15 Facts About Ice Spice AKA North West’s Favorite Rapper That’ll Make Her Your New Fave
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15 Facts About Ice Spice AKA North West’s Favorite Rapper That’ll Make Her Your New Fave
Pause. We need to talk about Ice Spice. Like…?
Scott Dudelson / Getty ImagesThe 23-year-old rapper’s real name is Isis Naija Gaston.2. She is Afro-Latina.
Raymond Hall / GC ImagesAccording to an interview with Audiomack, Ice Spice’s father is a Nigerian-American underground rapper, and her mother is Dominican.
3. Ice Spice is from “the block,” like J.Lo and Cardi B.
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She is from the Bronx in New York City, and she is the oldest of five children.
4. Believe it or not, her love for spicy food is her namesake.
@ELLE / Via youtu.beIn an interview with Elle, she revealed the meaning behind her very trendy stage name. “I chose Ice Spice because it literally rhymes,” she said. “Plus, I love spicy food. I put hot sauce on everything.”
5. She went to college.
Steven Simione / FilmMagicIn an interview with Erykah Badu and her daughter, Puma, the Bronx rapper shared how she briefly attended the State University of New York at Purchase, where she studied Communications and played volleyball.
6. She first linked up with “stop playing with ’em Riot” producer RIOTUSA in college.
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The beats you hear on Ice Spice’s tracks and her lyrical flow are part of a popular rap style known as drill music. The technique was popularized in metropolitan areas like Chicago and New York. Many tracks you hear on TikTok are a form of drill music. While trendy, the style has not survived without controversy, sometimes considered an instigator of violence, most notably with the deaths of rappers Pop Smoke and King Von.
8. Drake’s shoutouts helped her hit single “Munch (Feelin’ U) gain more attention.
Lexie Moreland / WWD via Getty ImagesIce told Complex, “[Drake] complimenting ‘Munch’ brought even more attention to me and the song. It feels like all the hard work being put in is starting to pay off. My goal is to collab with Drake, as well as artists in the drill scene and beyond.”
Drake originally featured the song on his SiriusXM channel Sound 42 Radio.
9. The first time she went viral was during a 2021 TikTok challenge.
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She told Audiomack, “I don’t really care, ‘cause I know what it is. I know what it took to get me here, and I know how much work I’m putting in. I also feel like when they say stuff like that, they don’t really mean it. I truly feel like they know I’m not a plant. I think they just say stuff like that ‘cause they’re mad that I’m going up faster than their fave. … If anything, I would say stream your fave more.”
11. Her musical inspirations include legendary artists like Cardi B, Lil’ Kim, Erykah Badu, and Lauryn Hill.
Lexie Moreland / WWD via Getty ImagesIn October 2022, she told Billboard, “I’m inspired by Nicki [Minaj], Lil’ Kim, Cardi B. All of the greats. I’m definitely inspired by Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu.”
“But I definitely want to, like, have my own lane. Where, like, it’s just, it’s mine. And not like really copying somebody.”
12. Ice Spice is sexually fluid.
@AppleMusic / Via youtu.beDuring an interview with Ebro Darden on Apple Music 1, she said she was always attracted to dating “good boys… and girls,” and she’s looking for a gangster boo to hold her down.
13. Of course, her fandom already has a nickname.
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Ice even hung out with Kim Kardashian and North West, so you know she's hot right now. Get into it.
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