Ice Spice Trivia | 35 facts about the rapper

Ice Spice is an American rapper, who was born and raised in the Bronx, and began her musical career while studying at college in 2021.

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1. Isis Naija Gaston is her real name.
2. She was born on January 1, 2000.
3. She’s a Capricorn.
4. She was born and raised in the Bronx, New York City.
5. She is the oldest of five siblings.
6. Her father, Joseph Gaston, is African-American, and was once an underground rapper. Her mother, Charina Almanzar, is Dominican, who worked at a car dealership, and was 17 when she gave birth to Gaston.
7. Her parents first met at a McDonald’s, and divorced when Gaston was two years old.
9. She embarked on her musical career while studying at college in 2021 after meeting producer RiotUSA.
10. Ice Spice first gained major recognition in late 2022 with her song “Munch (Feelin’ U)”, which went viral on TikTok.
11. She then signed with 10K Projects in a joint venture with Capitol Records.
12. After that she released the follow-up singles “Bikini Bottom” and “In Ha Mood” in promotion for her debut extended play (EP), Like..? (2023).
13. The EP contained the Billboard Hot 100-charting song “Gangsta Boo” (featuring Lil Tjay), spawned the single “Princess Diana” (with Nicki Minaj), and contained the single “Deli” on its deluxe edition.
14. She saw further mainstream success with her collaborative singles that same year; “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2” (with PinkPantheress), “Karma” (with Taylor Swift), and “Barbie World” (with Nicki Minaj and Aqua) each peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, making Ice Spice the first rapper to release four songs which did so that year.
15. Her 2024 single, “Think U the Shit (Fart)” is preceding the release of her forthcoming debut studio album Y2K.
16. Music journalists have noted Ice Spice’s relaxed rapping style.
17. In 2023, Time described her as a “breakout star”.
18. Billboard has dubbed her “rap’s new princess”.
19. She has been honored with the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist, the People’s Choice Award for “New Artist of the Year” and the Impact Award from the BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards.
20. She also received nominations for four Grammy Awards including Best New Artist.
21. Growing up she spent much of her childhood with her grandparents and cousins.
22. She went to school in the Bronx, and to a Catholic Sacred Heart High School.
23. At age seven, she took a liking to hip hop after listening to rappers like Lil’ Kim, Nicki Minaj, and others.
24. She wrote poetry and freestyle raps from elementary school to high school.
25. Gaston attended State University of New York at Purchase, where she was a defensive specialist on the school’s volleyball team and studied communications.
26. In seven matches, she had two kills and nine digs in the 2018 season.
27. Around her sophomore year, she dropped out of SUNY Purchase, later explaining that she did not believe the school was the right fit for her, and attributing her leaving college to the “strenuous commute”.
28. She worked as a cashier at Wendy’s and The Gap.
29. Ice Spice’s music is primarily Bronx drill.
30. Her name came from a “finsta” (fake Instagram account) she made at age 14.
31. She has said she writes all her own lyrics, though she does not consider herself a lyricist.
32. She explained that she prefers her lyrics to be “super simple” and “digestible”.
33. In a 2022 feature for Rolling Stone titled “My Life in 10 Songs”, Ice Spice included Coldplay’s song “Yellow” and the 1975’s song “Sex” on her list.
34. Ice Spice was first inspired to start rapping by Sheff G and Pop Smoke.
35. Ice Spice is bisexual.