Profile and Facts about Ice Spice, a Rapper who Went Viral on TikTok and Successfully Collaborated with Taylor Swift

According to Insider, this rapper with a distinctive voice has the real name Isis Gaston. Isis or Ice Spice was born in the Bronx, New York City. She is the oldest of five siblings. In an interview with Audiomack, Ice Spice said that her father is also a rapper, KLovers. In addition, Ice Spice has Nigerian-American and Dominican blood from both of her parents.

Now, KLovers must be wondering why she has the stage name Ice Spice? According to Insider, Ice Spice is commonly called "Ice" because of her real name, Isis. The 23-year-old star told ELLE Magazine that she chose the word "Spice" because it rhymes with "Ice". Additionally, she also likes spicy food (Spicy).

Before being known through her collaboration with PinkPantheresss on the song Boy's A Liar Pt.2, Ice Spice went viral for uploading a TikTok Challenge from the song Buss It by Erica Banks. Now, the video uploaded in 2021 has received 72 thousand likes on X.

According to Insider, Ice Spice is studying at the State University of New York in Purchase, a liberal arts school in Westchester County. There, she started her career as a rapper after meeting a producer with RIOTUSA. With the help of RIOTUSA, Ice Spice released the song Munch (Feelin' You) in 2022. The song even reached the Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, KLovers!

The works of Ice Spice and RIOTUSA have even been recognized by renowned rapper Drake. Drake once promoted the song Munch (Feelin' You) on Sirius XM radio station, Sound 42. Drake also didn't forget to praise Ice Spice for her released single. Wow, Ice Spice's songs are truly undeniable!

Ice Spice idolizes other female rappers, such as Nicki Minaj and Cardi B. She revealed this in an interview with Billboard last October. Who would have thought, a year later Ice Spice would have a collaboration song with her idol, Nicki Minaj, in the soundtrack of the film BARBIE.

In addition to Nicki Minaj, it turns out that Ice Spice has a dream to collaborate with her other favorite idol, Rihanna. "Rihanna is so cool, she's impressive, I'm obsessed with Rihanna." said Ice Spice in ELLE Magazine.

Here's a fun fact about Ice Spice, KLovers. According to Insider, in September 2023, Ice Spice managed to have more monthly listeners than The Beatles on Spotify! Now, she has 35.5 million monthly listeners with the song Boy's A Liar Pt.2 contributing the highest number, with over 670 million streams on Spotify. Which Ice Spice song is your favorite, KLovers?