Central Cee Isn't Even The Fart

By Luca Gutzwiller

Nor is he the sh*t. On July 12, 2024, Ice Spice released her song “Did It First,” from her studio album “Y2K!” featuring Central Cee. The pair had been seen together on multiple occasions in Cee’s hometown of London, including riding around together in a Lamborghini, on a shopping date, and a dinner date. Just two celebrities who are creating a personal connection with each other… We should be happy for them, right? Wrong.

The song itself is the pinnacle of mediocrity. “Did it First” just sounds like every other Ice Spice song, rapping about being voluptuous but with a Central Cee verse slapped in the middle. It gets old quickly. With parodies of Ice Spice’s and Central Cee’s songs respectively made by much smaller artists such as “The Drink (Cup)” and “Goku and Frieza go Gyat4Gyat” by Kobyshinobi, artists like Ice Spice and Central Cee aren’t even necessary.

The worst part of the pair’s song is the message it represents. For three years prior to Cee’s relationship with Ice Spice, the rapper was dating social media influencer Madeline Argy. The problem with him dating Ice Spice is that he cheated on Argy to do so. All the instances in which he was found with Ice Spice occurred before he and Argy parted ways. He even acknowledged the situation with the lyrics of his verse, saying, “I'm selective with who I get with, Gyal on my phone tryna see who I slept with, She investigating, detective, Lucky for me, I deleted the message.” Ice Spice herself reciprocated the message, posting a TikTok with the caption, “mood after takin ha manzzz,” mocking Argy for losing her boyfriend.

Argy herself addressed the situation on episode 39 of her “Pretty Lonesome” podcast, saying, “My ex-boyfriend kind of publicly violated me through the means of using me as a pawn in his PR stunt… which was essentially to make it look like he's sleeping with another girl.” Some of the big losers in this situation are the loyal listeners of the two artists. They are heavily influenced by the songs they listen to and Central Cee getting with Ice Spice only encourages Gen Z to cheat more in relationships. In contrast, the relationship they’re witnessing between Central Cee and Ice Spice isn’t even real.

The truth is that Central Cee and Ice Spice are two of the many modern musical artists who are harmfully influencing younger audiences. This plastic drama only serves to augment their music careers: a mutually beneficial, artificial symbiotic relationship, rather than a real human relationship. However the fans do not consider the reasons for the actions of their idols or even think twice about what they do. Conversely, the rappers do not consider the consequences of their actions. Rappers cheating on their partners popularizes and normalizes the idea of cheating to their young audiences. We can leave the music production to the people with talent like Kobyshinobi, lest mainstream artists choose not to do better.