Isis Naija Gaston (born January 1, 2000), professionally known as Ice Spice, is an American rapper. She was born in the Bronx, New York City, where she was raised in the Fordham Road neighborhood. She is the oldest of five siblings. Her father, a former underground rapper, is African-American, while her mother, who gave birth to Gaston at age 17, is Dominican. The two first met at a McDonald’s and divorced when Gaston was two years old
Four: Bikini Bottom
“Bikini Bottom” is a song by American rapper Ice Spice. It was released on October 28, 2022, through 10K Projects. Bikini Bottom” was produced by RiotUSA. It charted the New Zealand Hot singles chart at the number 29 spot. It garnered over 20M views on its official music video on YouTube.
FYI
- Ice Spice began her career in 2021 after meeting record producer RiotUSA.
- Ice Spice graduated from Sacred Heart High in 2018 and attended State University of New York at Purchase, where she was a defensive specialist on the school’s volleyball team and studied biology.
- Around her sophomore year, Ice Spice dropped out of SUNY Purchase, explaining that she did not believe the school was the right fit for her and attributing her “strenuous commute” for leaving college.
- Ice Spice identifies as queer.
Three: Gangsta Boo feat. Lil Tjay
Garnering over 2.2M views on its official visualizer on YouTube, the song was released on the 20th of January, 2023. Produced by Riot USA and Mario Winans.
Two: Princess Diana feat. Nicki Minaj
“Princess Diana” is a song by American rapper Ice Spice. It is the second track on her debut extended play, “Like..?”, with the remix released on the 14th of April, 2023, through 10K Projects and Capitol Records. The remix peaked at the number four on the Billboard Hot 100, earning Ice Spice her second top-ten hit on the chart. The song garnered over 68M views on its official music video on YouTube. The song also reach top ten in Netherlands and South Africa, top twenty in Sweden and France, top thirty in United Kingdom and Canada and top forty in New Zealand and Nigeria.
Awards/ Nominations
Although she didn’t take any awards home at the recently concluded BET AWARDS, Ice Spice was nominated for the category of Best New Artist, Best Female Hip Hop Artist and Best Collaboration
Discography
Ice spice has one EP, 11 singles and eight music videos
- “Like?…” (2023)
Bonus: Boys a liar pt 2 – Pink Pantheress feat. Ice Spice
Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2″ was released on 3 February 2023 through Parlophone, Elektra Records, and 3EE. This track by Pink Pantheress featured Ice Spice garnered over 135M views on its official music video on YouTube. Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2″ debuted at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 2023. The song also debuted at number 15 on the Billboard Global 200 chart, where it peaked at number three about two weeks after its debut. Elsewhere, it topped the chart in New Zealand and peaked at number two in Canada.
Controversy: There was a time where Ice Spice faced Backlash following an interview in February on The Adam Friedland Show. At the time, the show’s host, Matty Healy brought up that Ice Spice had said she was a fan of the band. But the host went on to make jokes about the “Princess Diana” rapper, saying she sounds like an “Inuit Spice Girl” and a “chubby Chinese lady.”
Although she didn’t respond, Billboard reported that Healy, later somewhat apologized for his inappropriate comments made about rapper Ice Spice.
One: Munch (Feelin U)
“Munch (Feelin’ U)” is a song by American rapper Ice Spice, released on August 10, 2022. This song is made Ice Spice rise to prominence in the music industry with the official music video garnering over 45M views on YouTube. . It went viral on social media and became her breakout song, surpassing 34 million worldwide streams in less than two months and reaching Billboard’s US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Its online success led to her signing with the record label 10K Projects and Capitol Records.
