Everyone step away from PhotoshopâIce Spice likes her new album cover just the way it is.
On Wednesday morning, the 24-year-old Bronx rapper revealed the artwork of her highly-anticipated debut albumY2K.
Y2Kâs album art, shot by the iconic David LaChapelle, features Ice posing in front of a graffiti-covered NYC subway entrance holding a leopard-print purse and wearing a tanktop, denim shorts, and knee-high boots.
In response to the cover, several fans criticized the album title's placement on a trash can.
Later that evening, Houston-based photo retoucher Zachary DeNobrega shared his own take on the album cover. He moved the "Y2K" text from the trash bin to the brick wall in the background and relocated the "Ice Spice" graffiti shadow from her body to the top left corner, where the Subway entrance was previously marked.
âMade it better đ«¶đ»,â wrote DeNobrega on X. âDid this in 30 minutes leave so itâs not GREAT.â
âu thought u made this better too delulu đđđđ,â the âPrincess Dianaâ rapper responded in a quote-retweet, sharing a side-by-side photo of DeNobrega recreating artwork from Mariah Careyâs 1999 Rainbow album, which was coincidentally also photographed by LaChapelle.
âDavid LaChapelle is #Y2K! soooo sweet + legendary he didn't even charge me cus he fucks wit a real bitchđ,â wrote Ice Spice in a separate tweet along with a photo with LaChapelle. âthank U for all the incredible art you've put out through the years this cover means everything to me â€ïž & yes Y2K was placed on the trash can on purpose can u guess why?â
Ice has yet to reveal the reason why her album title was placed on the trash can. Does she have issues with the time period or is there some larger explanation sheâs waiting to share with the rest of us? Only time will tell.
Ice Spice's debut album Y2K arrives on July 26 and features the previously released singles "Think U The Shit (Fart)" and "Gimmie A Light."
