Ice Spice

CTL-E-5378 · Person · musician · 2000–present

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Ice Spice, born Isis Naija Gaston in the Bronx, New York, on January 1, 2000, is an American rapper whose rise from college student to national chart presence happened with unusual speed. She attended SUNY Purchase, where she met producer RiotUSA, and began releasing music in 2021. Her 2022 single Munch (Feelin' U) spread widely online and established her relaxed delivery over Bronx drill production. The EP Like..? followed in January 2023, and during that year she placed a remarkable run of collaborations in the Billboard Hot 100 top ten, including Boy's a Liar Pt. 2 with PinkPantheress, a remix of Taylor Swift's Karma, and Barbie World with Nicki Minaj and Aqua for the Barbie film. Her debut studio album Y2K! arrived in July 2024. The Recording Academy gave her four nominations at the 2024 Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, confirming how quickly a viral local sound had become a mainstream pop-rap career.

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• Also known as: Isis Naija Gaston, Isis Gaston

Notes

Statistics: Born January 1, 2000, Bronx, New York; Recording Academy lists 4 Grammy nominations at the 66th Grammy Awards (2024), including Best New Artist; Grammy news report, January 31, 2024, states she scored four top-10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2023. Like..? and Y2K! release years are 2023 and 2024 respectively, per the sources accessed 2026-10-15. · Curator's Judgment: DRAFT — A case study in platform-era acceleration: a distinctive Bronx drill voice carried, within about two years, from campus recordings to simultaneous rap and pop chart presence. · Photo slot: CLEARED — Wikimedia Commons File:Ice Spice (color corrected).png, Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, verified via Commons API 2026-10-15; direct URL https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Ice_Spice_%28color_corrected%29.png; master in packet photos/.

Relationships

• Nicki Minaj — collaborated with
  Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj recorded the Princess Diana remix (2023), which reached the Billboard Hot 100 top five, and Barbie World (2023) together.

Sources

• Recording Academy / GRAMMY.com, "Ice Spice — Grammy Awards and Nominations" — https://www.grammy.com/artists/ice-spice/53447/ (primary source)
• Recording Academy / GRAMMY.com, "The Rise Of Ice Spice" — https://grammy.com/news/ice-spice-2024-grammys-nominations-best-new-artist

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