Ice Spice was born and raised in New York City
Real name Isis Gaston, Ice Spice was born in the Bronx neighbourhood of New York City. She is the oldest of five siblings.
According to Audiomack, her father, a former underground rapper, is Nigerian-American. Her mother is Nigerian.
She chose her name because she likes spicy food
Growing up, the rapper was commonly referred to as “Ice” because of her real name, Isis.
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“I chose Ice Spice because it literally rhymes,” she told Elle last month. “Plus I love spicy food. I put hot sauce on everything.”
She went viral in 2021 through a TikTok challenge.
She attended the State University of New York at Purchase
During her time at the liberal arts school in Westchester County, she went viral for her rendition of the Erica Banks “Buss It” TikTok challenge.
To date, the video has been watched over 3.1 million times. University is also where her music career began.
At Purchase, Ice met producer RiotUSA
RiotUSA produced her debut single “Bully Freestyle”, released in March 2021. She later produced the rapper’s breakout single, “Munch (Feelin’ You)”, which in September 2022 peaked at No 34 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
“RiotUSA. Shout out to him. Best producer in the city,” Ice told Interview in December.
Drake was one of her first prominent supporters
Before charting, “Munch (Feelin’ U)” was played by Drake on his Sirius XM radio station, Sound 42. The Toronto rapper also messaged Ice to compliment her on the single.
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“[Drake] complimenting ‘Munch’ brought even more attention to me and the song,” she told Complex.
Lil Nas X dressed as her for Halloween
Though he didn’t share her music like Drake, Lil Nas X grew interested in Ice when he dressed as her for Halloween in 2022. He wore a green crop top and orange nails, similar to how Ice appeared in her “Munch (Feelin U)” music video, as well as an orange curly wig.
“He ate me. He cleared me,” she told The Cut of Lil Nas X’s costume. “He had the orange nails. He had the puff. He had everything to a T. He did me better than me.”
She released her debut project in January 2023
Ice Spice’s debut EP came out as a surprise. She dropped her debut EP, Like..? earlier this year. It was announced only hours before its release, according to Rolling Stone.
The six-track project, which was executively produced by RiotUSA, peaked at No 37 on the Billboard 200 and No 19 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Cardi B and Lauryn Hill are among her musical inspirations …
“I’m inspired by Nicki [Minaj], Lil Kim, Cardi B. All of the greats. I’m definitely inspired by Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu,” she told Billboard in October 2022.Shine like a diamond: 7 most successful celebrity beauty brands in the world
“But I definitely want to like have my own lane. Where like, it’s just it’s mine. And not like really copying somebody.”
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She currently has more Spotify listeners than The Beatles
As of April 2023, The Beatles have 30 million monthly listeners, whereas Ice Spice has 36.8 million.Her most popular song on the streaming platform is “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2” with Pink Pantheress, which has over 335 million streams. The song earned both artists their first appearances on the Billboard Hot 100, with it reaching No 3 in early March.
She is sexually fluid
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In September 2021, Spice tweeted: “What’s it called when you’re attracted to masculinity in women and femininity in men.”
During an interview with Ebro Darden on Apple Music 1 in January, the rapper said she favours “good boys and girls” over “squares”.
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