After SpongeBob’s Spice Wants To Star In Hello Kitty And Betty Boop Movies
Ice Spice said voice acting is more ‘aligned’ with her music career.
Rapper Ice Spice is ready to expand her creative horizons. The 25-year-old already made waves after confirming her voice-acting debut in the upcoming animated film The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. Now, she has revealed her desire to pursue more voice roles in future animated films.
She also mentioned her dream of playing iconic characters like Hello Kitty and Betty Boop. Here’s what she said:
In an interview with TIME Magazine, Ice Spice revealed she would love to continue working in animation. She shared, “Hello Kitty! If that’s ever a thing, and Betty Boop! Duh.”
While fans may have to wait to see Ice Spice as the beloved cartoon cat, for now, they can enjoy her performance in the new SpongeBob movie.
Ice Spice On Transition From Music To Voice Acting
Ice Spice finds a natural connection between music and voice performance. She explained that voice acting feels more “aligned” with her music career. She added, “Making music is like low-key voice acting. I feel like the two are similar.”
The Grammy-nominated rapper wrote an original song for the movie titled “Big Guy.”
Talking about that, she said, “I was in the studio with Riot and Lil Yachty, and Riot started playing this beat, and it sounded so SpongeBob. “Then we finished an entire song, went back in and chopped it up with some SpongeBob vocab.”
She continued, “I would be lying to you if I said it wasn’t a little bit of a challenge, because we had to stick to the script, because it’s about a very specific character in a very specific movie and there are certain SpongeBob-related words we had to say. It was a challenge, but it was a fun one.”
Ice Spice on her role in The SpongeBob Movie
The rapper also shared her excitement about joining a show she grew up watching. Speaking about the character, she said, “SpongeBob is the funniest person ever. He’s so nostalgic for me because I grew up watching him, and my friends bonded over SpongeBob jokes, memes, and references.”
Ice Spice revealed that the moment she got the offer to star in the movie, she signed without asking a question. She said, “I don’t even think I asked for details. Anything SpongeBob, I’m down.”
A Full-Circle Moment for the Bikini Bottom Star
It’s a major full-circle moment for the rapper. One of her early breakout hits, Bikini Bottom, was inspired by the SpongeBob universe, and now she’s officially part of the franchise.
The film is slated for release on December 19.