Ice Spice Claims She Caused Earthquake In New York Due To "Clapping"

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Ice Spice at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at the Dolby Theatre on April 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images)

Fans immediately started to theorize about where the Bronx MC would fall on the Richter scale as folks reacted to the natural event.

On Friday morning (April 5), the East Coast was hit with a 4.8 magnitude earthquake, with New York being a majorly affected area along with Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and more. Joining in on the wealth of wild reactions to this online, one particular Bronx native had an interesting theory and took responsibility for the natural event. "my bad for the earthquake yall u kno this a** be clappin," Ice Spice tweeted much to fans' amusement and desire Friday afternoon. This also comes just a couple of days after they already thirsted for her enough for her iHeart Radio Awards fit, and it's clear that she likes to joke around and have fun about this lust.

However, that's definitely not the only thing that folks are bringing Ice Spice up for these days, especially in the confined space of the rap game and competition between femcees. In fact, we just got beef rumors squashed concerning one of the ladies who many thought was the most likely to be one of her opponents: Cardi B. They shared pictures of them together pointing out that there are no issues between them, despite Spice's loyalty to Cardi's long-rumored rival Nicki Minaj. Turns out that rap beef isn't as shady and loyalty-based as many folks online would have you believe.

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Ice Spice Assumes Responsibility For New York Earthquake

In addition, Ice Spice and Cardi B came together based on their Dominican heritage, something that centered the latter's most recent online spat. A feud with content creator Raymonte over whether or not she's Black saw "Princess Diana" chiming in as they discussed this cultural and racial debate. It's not one for anyone to make assumptions about, but is nevertheless something that has followed both artists for their whole careers up to this point. Still, Spice handled it with the same bluntness, grace, and sense of humor with which she saw this earthquake.

Meanwhile, we're sure that the future will hold many more iconic online moments from her, as she always taps in with what's happening. Most recently, the 24-year-old had an amazing appearance on Hot Ones that, unfortunately for her, was way out of her comfort zone. Do you think her career is trackable on a Richter scale or will it only get more Earth-shattering from here? Drop your thoughts in the comments and stay logged in for more news and updates on Ice Spice.

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About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started in 2022 as a weekend writer and, since joining the team full-time, has developed a strong knowledge in hip-hop news and releases. Whether it’s regular coverage or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to search for the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him the most is finding pop culture stories of interest, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip-hop and its contemporary output. Specifically, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s local scene and its biggest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and beyond. Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced multiple short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a variety of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music defined much of his coverage during his time at the George Washington University in D.C. His favorite hip-hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.