Ice Spices real name is Isis Naija Gaston. She was born and raised in the Bronx, New York City, to an African-American father and a Dominican mother, making her Afro-Latina. Her father is a former underground rapper who inspired her love for hip-hop. Ice Spice chose her stage name because she likes spicy food and because it rhymes with her nickname "Ice". She is currently 23 years old, having been born on January 1, 2000.