly it’s not out of rotation yet!

    Some Sexy Songs 4 U – PartyNextDoor & Drake

    So Close to What – Tate McRae

    Tate’s third album, So Close to What, was also her first to debut at number one on the Billboard 200! With singles like ‘Sports Car,’ ‘Revolving Door,’ and ‘It’s ok I’m ok,’ this album was clearly one of the most polished pop records of the year!

    MAYHEM – Lady Gaga

    We guarantee that, just like us, you haven’t been able to escape ‘Abracadabra’ or ‘Die with a Smile’ all year. But then again, why would you want to?! As well as giving us GRAMMY-winning hits and one of the most exciting tours of 2025, The Mayhem Ball, the album saw Lady Gaga return to her pop roots. No wonder MAYHEM became her seventh album to top the Billboard 200!

    MUSIC – Playboi Carti

    Eternal Sunshine – Ariana Grande

    Thanks to the release of Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead, Ariana’s 2024 album, Eternal Sunshine, returned to the top of the Billboard 200 in 2025. Featuring new tracks: ‘twilight zone,’ ‘Hampstead,’ ‘dandelion,’ ‘warm,’ ‘past life,’ and an extended version of ‘intro (end of the world),’ these new releases are maybe some of our favorite Ari b-sides of all-time.

    More Chaos – Ken Carson

    Skeletá – Ghost

    Ghost’s Skeletá is unlike any other album that topped the Billboard 200 in 2025! For a start, Ghost is a Swedish rock band, and this was their first-ever U.S. number one! In fact, this is only the second time, ever, that a Swedish performing artist has nabbed the top spot. The only other act to do it? Ace of Base way back in 1993.

    Even In Arcadia – Sleep Token

    I’m the Problem – Morgan Wallen

    JackBoys 2 – JackBoys & Travis Scott

    The JackBoys project is one of the most exciting in music, and we were so glad to see it return for album number two this year! JackBoys consists of Travis Scott and the signees of his record label, Cactus Jack, plus a bunch more collaborators. With the likes of Travis, Don Toliver, GloRilla, Tyla, Future, Playboi Carti, and so many more, all on one album, how could JackBoys 2 not top the charts?

    DON’T TAP THE GLASS – Tyler, the Creator

    KARMA – Stray Kids

    Can you believe we made it all the way to September before a K-Pop album topped the chart?! Well, Stray Kids arrived to fix that, and gave us some good KARMA in the process. With all 11 tracks written by 3Racha, mostly during Stray Kids’ most recent world tour, the focus of KARMA is celebrating all of their achievements (so far)! How about adding another Billboard 200 number one to that list, lads?

    Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter

    Short and Sweet is still reigning over all our playlists, but Sabrina gifted us with another album full of her quintessential wit and pop perfection. Man’s Best Friend, led by ‘Manchild’ and ‘Tears,’ debuted straight at number one.

    K-Pop Demon Hunters – Various Artists

    Honestly? This is the 2025 album where we’d be more surprised if it hadn’t reached Billboard 200 number one. Songs like ‘Golden,’ Soda Pop,’ ‘Takedown,’ and more have been inescapable this year! Through K-Pop Demon Hunters, we’ve loved seeing the world of K-Pop reach even bigger audiences this year.

    Breach – Twenty One Pilots

    Am I the Drama? – Cardi B

    The Life of a Showgirl – Taylor Swift

    Probably the most talked-about album in 2025 was The Life of a Showgirl. Whether or not you love this iteration of Taylor Swift, there’s no denying her continued success! From ‘Elizabeth Taylor’ to ‘Eldest Daughter,’ she always commits to the bit, and we love that about her.

    DO IT – Stray Kids

    Two Billboard 200 number one albums in 2025? Stray Kids were the only act to DO IT! Last, but certainly not least, one of K-Pop’s biggest groups returned in early December. DO IT is the second in their SKZ-TAPE series, following on from 2024’s HOP, which, you guessed it, also hit number one.

    Phew! That’s all of them! Which Billboard 200 number one from 2025 is your favorite? Or, were you surprised not to see your AOTY on this list? Be sure to let us know by tweeting us at @thehoneypop or visiting us on Facebook and Instagram.

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  • Producer Turbo talks about his latest project with Gunna, ‘The Last Wun’

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    A native of College Park, Turbo (above) has worked with some of the biggest names in hip-hop. Photo submitted

    Chances are, even if you’re not an avid hip-hop listener, you’ve heard the distinctive tagline: “Run dat back, Turbo.” Whether at the start of a chart-topping song, on the car radio, or in your Spotify or Apple Music rotation, the phrase has likely crossed your ears.

    Grammy-nominated producer Turbo has worked with some of the industry’s biggest names, such as Gunna, Travis Scott, Lil Baby, and more. At just 31 years old, he’s already achieved milestones many never reach in their entire careers, from certified diamond hits to multi-platinum albums. His name resonates far beyond Atlanta and across the globe.

    Yet despite the accolades, the College Park, GA native hasn’t forgotten where it all started. Speaking with The Atlanta Voice was a full-circle moment for him.

    “Crazy story about The Atlanta Voice: a really close family friend who actually raised me used to work for The Atlanta Voice, and I used to come to their office all the time,” reflected Turbo at the very beginning of the interview.

    Fresh off executive producing Gunna’s The Last Wun, released this month, Turbo spoke with The Atlanta Voice about the album, the inspiration that drives him, the humbling setbacks he faced in his career, and his perspective on Atlanta’s hip-hop scene today.

    Atlanta Voice (AV): Turbo, you’ve accomplished a lot in your career so far, but was there ever a time when you had doubts starting out?

    Turbo: Yeah, I mean, it got to a point where I was trying to get on with so many different artists around the city and just failing. You know what I mean? I was still putting my all into everything, but I just got used to the failure. I’ve always been confident in what I did and put everything into it.

    But it got to a place where I didn’t have anything else because I went all in on music. I didn’t go to college. I graduated from high school, and all my friends went to college. I was kind of looked at as the failure.

    I remember that feeling, and now just to look at where I am today, I’m thankful I kept going.

    AV: How did you get into producing?

    Turbo: My older cousin is the one who gave me FL Studio, the same program I use today. At that time, a lot of the teenage groups were going around like the rich kids and all of the futuristic stuff. So I just kind of fell into producing.

    AV: You always pay respect to your formative days spent at LoudHouse Studios, back when it was on Moreland. What was that like for you working there in 2016-2017?

    Turbo: Just think of the scariest building you can imagine. Leaks in the ceiling, some lights don’t work, and you’ve got to walk through a 10,000-square-foot building just to get to a unit in the back. All that just to make beats or record people, trying to make some type of money, out on Moreland, the east side, where I wasn’t from and didn’t know anybody.

    I met the owner, who’s still one of my great friends today, and he needed help running his sessions. It was just an opportunity for me to go and work.

    That kind of became my safe place. At that time, I was homeless, going from couch to couch. So it was like, okay, I can at least come here and spend a couple of hours before I go find another couch to crash on.

    AV: Who was the first big-name artist you worked with?

    Turbo: The first big-name artist I got introduced to was Tip (T.I.) and Dro (Young Dro).

    AV: How did you and Gunna meet?

    Turbo: Just being in different studios. We always had mutual friends because we were from the same side, but we never officially met.

    In Atlanta, the studios are almost like the club. You always see people in there. I used to always see Gunna and his best friend Nechie.

    That was the first time we brushed shoulders. I saw what he could do, he saw what I could do, and we just gravitated to each other.

    AV: Was this before his first Drip Season album?

    Turbo: Yeah, way before that. Like 2014. We got in the studio around 2016. I produced something on every Drip Season, from the first one to the green one (Drip Season 3). But Drip Season 3 is when we really locked in, and I started working with him every day.

    AV: Let’s dive into this new project you worked on, The Last Wun. You and Gunna know each other’s process fairly well. What was the creative process like for this album?

    Turbo: We’re both creatives. We both put our all into the art. More than anything, we communicate. Through this process, we learned to communicate with each other way better.

    From that, it spills into the music. Like with Satisfaction, we had a long, deep conversation in Saudi Arabia right before he recorded it. That conversation inspired him to do the song.

    That’s kind of our process. I’ll be making music, he’ll be chilling and vibing, and he’ll say something that makes me want to get up and create something off what he just said.

    AV: Speaking of Satisfaction, that was one of my favorites on the album. I really liked the feature from Asake and the touch it added to the song. Was he originally planned to be on the song, or did y’all reach out to him later?

    Turbo: Yeah, Asake has turned into our Nigerian brother, you know what I mean? We hang out a lot outside of music, too. He actually heard that song one day in the studio and wanted to jump on it. And of course, it’s Gunna and Asake — why not? So we just did it like that.

    AV: One of the things I found interesting when listening to the album is that every track sounds different. What inspires how you make beats for Gunna?

    Turbo: I mean, I just wake up and feel different every day. That’s the best way I can describe it. Music has gotten really analytical for a lot of people, but for us, the process is just straight inspiration. If I’m feeling good, I make a beat that feels good. If I’m feeling mellow, I make a mellow beat.

    Right now, just talking about my aunt and The Atlanta Voice and thinking about back in the day makes me want to go make five beats that remind me of my childhood or just being in Summerhill when I was a kid.

    AV: So this album has twenty-five tracks, and One of Wun had twenty tracks. Some might say both projects had a bit too much for a rap album. What made y’all put so many songs on here? You could’ve saved some for another project.

    Turbo: We just wanted to feed the fans. At first, we thought, “You can’t put 25 songs on one project.” But then it was like, why not? Whatever felt good deserved to come out. The fans deserved to hear it.

    AV: Was there any song on the album that you didn’t think would get as much traction as they did?

    Turbo: Nah, I always knew this was some of the best work we’ve made. I was super confident in what we had. Even some of the songs that didn’t make the album, I’m still super confident about those. Whatever comes next, we’ve just been in that vibe lately.

    AV: I’m curious. Where did the tagline “Run dat back, Turbo” come from? It wasn’t in your earlier work in 2017 with Hustle Gang.

    Turbo: That came in late 2018 or 2019. Everybody always called me Turbo, that was my name. I was recording a friend, and he just said, “Run dat back, Turbo.”

    I put it to the side for a few months, then used it on a random beat that Gunna jumped on, and it went crazy. It was really just God, I guess.

    AV: You know this month alone, we’ve seen a lot of projects from Atlanta-based rap artists. What are some things you have to say about Atlanta’s rap scene right now?

    Turbo: I just want to bring back that unity. I feel like it’s been lacking, and nobody really knows why. But if you know Atlanta rap, it’s always been about unity. I’d say let’s get back to that feeling.

    AV: Do you think we’re headed in the right direction?

    Turbo: I feel like we’ll eventually get there, yeah.

    AV: Are there any projects that we can expect from you in the near future?

    Turbo: Yeah, I got a lot of stuff coming out this year with different artists. I don’t want to mess up their rollouts, but there’s plenty coming. And of course, the Turbo album.

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  • The Bieber Baby Is Here — And So Is the Celebrity Baby Name Industrial Complex

    The Bieber Baby Is Here — And So Is the Celebrity Baby Name Industrial Complex

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    America’s Royal Baby is here! No, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift haven’t suddenly unveiled a secret pregnancy — our girl has been busy with the Eras Tour and trying to keep The Tortured Poets Department at number one. America’s other royal family, Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber, have welcomed a new addition to their family: a baby boy.

    On Friday, August 23rd, Justin announced their new arrival via
    the Instagram post of a lifetime: “WELCOME HOME / JACK BLUES BIEBER 🐻,” he posted alongside an image of their newborn’s foot cozied up in a blanket with Hailey’s beautifully manicured fingers. Like, I’m not crying, you’re crying.

    Now I’m just waiting for Hailey’s post. While she was literally giving birth, her Instagram stories were full of promo posts for her brand
    Rhode Skin. Some people may call that a social media manager, I call it girlbossing.

    Her pregnancy announcement post definitely had me in tears. We all remember where we were when we heard the news about Hailey Bieber’s pregnancy. I was browsing sunscreen in a beauty store (which feels appropriate) when my friend rushed up to me, waving her phone in my face. “Hailey is pregnant,” she announced as she showed me the now-infamous video.

    The vintage-style video showed Bieber’s bump in a sheer white lace dress. At first, I thought it was footage from a music video. It turns out that their lives are just naturally cinematic. The footage was from their vow renewals which took place in Hawaii, where they celebrated six years of marriage.

    Why did Justin Bieber name his son Jack?

    You may have noticed that, like father like son, Justin and the baby have the same initials: JB. The name Jack Blues Bieber follows the tradition of Justin’s father’s side of the family, where many of the kids are given J names. Justin’s dad’s name is Jeremy, and his half-siblings are named Jaxon and Jazmyn.

    Jack is also Justin’s dad’s middle name. Hailey is no stranger to family names, as her middle name, “Rhode,” is a family name — as well as the name of her eponymous skincare brand. It’s only a matter of time before baby Jack has one of those
    initial necklaces.

    While Jack is a normal,
    regular person’s name, the baby’s middle name shows that even the Biebers have given in to the celebrity-name industrial complex. It used to be rare for celebrities to give their children unique (read: borderline obnoxious) names like Gwyneth Paltrow’s daughter, Apple (sooooo brat). Heck, when the Kardashian-Wests came up with North and Beyoncé announced her daughter Blue Ivy, it was still big news.

    But now, every baby announcement comes with the follow-up question: what weird name will the happy couple bestow upon their offspring? Instead of looking at baby name books, celebrity parents seem to open the dictionary and point to the first name they find. Young parents like Nara Smith are infamous for this. The model and token
    trad wife have children named (wait for it) Rumble Honey, Slim Easy, and Whimsy Lou.

    Next to names like “Stormiiiiii,” Jack Blues is pretty normal. But it’s a sign that celeb names will always be celeb names. While the Biebers have fallen prey to the celebrity-name industrial complex, the fact they waited six years since their internet-breaking wedding in 2018 isn’t the norm.

    How Hailey resisted the Hollywood Mom Machine — until now

    In Hollywood years, six years is a long time to wait before having your first child. But in the real world — where the cost of living crisis makes me wonder how
    anyone can afford children — having children at 27 years old, if anything, is quite young.

    Seemingly all of their famous peers have children. Most of the nepo baby gang now have children of their own. And the
    mothers are mothering. Kylie Jenner has two children — Stormi Webster, her 6-year-old daughter, and Aire Webster, her 2-year-old son— with rapper Travis Scott. Sofia Richie just celebrated her own 26th birthday alongside her daughter Eloise’s three-month birthday. Other peers like Keke Palmer, Gigi Hadid, and more have also become moms.

    But Bieber wanted to wait. For a while, she just wanted to live in her bliss. She was a 21-year-old married to the biggest pop star in the world. Of course, she wanted time to enjoy it. Then, like the rest of us, she got a job. Except hers was as the founder of
    Rhode Skin. She spent the past few years proving it was more than just another celebrity brand. With its innovative, editor-approved products and its constantly selling out stock, Rhode is a success in every way.

    So now, they have everything.

    When asked about when they were planning to become parents, the Biebers have always said they wanted to wait. I’ll never forget when Justin went on
    Ellen in 2020, and she, as was her style, aggressively asked him what the “hold up” was with having kids.

    But with the finesse he’s known for, he sidestepped the question with the most romantic answer: “I am going to have as many as Hailey wishes to push out. I’d love to have myself a little tribe. But, yeah, it’s her body and whatever she wants to do.” Pro-choice king.

    But now it’s finally the right time. In a July interview with
    W Magazine, she shared some of her pregnancy anxieties — especially as someone who has struggled with ovarian cysts. “You see so many stories — traumatic birth stories, traumatic experiences—and I know that that’s very real,” she said. But in the end, she’s excited about her pregnancy — too excited to hide it from the world. “I probably could have hid it until the end,” she said. She even hid it for six months behind her signature oversized clothing — her jacket at Coachella makes a lot of sense now. “But I didn’t enjoy the stress of not being able to enjoy my pregnancy outwardly. I felt like I was hiding this big secret, and it didn’t feel good. I wanted the freedom to go out and live my life.”

    Well, now the Biebers’ lives have changed forever. Many of us “One Less Lonely Girl” hopefuls might have dreamed of the day Justin became a father with us at his side. But if it’s not me, I’m glad it’s Hailey. You better believe I played the superstar and new father’s 2010 smash hit “Baby” on repeat all weekend.

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  • BeatKing, a Houston rapper known for viral TikTok song ‘Then Leave,’ dies at 39

    BeatKing, a Houston rapper known for viral TikTok song ‘Then Leave,’ dies at 39

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    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Houston rapper BeatKing, whose booming voice and eccentric songs brought him fame in nightclubs and on social media, has died, his manager said Friday. He was 39.

    The rapper, whose name was Justin Riley, died Thursday after fainting during a recording session, Tasha Felder told The Associated Press. Felder, his manager, said Riley was taken to a hospital and that he had a pulmonary embolism.

    “His daughters were with him the entire time,” Felder said. “It is truly sad, we loved him so much.”

    BeatKing, whose club music anthems earned him the name Club Godzilla, achieved his biggest hit in 2020 when his song “Then Leave” went viral on social media and peaked at No. 3 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. He also scored hits with the songs “Crush” and “Thick.” His final album, “Never Leave Houston on a Sunday,” was released last month.

    He was known for humorous, raunchy lyrics and broke through the Houston music scene in 2010 with “Kings of the Club,” reaching Houston’s younger generation not as familiar with the city’s famous slowed music style from The Screwed Up Click and Swisha House.

    As a rapper or producer, BeatKing collaborated with major artists including 2 Chainz, Bun B, T-Pain and Ludacris. Although BeatKing didn’t achieve the national prominence of fellow Houstonians such as Travis Scott and Megan Thee Stallion, he found fame throughout the South among fans who admired his sound and authenticity to Houston.

    “My condolences @clubgozilla,” 2 Chainz wrote on social media. “God Bless your soul and family.”

    “Just a great spirited person,” Bun B said in a tribute to the rapper on Instagram.

    Fans on social media recalled BeatKing’s dominance over the club scene in the 2010s. He formed an image for himself by wearing black T-shirts with phrases such as “I unfollow back” and “Stop moving to Houston.”

    He is survived by two daughters and his partner.

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    Hamilton reported from New York.

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    Lathan is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.

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  • Travis Scott remains in French police custody after altercation with security guard in Paris hotel

    Travis Scott remains in French police custody after altercation with security guard in Paris hotel

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    PARIS – Rapper Travis Scott remained in police custody after his arrest at a Paris hotel following an altercation with a security guard, French prosecutors said Saturday.

    A statement from the Paris prosecutor’s office said the custody order for Scott was extended Friday night. It did not provide further details. Police are still investigating.

    Scott’s US-based representative and his lawyer did not immediately respond to questions from The Associated Press on the development.

    Scott was arrested early Friday after police were called to the Georges V hotel to detain a man “nicknamed Travis Scott for violence against a security guard,” according to the prosecutor’s earlier statement. The hotel security guard had intervened in an altercation between the rapper and his bodyguard.

    After Friday’s arrest, a representative of the rapper said they were “in direct communication with the local Parisian authorities to resolve this matter swiftly and will provide updates when appropriate.” The representative spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing.

    The rapper was in Paris for the Olympics. He watched the United States rally over Serbia in the men’s basketball semifinal on Thursday night.

    Scott, one of the biggest stars in hip hop whose birth name is Jacques Webster, has more than 100 songs that made the Billboard Hot 100 and released four singles that topped the chart: “Sicko Mode,” “Highest in the Room,” “The Scotts,” and “Franchise.”

    He has two children with his former girlfriend, media personality and businesswoman Kylie Jenner.

    In June, Scott was arrested in Miami Beach on misdemeanor charges of trespassing and public intoxication after officers said they had found him at the city’s marina shouting obscenities at people on a yacht and disobeyed their order to leave.

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  • Music Review: Ice Spice flexes her flow on brief debut album, ‘Y2K!’

    Music Review: Ice Spice flexes her flow on brief debut album, ‘Y2K!’

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    Virality, it could be assumed, is a gift and a curse.

    Hit big online and channel that momentum into mainstream appeal, then the work comes: How does an artist sustain success? Ice Spice, the laidback Bronx rapper born Isis Naija Gaston with the too-cool-for-school, lackadaisical flow and the bright orange curls now iron straight, knows a thing or two about the topic. First came the raunchy “Munch (Feelin’ U),” with its delightful dismissal of “You thought I was feeling you?” (the song inspired the name of her fanbase, who are called Munchkins). Then there was the effortless, SpongeBob SquarePants-referencing “Bikini Bottom.”

    Her 2023 debut EP, “Like..?,” produced by her longtime collaborator RiotUSA, only further confirmed her talents; “Boy’s a Liar, Pt. 2” with U.K. hyperpop-garage producer-artist PinkPantheress became the song of the summer. Hell, even Taylor Swift tapped her for a remix of her hit “Karma.” Ice Spice, in two short years, has become a four-time Grammy nominee — and one of the most divisive names in mainstream rap — before she even released an album.

    “Y2K!” is Ice Spice’s first full-length project, but don’t expect an introduction. (The title functions in that way, sort of: Ice Spice was born on Jan. 1, 2000, perhaps emblematic of her aesthetic ideology and prescience for her future, social media-indebted success. It is hard to think of another MC that better encapsulates the current moment.) At the core of “Y2K!” are her immediately quotable — and let’s be honest here, meme-able — booty-shaking bars, ripe for internet consumption. And so are the cheeky hooks that made her household name.

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    A few songs directly recall the Ice Spice listeners have grown to know: Like “Think U the S—- (Fart),” which leans into her characteristic playfulness while maintaining her necessary bravado. “Think you the s—-?” Ice Spice recites in the chorus. “You not even the fart.” Or “Gimme A Light,” which samples Sean Paul’s dancehall classic “Gimme the Light.”

    Across the release’s 23-minute run time, drill is still a priority, as she mentions on “Gimme A Light”: “Let’s talk drill / Who bigger than she?” she posits. Brevity is also a strong suit of Ice Spice’s — she understands modern attention spans and she cuts the fat across the album.

    Previously released single “Phat Butt” might’ve been the clearest tease of some new sonic explorations in the world of Ice Spice, still one indebted to Nicki Minaj. She launches into a quick nod to Minaj’s “Beez in the Trap” in the intro (“Uh, Man”) and works in a sample of the 2005 hit “I Think They Like Me” by rap group Dem Franchize Boyz with Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat and Bow Wow. Closer “TTYL” sees Ice Spice raising her voice for a rare rap-rock kiss-off. Standout “BB Belt” is bed-squeaking Jersey Club.

    The 10-track release uses collaborations sparingly: the self-referential, trap “Oh Shhh…” with Travis Scott, nods back to “Deli” in certain lyrics, the hard-hitting “Bitch I’m Packin’” with Gunna, and the infidelity-revenge anthem “Did It First,” brings the hottest contemporary rapper, Central Cee.

    Across “Y2K!”, Ice Spice flexes her lackadaisical flow and traverses new territory, pushing her voice in subtle moments — if only there were more. If anything, this is the New York rapper further manicuring her distinctiveness, offering listeners a hot, short and sweet album.

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  • Travis Scott blasted over Grammys performance

    Travis Scott blasted over Grammys performance

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    Travis Scott’s performance at the Grammys on Sunday has sparked uproar on social media, with viewers promising to “never forget Astroworld.”

    The rapper performed the tracks “My Eyes,” “Fe!” and “I Know” from his latest album Utopia. The 32-year-old’s set featured a post-apocalyptic background, complete with fog and flames, with the Grammy nominee finishing his show by smashing folding chairs against the stage floor.

    However, several viewers were not amused by Scott’s performance and made reference to a fatal crowd crush at one of his concerts in 2021. Eight people were killed by compression asphyxia during the musician’s Astroworld Festival that year after concert-goers swarmed towards the stage. Two more later died in hospital.

    Travis Scott performs onstage during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 4, 2024. The rapper’s performance was slammed on social media.

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    Scott faced 14 lawsuits related to the incident but was not indicted.

    “Why does Travis Scott still have a career after astroworld. Genuinely asking,” said @goslinggrry on X, formerly Twitter.

    “Still very odd to me how everyone and their mother seemingly collectively forgot all about the travis scott astroworld incident,” wrote @recklessrexha.

    “Showing Travis Scott with the raging crowds after what happened at the Astroworld festival is a choice…” said Ken, while Natalie commented: “I can not believe they let him perform tonight.”

    @AlliePsychic said: “NEVER FORGET ASTROWORLD.”

    Newsweek has reached out to Travis Scott for comment via email.