"Munch (Feelin' U)" is a song by American rapper

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, released on August 10, 2022. A music video accompanied the song. The song trended on

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. It was later released as the lead single from the debut EP '' Like..?''.

Composition

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song. Lyrically, Ice Spice raps about a man who dotes on her while she selfishly gets what she wants from him, addressing him as the slang term "munch": "You thought I was feelin' you? / That

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a munch". ''

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''s Ryan Dombal called on

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to introduce Ice Spice's definition of the word, a "particularly clueless kind of guy—a dummy, a sucker, a

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", into its dictionaries.

Release and promotion

When Ice Spice announced the song on social media, she shared a screenshot revealing that she had received a cosign from Canadian rapper

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as a result of the track. Upon its release, the song quickly began trending on the video-sharing app

Critical reception

The song received generally positive reviews. Writing for ''

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'', David Renshaw praised Ice Spice's "effortless confidence" in the song and commented, "she flexes for two minutes straight, offering up quotable lines ('You know my body, I do it with ease') and outsized comic imagery ('I'm walkin' past him, he sniffin' my breeze')".

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'' wrote, "In a frenzied genre, she's a calm rapper, which is part of what makes this song so frosty—the beat is skittish and portentous, but Ice Spice sounds at peace. She's rhyming quickly, but also calmly and slightly dismissively, probably because of the subject matter." ''Pitchfork'' ranked the song the 30th best of 2022, praising how Ice Spice "balances her brashness with a supremely unbothered delivery, as if she's been swatting away munches for decades. Centuries, even"; in September 2024, they included it on their list of "The 100 Best Songs of the 2020s So Far", ranking it at number 41.

Music video

The video for the song was directed by George Buford and features Ice Spice dancing with a group of friends and supporters in various locations in

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, such as at a park, in front of Paya Deli, and at a photoshoot.

Charts

Certifications

References

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