Rising female Bronx rapper, Ice Spice, took home the 2024 People’s Choice Award for New Artist of the Year at the 49^th People’s Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California on Sunday, Feb. 19.  The Fordham native saw off competition from Coi Leray, Jelly Roll, Jung Kook, Noah Kahan, Peso Pluma, PinkPantheress and Stephen Sanchez.

 

The rapper also won a second award for Collaboration Song of the Year for “Barbie World,” from the motion picture “Barbie,” together with Nicki Minaj and Aqua, beating “All My Life,” by Lil Durk Feat. J. Cole. Born Isis Naija Gaston on Jan. 1, 2000, according to Wikipedia, the millennial rapper is fast becoming the voice of her generation. She rose to prominence in 2022 with her song “Munch (Feelin’ U), followed by “Bikini Bottom,” and “In Ha Mood,” from her 2023 EP “Like…?”

ICE SPICE ACCEPTS the award for The New Artist at the 2024 People’s Choice Awards on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024.Video courtesy of NBC / Peacock via YouTube.

The EP also included “Gangsta Boo,” featuring Lil Tjay, and “Princess Diana,” with Nicki Minaj. She released a remix of the song “Karma” by Taylor Swift with the latter and collaborated with PinkPantheress on “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2.” Her 2024 single is called, “Think U the Sh*t (Fart).”  

 

Ice Spice has previously also won the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist, the Impact Award at the BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards, and received nominations for four Grammy Awards in 2024 including Best New Artist, though she did not take home any on the night.