Taylor Swift took Ice Spice under her wing and co-signed The Bronx native when she enlisted Ice to hop on the remix of “Karma” in 2023.
The pop superstar and 25-year-old rap phenom have built a friendship in the time since, and Ice Spice opened up about the valuable advice she’s received from Swift as part of her NYLON cover story, which was published on Wednesday (Sept. 10).
“The thing about Taylor is that she keeps it so real,” she said. “Not even kidding, but one of the biggest things that I always think about that Taylor said is ‘As long as you keep making music, everything’s going to be fine.’”
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Ice continued, pointing out that don’t only talk about their jobs when they hang out, but that Swift’s words of wisdom have stuck with her. “We’re talking about the food we’re eating or whatever’s going on in the moment,” she said. “Whenever I’m feeling doubtful or not as confident, having writer’s block, no matter what it is, things like that really, really stand out to me. She said that to me a few years ago, and it still stood with me.”
The pair even hit the stage together when Swift brought Ice Spice out at her New Jersey Eras Tour stop, where they performed the live debut of the “Karma” remix in front of a sold-out MetLife Stadium.
The duo has been spotted hanging out at a number of public events, including when they attended the last two Super Bowls together to cheer on Swift’s fiancée, Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce.
After lying low for much of 2025, Ice Spice is looking to heat things back up. She squashed her rumored feud with Latto and released their “Gyatt” collaboration earlier in September. Spice has also teased an upcoming single, which samples M.I.A.’s “Bad Girls” and is titled “Baddie Baddie.”
