Meet Ice Spice, hip-hop’s hottest new talent: the rising Gen Z rapper released her ‘Princess Diana’ MV with Nicki Minaj, counts Drake as a fan, and has more monthly Spotify streams than The Beatles
- After going viral on TikTok for her rendition of the Erica Banks ‘Buss It’ challenge, Ice Spice has quickly emerged as one of R&B’s biggest talents
- The sexually fluid rapper looks up to industry veterans like Rihanna, Cardi B, Lil Kim, Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu, likes spicy food, and Lil Nas X even dressed as her for Halloween once
Ice Spice is rap music’s biggest new talent.
Over the weekend, the rising star released a sizzling new music video for her single “Princess Diana” with R&B icon Nicki Minaj. The YouTube clip has already garnered over 10 million views within two days of its posting. Previously, she worked with PinkPantheress on viral hit “Boys a Liar Pt. 2”.
Here are a few things you need to know about the 23-year-old artist …
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.
“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.