15 Things You Didn’t Know About Rapper Ice Spice

The 23-year-old rapper’s real name is Isis Naija Gaston.

According to an interview with Audiomack, Ice Spice’s father is a Nigerian-American underground rapper, and her mother is Dominican.

In 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.”

In 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.

Ice 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.

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.”

In 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.”

During 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.