Phat Butt
| "Phat Butt" | ||||
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| Single by Ice Spice | ||||
| from the album Y2K! | ||||
| Released | June 21, 2024 | |||
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| Length | 2:09 | |||
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| Producer | RiotUSA | |||
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| "Phat Butt" on YouTube | ||||
"Phat Butt" is a song by American rapper Ice Spice, released on June 21, 2024 as the third single from her debut studio album Y2K!. It was produced by RiotUSA.
Background
[edit | edit source]Ice Spice teased the song through a snippet on social media on June 17, 2024. Fans drew comparisons between her and Nicki Minaj with respect to musical style and her clothing in the clip.[1]
Composition and lyrics
[edit | edit source]Ice Spice opens the song with a reference to "Beez in the Trap" by Nicki Minaj in the intro.[2] Over a "bone-rattling", "video gamey" beat with "ferocious" percussion,[3][4] she boasts her fame, success and physique,[2][4] calling herself a "rap bitch on a pop chart".[2][5] Spice takes aim at other female rappers (especially Latto) for copying her photography and music style on the bridge[2] and pays homage to Nicki Minaj through references in the second verse.[6][7] She also alludes to the cover art of Y2K!, particularly the placement of the title on a trash can.[6]
Music video
[edit | edit source]The music video was directed by Ice Spice herself and released alongside the single. It sees her dancing, twerking, lip-syncing and posing in front of garage door that is painted with graffiti of a bikini-clad posterior. [2][3][5][7][8] She rocks an orange-yellow bob cut,[3][5] designer clothing and jewelry.[3] The clip also uses VHS filter.[3][7]
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[9] | 39 |
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