"Ice Princess" is a song recorded by American rapper Azealia Banks for her debut studio albumBroke with Expensive Taste (2014). It was released as the fourth single from the album on March 23, 2015. Production of the song was handled by AraabMuzik, while it was written by Banks, Kevin James, and Jonathan Harris. "Ice Princess" contains a sample of "In the Air", originally produced by progressive house DJ Morgan Page.[2] Lyrically, Banks brags about her wealth, with Jordan Sargent of Pitchfork Media describing it as Banks "spitting knotty rhymes about her diamonds".[3] "Ice Princess" garnered praise from music critics, with one describing the song as "Banks at her best". To promote the song, an accompanying music video for the track was released on March 31, 2015. It features Banks ruling over a kingdom of ice warriors, flying through the sky destroying anything colorful while turning everything into ice.
In 2011, it was reported that Banks was working on a studio album with British producer Paul Epworth despite not having signed to a record label at that time.[4] In January 2012, Banks signed a record deal with Interscope and Polydor Records to work on new music, and a month later, she announced the title of the album–Broke with Expensive Taste.[5] Approximately a year later, she handed a complete version of Broke with Expensive Taste in to the labels. Banks initially thought it would receive favorable reception from the labels; however, the representatives told Banks that she had not recorded a "hit" single for the album. Ultimately, Banks ended the record deal with Interscope/Polydor in July 2014. She later approached Jeff Kwatinetz and signed a contract with his company, Prospect Park.[6] Banks eventually released the album on November 7, 2014.[7]
Receptionedit
"Ice Princess" received positive reviews from critics. Pitchfork named it their "Best New Track"; Jordan Sargent commented that it displayed "Banks at her best: doing something unexpected simply because she can."[3] Brennan Carley of Spin described the song as potentially "the single that finally breaks the Harlem MC on the radio, and it's about time."[8]
Promotionedit
Music videoedit
The video for "Ice Princess" was directed by duo WeWereMonkeys.[9] It was released on March 31, 2015, via Banks' VEVO channel.[10] The video depicts Banks as the frozen leader of a robotic ninja army, with snakes for hair, in the style of Greek mythology's Medusa. She leads her CGI army into battle with a volcano that produces multicolored clouds, that eventually end up destroying her.[11] Reviews of the video were positive. Kate Beaudoin of Mic called the video "epic",[12] and according to James Rettig from Stereogum, it's a "slick" music video.[11] Banks initially caused controversy with promotion for the song, posting pictures of her in makeup for the video, claiming she was in whiteface, which caused outrage on the internet.[13] However, Banks ultimately revealed that she was trolling the media, and the makeup was not finished, being applied for the music video for "Ice Princess". She later tweeted "Lol u crackers wish I cared enough to be doing whiteface. I'm becoming the ICE PRINCESS YAAAAAAS".[14]
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Ice Princess is a song recorded by American rapper Azealia Banks for her debut studio album Broke with Expensive Taste 2014 It was released as the fourth single from the album on March 23 2015 Production of the song was handled by AraabMuzik while it was written by Banks Kevin James and Jonathan Harris Ice Princess contains a sample of In the Air originally produced by progressive house DJ Morgan Page 2 Lyrically Banks brags about her wealth with Jordan Sargent of Pitchfork Media describing it as Banks spitting knotty rhymes about her diamonds 3 Ice Princess garnered praise from music critics with one describing the song as Banks at her best To promote the song an accompanying music video for the track was released on March 31 2015 It features Banks ruling over a kingdom of ice warriors flying through the sky destroying anything colorful while turning everything into ice Ice Princess Single by Azealia Banksfrom the album Broke with Expensive TasteReleasedMarch 23 2015Recorded2012GenreTrap EDM 1 Length3 43LabelAzealia Banks Prospect ParkSongwriter s Banks Kevin James Jonathan HarrisProducer s AraabMuzikAzealia Banks singles chronology Chasing Time 2014 Ice Princess 2015 The Big Big Beat 2016 Music video Ice Princess on YouTube Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Promotion 3 1 Music video 3 2 Live performances 4 Credits and personnel 4 1 Credits 4 2 Personnel 5 Release history 6 References 7 External linksBackground edit nbsp Ice Princess source source track A 22 second sample of Ice Princess chorus where Banks raps over a sample of Morgan Page s song In the Air Problems playing this file See media help In 2011 it was reported that Banks was working on a studio album with British producer Paul Epworth despite not having signed to a record label at that time 4 In January 2012 Banks signed a record deal with Interscope and Polydor Records to work on new music and a month later she announced the title of the album Broke with Expensive Taste 5 Approximately a year later she handed a complete version of Broke with Expensive Taste in to the labels Banks initially thought it would receive favorable reception from the labels however the representatives told Banks that she had not recorded a hit single for the album Ultimately Banks ended the record deal with Interscope Polydor in July 2014 She later approached Jeff Kwatinetz and signed a contract with his company Prospect Park 6 Banks eventually released the album on November 7 2014 7 Reception edit Ice Princess received positive reviews from critics Pitchfork named it their Best New Track Jordan Sargent commented that it displayed Banks at her best doing something unexpected simply because she can 3 Brennan Carley of Spin described the song as potentially the single that finally breaks the Harlem MC on the radio and it s about time 8 Promotion editMusic video edit The video for Ice Princess was directed by duo WeWereMonkeys 9 It was released on March 31 2015 via Banks VEVO channel 10 The video depicts Banks as the frozen leader of a robotic ninja army with snakes for hair in the style of Greek mythology s Medusa She leads her CGI army into battle with a volcano that produces multicolored clouds that eventually end up destroying her 11 Reviews of the video were positive Kate Beaudoin of Mic called the video epic 12 and according to James Rettig from Stereogum it s a slick music video 11 Banks initially caused controversy with promotion for the song posting pictures of her in makeup for the video claiming she was in whiteface which caused outrage on the internet 13 However Banks ultimately revealed that she was trolling the media and the makeup was not finished being applied for the music video for Ice Princess She later tweeted Lol u crackers wish I cared enough to be doing whiteface I m becoming the ICE PRINCESS YAAAAAAS 14 Live performances edit On April 10 2015 Banks performed Ice Princess at the Coachella Festival 15 On July 10 2015 she performed it during her set at the Bilbao BBK Live festival in Bilbao Spain 16 Credits and personnel editCredits adapted from Broke with Expensive Taste liner notes 2 Credits edit Ice Princess contains a sample of In the Air a song by progressive house DJ Morgan Page Personnel edit Azealia Banks songwriting vocals Kevin James songwriting Jonathan Harris songwriting AraabMuzik productionRelease history editCountry Date Format Label Ref Worldwide March 23 2015 Digital download Azealia Banks Caroline Prospect Park 17 References edit Patrick Lyons March 31 2015 Azealia Banks Ice Princess Video HotNewHipHop a b Broke with Expensive Taste digital booklet Azealia Banks United States Azealia Banks Prospect Park 2014 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link a b Sargent Jordan November 12 2014 Azealia Banks Ice Princess Pitchfork Media Retrieved March 31 2015 Cragg Michael December 19 2011 New music Azealia Banks Liquorice The Guardian Retrieved December 19 2014 Ahmed Insanul February 13 2012 Who Is Azealia Banks Complex Retrieved December 19 2014 Guiducci Mark November 19 2014 An Interview with Azealia Banks Vogue Retrieved December 19 2014 iTunes Music Broke with Expensive Taste Album by Azealia Banks iTunes Store US Retrieved March 10 2015 Carley Brennan November 6 2014 Azealia Banks Silences Haters on Debut Broke With Expensive Taste Spin Retrieved April 9 2015 Camp Zoe March 31 2015 Azealia Banks is a Frozen Medusa in Ice Princess Video Pitchfork Media Retrieved June 14 2015 Video Azealia Banks Ice Princess Rap Up March 31 2015 Retrieved August 7 2015 a b Rettig James March 31 2015 Azealia Banks Ice Princess Video Stereogum Retrieved June 14 2015 Beaudoin Kate March 31 2015 Azealia Banks Just Released an Epic New Music Video For Ice Princess Mic Retrieved March 31 2015 Stutz Colin February 2 2015 Azealia Banks Isn t in Whiteface She s an Ice Princess Billboard Retrieved June 14 2015 Rosen Craig February 3 2015 Azealia Banks Stirs Controversy With whiteface Ice Princess Posts Yahoo Retrieved March 31 2015 Horowitz Steven April 10 2015 No More Drama Azealia Banks Electrifies at Coachella Billboard Retrieved June 19 2015 Alt j and Azealia Banks lead the latest Line up announcement Bilbao BBK Live Archived from the original on September 30 2015 Retrieved August 6 2015 Release date references Belgium ultratop be Azealia Banks Ice Princess Ultratop Retrieved July 12 2015 Ireland irishcharts com Azealia Banks Ice Princess Irish Charts Retrieved July 12 2015 Spain spanishcharts com Azealia Banks Ice Princess Spanish Charts Retrieved July 12 2015 Sweden swedishcharts com Azealia Banks Ice Princess Swedish Charts Retrieved July 12 2015 External links editOfficial music video on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ice Princess song amp oldid 1122251585, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
