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Rapper Ice Spice<\/strong><\/a> (real name Isis Gaston<\/strong>) has a supportive family behind her! The New York native made her major rise to fame in 2022, and has since collaborated with musical giants, including Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a> and Nicki Minaj<\/strong><\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n \u201cBy the time the Bronx started popping up, I was already in the booth, plotting. But hearing [about other rappers] was definitely more of a motivation too,\u201d she told Dazed<\/em><\/a> during a March 2023 interview. \u201cJust knowing that now we have a spotlight in the Bronx. I feel like when there\u2019s an artist buzzing out the Bronx, that gives other people a chance to shine too.\u201d<\/p>\n Other than making her mark on the musical map, Ice Spice also has a big family behind her that always showing support.<\/p>\n Ice Spice spoke about her family during an interview with The Cut<\/em><\/a> from February 2023. In the article, she shared that her parents were separated while she was growing up in the Bronx.<\/p>\n Her father, Joseph Gaston<\/strong>,<\/span>\u00a0is an underground rapper who \u201cinspired\u201d the \u201cPrincess Diana\u201d singer to start making her own music.<\/p>\n \u201cI remember being in the studio with him. I was a toddler, probably. And I remember little flashes. Of course, not every detail, but small things like that being shown to you at such a young age make an impression on you,\u201d she told Paper<\/em> magazine in April 2023. \u201cSubconsciously, I ended up becoming an artist because I saw my father be one first. He\u2019s a music lover himself. He\u2019s a true hip-hop head, beyond me, honestly. He knows everything. He\u2019s always educating me on hip-hop and s\u2013t like that.\u201d<\/p>\n Similarly, Ice Spice briefly spoke about her mom, Charina Almanzar<\/strong>,<\/span> who gave birth to the rapper at 17 years old,<\/span> during an interview with Apple Music\u2019s Ebro Darden<\/strong><\/a> from February 2023.<\/p>\n \u201cMom\u2019s a baddie, so she know what it is,\u201d she shared at the time.<\/p>\n She has five younger siblings, making her the eldest child.<\/p>\n \u201cTheir friends and classmates treat them really well because they know they my sister, and I love that for them,\u201d Ice Spice told The Cut<\/em>. \u201cThere\u2019s been a point where they\u2019ve been bullied \u2014 we\u2019ve all been bullied at one point \u2014 but they don\u2019t gotta deal with that. Like, now they GOATed.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI chose Ice Spice because it literally rhymes,\u201d she shared with Elle<\/em><\/a> in January 2023. \u201cI was 14 [years old] coming up with like a finsta name and I was like \u2018what rhymes with ice? Spice.\u2019 Plus I love spicy food too. I put hot sauce on everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWho Are Ice Spice\u2019s Mom and Dad?
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