Ice Spice spotted in New York City for her ‘Saturday Night Life’ musical guest stint.Photo:STARTHESTAR / SplashNews.com
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Ice Spicehit theSaturday Night Livestage for the first time as a musical guest this weekend, and she even got a little help from her friendTaylor Swift.
“Once again, Ice Spice,” Swift said on camera to announce the rapper’s second track.
Ice, whose real name Isis Naija Gaston, opted for flashing neon lights, background choreography, and a few of her own go-to dance moves. “In Ha Mood” saw Ice rock a black T-shirt, denim shorts and a diamond necklace, as during “Pretty Girl” she wore a green top and tan skirt, with her signature “Princess” necklace.
“Pretty Girl” marks both Ice and Rema’s latest single, having released this week with acolorful music video, weeks afterNBC announced Ice Spice’sSNLdebutwith Davidson in early October.
News of her performance came months after the cancellation of Davidson’s originally scheduled appearance withLil Uzi Vertas the musical guest due to theWriters Guild of America (WGA) strike, which ended in late September.
Ice Spice skyrocketed to fame when her song, “Munch (Feelin’ U),” went viral on TikTok in 2022. Her rise gave way to multiple high-profile collaborations, such asNick Minajon“Barbie World,”PinkPantheresson “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2” and Swift on her“Karma” remix.
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Swift, who revealed Ice Spice as asurprise guest on herErastour, had compliments of her own for theSNLperformer.
“I’m a massive fan of this brilliant artist and after getting to know her I can confirm: she is THE ONE to watch,” Swiftwrote on Instagram of the rapperearlier this year.
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Saturday Night Liveseason 49 continues with its second episode next week on Saturday at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC, where rapper and singerBad Bunnywilldouble as host and musical guest.
source: people.com
