Ice Spice Responds to ‘Industry Plant’ Allegations

In the history of Hip Hop, Ice Spice has unquestionably had one of the fastest rises to fame. The “Deli” lyricist's accomplishments have been scrutinized as a result.

The princess of rap recently discussed how she has dealt with claims that she is an industry operative in an interview with Variety during a performance at the 2023 MTV VMAs. She admitted that initially the rumors were upsetting.

“A lot of people have thrown that in my face — like ‘Oh, I've never seen anything happen so quickly. She needs to be studied,' or ‘She's a plant,'” Ice Spice (real name Isis Naija Gaston) told the publication.

She added, “I just let people believe whatever they want to believe, to be honest. I don't really mind all the rumors. At first, I did, but now I'm at a point where I understand that just comes with this lifestyle.”

Love her or hate her, the abundance of criticism hasn't slowed Ice Spice's rise. Earlier this month, the 23-year-old who has collaborated with the likes of Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift, nabbed the Best New Artist title at the aforementioned award show — beating out beat out GloRilla, Kaliii, Peso Pluma, PinkPantheress and Reneé Rapp.

“Thank you so much. Thank you MTV. Oh my God, this is so cool,” the Bronx native began tearfully, before shouting out her fervent fanbase. “I just want to thank my Munchkins. I love you guys so much.”

“I want to thank my manager James [Rosemond Jr.]. I want to thank my producer Riot for making the best music with me. Shout out to all the other nominees in this category. I want to thank my label 10K and Capitol for always supporting me. And of course God. Without God none of this would be possible,” she added.

In the late summer of 2022, Ice Spice rose to fame when her song “Munch (Feelin' U)” went viral on TikTok. Following collaborations with PinkPantheress on “Boy's a Liar Pt. 2”; Nicki Minaj on “Princess Diana” and “Barbie Girl”; and Taylor Swift on a “Karma” remix, the curly-coifed rapper has become a household name.

Source: Dklassgh.Com