Ice Spice To Make Her Acting Debut In Spike Lee’s ‘High and Low’ Remake

Ice Spice is taking on a new role: actor. She is going to have her acting debut in Spike Lee's remake of High and Low. Denzel Washington will also be starring in the film, marking Lee and Washington's fifth film together. They began their film journey in 1990 with Mo’ Better Blues; they have since worked together on  Malcolm X, He Got Game and Inside Man.  In commemoration of their fifth film together, the two posed for a photo holding up their hands (symbolizing "five").

The film is an English-language reinterpretation of the Akira Kurosawa crime thriller of the same name. The film will be produced by Todd Black, according to Variety. Black and Washington have also collaborated over the years in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Fences, and The Equalizer franchise.

As for Ice Spice, she has already begun shooting for the film, according to the publication. The Bronx native is in good hands as Lee is known to break talent and has helped foster the careers of several actors, including Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Halle Berry, Rosie Perez, RuPaul, and more. At this time, there is no word on what role Spice will play in the film.

Besides the film, which doesn't have a release date at this time, Munchkins also has more music in store for them this year. Spice's debut album Y2K is set to be released at some point this year. "Y2K" is the abbreviation for Year 2000, which is fitting for the Bronx drill artist who was born on January 1, 2000, at the turn of the millennium. On social media, the rapper posted two photos of herself wearing a signature mini skirt, orange fro, and a lollipop with the caption, "I finished recording y2k the album."

In January, she confirmed that there is a project in the works during her interview with The Today Show.

"Yes, there’s gonna be an album," Ice Spice told co-hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager. "I’m so excited."

She added that she had "a crazy collaboration that just got locked in, like two days ago" at the time.

Ice Spice first teased the project back in November when she posted a photo of herself with a tattoo on her lower back. While the exact meaning of the tattoo is unknown, the caption read, "?/?/24."

Right now, there is no official release date for the album, but she told Billboard that she's proud of what she has so far for the album.

"I think this is some of my best work," the rapper teased.

Ice Spice is one of hip-hop's hottest rising stars. The Bronx native had two hits with Nicki Minaj last year and is now nominated for four Grammys. This year, Ice Spice is nominated for Best Rap Song and Best Song Written For Visual Media for "Barbie World" featuring Nicki Minaj. She also earned a nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for her feature on Taylor Swift's "Karma" and Best New Artist for all of the successful moves the rapper has made in the last year. She is nominated alongside Gracie Abrams, Fred again.., Jelly Roll, Coco Jones, Noah Kahan, Victoria Monét, and The War And Treaty.  This is not her first Best New Artist nomination either. She was previously nominated for Best New Hip-Hop Artist at the 2023 BET Awards and then she won Best New Artist at the 2023 VMAs.

Another accolade Ice Spice earned in 2023 was being honored in TIME's 100 Next. Writer and comedian Ziwe wrote about the Bronx rapper for TIME. She spoke about how when she first met her, it was at a photo shoot. "In a room full of stars, she was the baddie I wanted to sit with the most," Ziwe wrote.

Of the many firsts Ice Spice had experienced in 2023, she also took a trip to Studio 8H for her inaugural appearance on Saturday Night Live. Ice Spice performed "In Ha Mood," and "Pretty Girl" with Nigerian artist Rema who also appeared during her set as a surprise to fans.

Ice Spice had some chart success as well in 2023. She had two of her songs land on the Billboard Hot 100. The Bronx rapper landed four top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits this year with "Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2" with PinkPantheress, "Princess Diana" remix featuring Nicki Minaj, "Karma" with Taylor Swift, and "Barbie World."

On top of all of her accolades, the rapper put out her first project Like..? in January, which debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 and followed up with the deluxe in June.

Ice Spice is just getting started. Take a look at eight of her best songs ranked below:

Using strings reminiscent of the score to the animated children's show SpongeBob Squarepants, "Bikini Bottom" arrived right after her breakout hit "Munch." The song title also derives from the hit television show which is the city where the character lives. "Bikini Bottom" delivers one of her iconic lines "How can I lose when I'm already chose..like?" The track also ends up on her debut EP Like..?

Ice Spice enlisted Lil Tjay for "Gangsta Boo." Lil Tjay was the only guest feature on her debut EP. The song samples Diddy feat. Ginuwine, Loon and Mario Winans's 2000's hit "I Need a Girl (Part 2)." "Gangsta Boo" earned the rapper her first Billboard Hot 100 entry debuting at No. 82.

"Munch" is Ice Spice's breakout hit. The song went viral on social media in 2022, and the Bronx native continuously proved in 2023 that she's not a one-hit-wonder. Fans loved the use of her infectious lyrics and drill beat, a combination that hadn't hit mainstream airways. It gave her a unique edge over her peers. The song was so Cardi B, also a Bronx native, is heard referencing "Munch" in her fiery verse on GloRilla's "Tomorrow 2."

"In Ha Mood" is from the rapper's debut EP Like..? She performed the song for the first time during the 2023 BET Awards. Ice Spice also performed the song during her Saturday Night Live appearance last year. "In Ha Mood" peaked at No. 58 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Deli" was a standout favorite from the Like..? deluxe. It was one of the new offerings Ice Spice put on the deluxe along with "How High?" "Butterfly Ku." The music video showed Ice Spice twerking in a New York deli with her friends. "Deli" peaked at No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it her highest-charting solo single as of this writing.

Ice Spice teamed up with PinkPantheress for the remix of the U.K. singer's original "Boys a Liar." "Boys a Liar pt. 2" serves as the lead single to PinkPantheress' debut album Heaven Knows. In the music video, the PinkPatheress and Ice Spice sing, rap, and dance on top of a rooftop, fire escape and subway in New York. The artists earned their first top 10 entry with the track as it peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The remix to "Princess Diana" was the first time that Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj worked together. The original is on Ice Spice's debut EP Like..? and the remix appears on the deluxe edition. The song showed how well Ice Spice can team up with a veteran rapper like Nicki Minaj as they playfully went from bar to bar. The song peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was Ice Spice's second top-10 hit.

For "Barbie World," Ice Spice linked back up with Nicki Minaj for the soundtrack to the Barbie film. The film starred Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Will Ferrell, Issa Rae, and more. In the music video, Nicki and Ice Spice are in a pink wonderland as the Bronx native cruises down the street in her pink convertible, race one another on pink jet skis in the sky, and even have their own signature Barbie dolls. The song samples Aqua's 1997 hit "Barbie Girl" and debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Barbie World" is nominated for Best Rap Song and Best Song Written For Visual Media at the 2024 Grammy Awards.