Ice Spice is taking a trip to Bikini Bottom soon, with the rapper officially securing her spot in an upcoming SpongeBob Squarepants movie.
Per Deadline, Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation announced on Tuesday (June 9) the new cast for the upcoming film The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants. Spice was announced alongside Regina Hall, Sherry Cola, Arturo Castro and George Lopez as the newest cast members to join the project. The four-time Grammy-nominated rapper will also record a new, original song for the film, which is set for a December release.
The rapper reacted to the news on her Instagram Story, writing, “yay!!!” to express her excitement. It serves as a full circle moment for Spice, who dropped off the single “Bikini Bottom” back in 2022. The track appeared on her debut EP Like…?, which reached No. 15 on the Billboard 200.
The news comes as Spice is rumored to be dating Sauce Gardner. Back in April, The Bronx rapper posted a since-deleted selfie to her Instagram featuring herself posing with Gardner in front of a mirror. The pair had been fueling dating rumors for months after Sauce posted a photo with Ice Spice on Instagram. Earlier that month, the two attended Adin Ross’ boxing event and were awkwardly left hanging on the kiss cam.
Musically, Ice Spice made her latest appearance on KATSEYE’s “Gnarly” remix, marking her first release of 2025. The rapper will also appear alongside Denzel Washington and A$AP Rocky in Spike Lee’s upcoming film Highest 2 Lowest.
