Ice Spice & Lil Tjay Team Up On "Gangsta Boo" Single

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The Bronx baddie's highly anticipated debut EP is here. Have you streamed it yet?

Since she exploded onto the scene last summer, Ice Spice has delivered plenty of hit singles. "Munch (Feelin' U)" initially got her on the world's radar. That song was quickly followed by tracks like "Bikini Bottom" and "In Ha Mood."

Now that the 23-year-old is well-established within the rap game, it was about time for her debut EP to arrive. On Friday (January 20), the New Yorker shared her Like..? project, complete with three previously released titles as well as three brand new ones.

Rapper Ice Spice attends BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 on September 30, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/Filmmagic)

The sole feature on the short but sweet effort comes from Lil Tjay on "Gangsta Boo," which surfaced online earlier this month. Initially, Spice and her collaborator were due to film their accompanying music video ahead of the song's arrival.

However, the "Calling My Phone" hitmaker ran into police at a traffic stop before making it to set. Upon searching the vehicle, authorities found several firearms inside, leading the young lyricist to be taken into custody.

Rather than waste the day, Spice turned the shooting day into one for her "In Ha Mood" single. Video footage captured a few days ago shows that the redhead's hometown was going hard for her in front of the cameras as she rapped along.

It remains unclear when we'll receive the official music video for "Gangsta Boo," but Ice spoke with Ebro Darden to explain her link-up with Lil Tjay.

"I made the song, and then I was just thinking who I would hear on it really. But I wanted it to be a real genuine collab," she recalled. "We’ve been friends since last year, so I was just like, ‘Yeah, who better than him?'"

Stream Ice Spice and Lil Tjay's "Gangsta Boo" collab track on Spotify or Apple Music below. Afterward, check out the Bronx rap diva's debut Like..? EP here.

Quotable Lyrics:

A baddie gon' get what she like
So what's your sign 'cause I like you?
Got a place we can stay for the night
But I'm too shy to invite you

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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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