Ice Princess (song)

"Ice Princess"
Single by Azealia Banks
from the album Broke with Expensive Taste
ReleasedMarch 23, 2015
Recorded2012
Genre
Length3:43
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Banks
  • Kevin James
  • Jonathan Harris
Producer(s)AraabMuzik
Azealia Banks singles chronology
"Chasing Time"
(2014)
"Ice Princess"
(2015)
"The Big Big Beat"
(2016)
Music video
"Ice Princess" on YouTube

"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.

  1. ^ Patrick Lyons (March 31, 2015). "Azealia Banks "Ice Princess" Video". HotNewHipHop.
  2. ^ Broke with Expensive Taste (digital booklet). Azealia Banks. United States: Azealia Banks, Prospect Park. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Sargent, Jordan (November 12, 2014). "Azealia Banks – 'Ice Princess'". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 31, 2015.