Ice Spice Is Billboard's Top New Hip-Hop/R&B Artist For 2023

BYCole BlakePublished on November 21, 2023483 Views

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - SEPTEMBER 12: Ice Spice attends the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Catherine Powell/Getty Images for MTV)

Ice Spice has been dominating the "Billboard" charts this year.

Ice Spice is set to finish 2023 as Billboard's #1 Year-End Top New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist, as caught by Chart Data. The feat comes after the outlet named her its R&B/hip-hop Rookie of the Year, back in August. Her charting success comes primarily from the release of her debut EP, Like..?, in July as well as several popular collaborations. In 2023, Spice's "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" (with PinkPantheress), "Princess Diana" (with Nicki Minaj), "Karma" (with Taylor Swift), and "Barbie World" (with Minaj and Aqua), all reached the top 10 of the Hot 100.

As for her Rookie of the Year honors, she told Billboard: “I have put in so much hard work, and it means a lot to be recognized for it and have more than just plaques to show for it."v, last weekend, to Zach Bryan. She also lost Top Rap Female Artist to Nicki Minaj.

Ice Spice Performs At Camp Flog Gnaw

Ice Spice performs at the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival - Day 1 at Dodger Stadium on November 11, 2023, in L.A. California (Photo by Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images)

Speaking with Billboard, Spice reflected on her rise coming during the 50th anniversary of hip-hop and revealed that she hopes to push the genre forward. “Fifty years of hip-hop is monumental,” Spice said. “I hope to push the genre forward in whatever ways I can, but I know I’ll have a huge impact on the youngins coming up now.” Check out the announcement about her chart success below.

Ice Spice Dominates "Billboard" Charts For 2023

Ice Spice is ranked as Billboard's #1 Year End Top New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist for 2023. pic.twitter.com/gucgC80p6g

— chart data (@chartdata) November 21, 2023

Spice's dominance likely won't end with 2023. She recently teased that she has another project titled Y2K! in store for next year. Be on the lookout for further updates on that upcoming project as well as Ice Spice in general on HotNewHipHop.

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Cole Blake

Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.