“Diamonds glisten on my boob/ They gon’ take heed to my tune,” Ice Spice raps on “Bikini Backside,” one in all a number of breakout hits from her debut Like..? EP. Due to a brand new Dunkin’-inspired collaboration, Ice can proceed to reside out these lyrics, as a result of she simply obtained a significant assertion piece as a present.
On Tuesday (Sept. 12), the “In Ha Temper” rapper posted footage of a jaw-dropping diamond chain to her social media pages. Within the clips, Ice flaunted a glowing Eliantte diamond chain that spelled out the phrase “munchkins.” The video additionally confirmed off an Eliantte-branded half-dozen field of doughnuts.
“9.13,” Ice — who is about to current on the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 12 — captioned the video on X (previously often called Twitter), a nod to the date on which she and Dunkin’ will unveil their new collaboration. The high-end jeweler additionally shared a clip of the diamond-encrusted necklace, captioning it “America Runs on Munchkins” and tagging the artist and model.
The Eliantte bling gifted to Ice was certainly performed with Dunkin’, the espresso and doughnut chain confirmed to Billboard.
The necklace — which took three weeks to make — options “over 80 carats of all-white VVS diamonds,” whereas the chain is made with 14k white and rose gold. The gem sprinkles on the accent mimic the pops of colour one may discover on a Dunkin’ doughnut, and are “pure pink and orange sapphire baguettes, all individually hand-cut to suit the exact measurements wanted to create the sprinkle impact.”
Such an iced-out accent goes to do extra than simply sit in a show case. “At tonight’s VMAs, Ice Spice will likely be sporting a singular, one-of-a-kind, bespoke piece created for her by jeweler to the celebrities, Eliantte,” the model mentioned in an announcement shared with Billboard. “The necklace is a tribute to her unwavering love for her followers and an ode to her genuine reference to Dunkin’ and her newest collaboration with the model. The Ice Spice MUNCHKINS Drink will likely be accessible at Dunkin’ nationwide starting Wednesday, Sept. 13.”
The model and the artist first introduced the venture on Sunday, Sept. 10. Ice posted a graphic of a literal munchkin doughnut sporting a diamond “princess” chain with the caption “america runs on MUNCHKINS.” Provided that Ice Spice’s followers are referred to as Munchkins, impressed by her breakthrough single “Munch (Feelin’ U),” the collaboration makes good sense.
In slightly below a yr, Ice Spice has earned 4 high 10 hits on the Billboard Sizzling 100: “Karma” (No. 2, with Taylor Swift), PinkPantheress duet “Boy’s A Liar, Pt. 2” (No. 3), “Princess Diana” (No. 5, with Nicki Minaj) and “Barbie World” (No. 7, with Minaj & AQUA). Her Like..? EP reached a peak of No. 15 on the Billboard 200. On July 21, Ice launched a deluxe version of Like..?, which featured the Minaj-ified model of “Princess Diana,” and new tracks together with “How Excessive,” “Butterfly Ku” and the No. 41-peaking “Deli.”
Ice Spice is nominated for 4 VMAs at this yr’s awards, together with greatest new artist and push efficiency of the yr (“Princess Diana”). Final week (Sept. 7), the Bronx rapper picked up a pair of nominations on the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards: greatest breakthrough hip-hop artist and greatest collaboration (“Princess Diana”).
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