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Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice Drop ‘Barbie World’

Author Autumn Hawkins

Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice’s collab has finally arrived! The duo released on Friday (June 23) which interlopes the original “Barbie World” hitmakers, Aqua. The track will be featured in the upcoming Barbie film starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Will Ferrell, Kate McKinnon, Emma Mackey, Simu Liu, Micheal Cera, Issa Rae, and more. Greta Gerwig directed the film.

Joining Nicki and Ice Spice on the soundtrack are Lizzo, Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, Kali, Khalid, PinkPantheress, Ryan Gosling, Tame Impala, and the Kid LAROI. Other “Barbies” and “Kens” will be announced at a later date, according to the most recent Instagram post. The soundtrack will be released on July 21, the same day the film hits theaters.

RELATED: Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice, & Lizzo Join 'Barbie' Soundtrack

This is the pair’s second collaboration. Nicki previously hopped on Ice Spice’s “Princess Diana.” The New York rapper released four remixes after their collab in April.

The original version of “Princess Diana” is from the Bronx native’s debut EP Like…? which dropped in January. The six-track EP included three new offerings, including “Princess Diana,” “Actin A Smoochie,” and “Gangsta Boo” featuring Lil Tjay. It also featured “Bikini Bottom,” “In Ha Mood,” and her breakout hit “Munch (Feeln’ U).”

However, Nicki has something big planned for her own Barbz as she is set to finally release her fifth studio album.

“10/20/23 The Album,” the rapper

10/20/23
The Album 💿🎀

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) June 5, 2023?" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote adding her signature pink bow emoji and a CD emoji to the tweet.

The Queens native previously teased her album and tour in May.

“Oh yes fractions warned, SFG did what fractions warned. Red Ruby Da Sleeze MOTHERED so hard & is now the standard. NM5 is the best thing that will come out of 2023 & will raise the bar to new & unreachable heights. NM5 tour will be hailed as ‘genius’. That’s it & that’s all,” Nicki

Oh yes fractions warned, SFG did what fractions warned. Red Ruby Da Sleeze MOTHERED so hard & is now the standard. NM5 is the best thing that will come out of 2023 & will raise the bar to new & unreachable heights. NM5 tour will be hailed as “genius”. That’s it & that’s all 😉 https://t.co/PWWKv2MJKk

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) May 10, 2023?" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted Wednesday (May 10).

Nicki’s last full-length project was in 2018 titled Queen.

Take a look at the music video to “Barbie World” below:

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Autumn Hawkins is the National Hip-Hop and R&B writer for Beasley Media, currently residing in New Jersey. Prior to working at Beasley Media, she was in broadcast news as an entertainment producer. When she's not impatiently waiting for Beyoncé to drop new music, she is reading, shopping, or planning a vacation.

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