Gimmie A Light

Album: Y2K (2024)
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Songfacts®:

  • On "Gimmie A Light," Ice Spice keeps it real, rapping about her icy demeanor and independent attitude. The Bronx Baddie throws shade at haters and flexes about her success.
  • Hotboxin' the V like, "Gimme a light"

    Hotboxing refers to the practice of smoking drugs, usually marijuana or hashish, in a small, enclosed space with minimal ventilation. The goal is to fill the room with smoke so participants inhale a more concentrated amount of the drug.
  • Ice Spice's longtime collaborator RiotUSA created the beat. He also handled production on career-defining hits like "Munch (Feelin' U)," "Princess Diana" and her collaboration with Nicki Minaj, "Barbie World."
  • The song centers on a sample from dancehall legend Sean Paul's 2002 single "Gimme The Light." It was a sample that Ice didn't think would clear.

    "Sean Paul, he's legendary," she told Apple Music's Zane Lowe. "And that song alone, his 'Gimme the Light,' is so iconic that I was so nervous to sample it, because I'm like, 'This isn't going to get cleared, so what's the point?' But thankfully we got it cleared. Shouts to Sean Paul. He's so real."
  • Ice Spice debuted "Gimmie A Light" during her April 13, 2024, Coachella performance.
  • Ice Spice released "Gimmie A Light" on May 10, 2024, via 10K Projects and Capitol Records as the third single from her debut album, Y2K. The title emerged from a brainstorming marathon – "What should we name the album?!" – ultimately landing on something short, sweet, and straight to the point: Y2K!
  • The video reunites Ice Spice with fellow New York City natives George and Frederick Buford, aka The Evil Twins - the filmmaking duo behind the visuals for past hits like "Deli" and "Boy's A Liar Pt 2."

    The visual places Ice Spice in a dizzying sequence of high-glamour scenarios: sipping Patron, flaunting cash, and twerking in a hot-pink Range Rover speeding through her hometown.

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