She later made her debut appearance on Saturday Night Live\u00a0<\/em>on October 15, 2023. She was the musical guest for the season 49<\/a> premiere episode hosted by Pete Davidson<\/a><\/strong>. Her whirlwind year didn’t stop there. She is also up for two awards\u2014 New Artist and Rap Female Artist \u2014 at the Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) on November 19.<\/p>\n Most recently, Ice Spice attended Super Bowl LVIII<\/a> alongside Taylor on February 11, 2024. The 24-year-old was spotted in the box suite alongside the Grammy winner,\u00a0Gossip Girl\u00a0<\/em>alum\u00a0Blake Lively<\/strong><\/a>, and more A-listers. Later, Ice Spice took to Instagram to share photos<\/a> from the event, which included a snapshot alongside\u00a0Shaquille O’Neal<\/strong>. Amid her recent outing with the “Anti-Hero” hitmaker, keep reading to learn five things about Ice Spice!<\/p>\n Originally from the Bronx, New York City, Ice Spice, whose real name is Isis Gaston, met with record producer RiotUSA<\/strong>, while she was attending State University of New York at Purchase. It led to her career kicking off in 2021. Before that, she had expressed a big interest in hip-hop since she was a young girl. She reportedly would type out lyrics in the note app of her iPhone and practice rapping them out loud after listening to some of her favorite rappers, including Nicki Minaj<\/strong><\/a> and Jay-Z<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Ice Spice’s father, who is Black, was an underground rapper while she was growing up, and a lot of her hip-hop interest comes from him.<\/p>\n “He definitely inspired me to want to record,” she told Paper Magazine<\/em><\/a> in April 2023. She also reflected on being in the studio with her dad when she was a child and admitted that got her excited for a possible career in the music industry.<\/p>\n In addition to her father, Ice Spice has credited her mother, who is Dominican, for being so accepting of her career aspirations. She referred to her as a “baddie” and once revealed<\/a> that her parents met at a McDonald’s in the Bronx. When returning to the location, at Fordham Road and Davidson Avenue, for an interview, she pointed out places she grew up.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s where I lived with my mom and\u00a0Abuela<\/em>,” she told Audiomack<\/em> in 2022, before then pointing to her left and saying,\u00a0\u201cAnd that\u2019s where I would stay with my dad and other grandma.\u201d<\/p>\n In late 2022, “Munch (Feelin’ You)” made its way across the popular social media app and paved the way for her other hit songs. Some of them included “Bikini Bottom” and “In Ha Mood.” She went on to release her debut extended play, Like…?\u00a0<\/em>on Jan. 20, 2023. Before that, she had released several other songs, including “Bully Freestyle” and “No Clarity” in 2021 and early 2022.<\/p>\n![\"Ice](\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ice-spice-taylor-super-bowl-embed.jpg?resize=620%2C413\")
Ice Spice Started Her Rap Career While in College<\/h2>\n
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Her Father Was a Rapper<\/h2>\n
Ice Spice\u2019s First Hit Song Went Viral on TikTok<\/h2>\n
She Identifies as Queer<\/h2>\n