Ice Spice

Twielda bħala Isis Naija Gaston fil-1 ta' Jannar, 2000, fil-Bronx, New York City, Ice Spice twieldet fi triq Fordham Road. L-akbar minn ħamest aħwa, kibret f'dar fejn missierha, Joseph Gaston, kien rapper ta' taħt l-art ta' dixxendenza Afrikana-Amerikana, u ommha, Charina Almanzar, ta' oriġini Dominikana, ħadmet f'konċessjonarju tal-karozzi. Il-koppja iltaqgħet f'McDonald's u divorzjaw meta Isis kellha żewġ snin biss. Minħabba l-iskedari busy ta' genituriha, qattgħet ħafna mill-infanzja tagħha ma' nanniet u kusini tagħha.

Ice Spice's early education took place in the Bronx, but she later transferred to Sacred Heart High School, a Catholic institution in Yonkers. Her passion for hip-hop ignited at the age of seven, influenced by artists like Lil' Kim and Nicki Minaj. She wrote poetry and freestyle raps throughout her school years, often jotting down lyrics in the Notes app on her iPhone. She attended the State University of New York at Purchase, where she played as a defensive specialist on the school's volleyball team and studied biology. However, she dropped out during her sophomore year, citing a strenuous commute and the institution's lack of fit for her career aspirations.

Il-vjaġġ professjonali ta' Ice Spice fl-industrija tal-muzika beda fl-2021 meta iltaqgħet mal-produttur diskografiku Amerikan RiotUSA waqt li kienet tattendi SUNY Purchase. Il-kanzunetta debut tagħha, "Bully Freestyle," ħarġet f'Marzu 2021 u kisbet trazzjoni wara vidjo tagħha toffri l-"Buss It" challenge sar virali fuq Twitter. It-trakk sussegwenti tagħha, "Name of Love," ukoll irċieva attenzjoni fuq SoundCloud, tista' popolarità tagħha fuq Instagram.

Il-punt ta' svolta reali fil-karriera tagħha wasal f'Awissu 2022 bil-ħruġ tal-kanzunetta tagħha "Munch (Feelin' U)," li saret virali fuq TikTok u Twitter. Il-kanzunetta irċeviet appoġġ minn Drake u kklassifikat fuq il-kartieri ta' Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs u Bubbling Under Hot 100. Imbaghad iffirma ftehim reġistrali ma' 10K Projects u Capitol Records. L-EP debut tagħha, "Like..?", ħarġet fil-20 ta' Jannar, 2023, bil-kanzunetti suċċessi bħal "Munch (Feelin' U)," "Bikini Bottom," u "In Ha Mood."

Fl-2023, hija kkollaborat ma' artisti bħal Lil Tjay, PinkPantheress, Nicki Minaj, u Taylor Swift, tikseb singli multipli top-10 fuq il-US Billboard Hot 100. Hija ġiet onorata bil-MTV Video Music Award għall-Artist il-Ġdid u l-Impact Award mill-BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards.

Mużikali, Ice Spice primarjament ifokka fuq Bronx drill. Tikteb il-lirici kollha tagħha, ippreferi li dawn ikunu "super simple" u "digestible." L-influwenzi tagħha jvarjaw minn Sheff G u Pop Smoke għal Lil' Kim, Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, Foxy Brown, u Remy Ma. Hija tittieħed ukoll ispirazzjoni minn artisti bħal Erykah Badu, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, u Lauryn Hill għall-"graceful angelic vibe of timeless beauty."

F'ħajja personali, Ice Spice tidentifika bħala bisesswali u relokat lewn New Jersey għall-privatezza, peress li fama tagħha kienet wisq rikonoxxuta fil-belt tagħha natali, il-Bronx.

Ice Spice's unuri jinkommanda nominazzjonijiet għall-BET Awards fi kategoriji bħala l-Artist Hip Hop Femminili Aħjar u l-Artist il-Ġdid Aħjar. Hija rebħet l-Artist Hip-Hop tal-Bidu Aħjar fil-BET Hip-Hop Awards u l-Rookie tas-Sena fil-R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players ta' Billboard.