Taylor Swift Gushes Praise on Ice Spice, Fans Call It A “Coverup”

She said Ice offered to do a collab and that she was “coincidently” and “exclusively” listening to Ice Spice at the time and “getting into the zone” preparing for the Eras tour because of Ice Spice’s music. Swift continued to gush about the ginger-haired rapper, saying she immediately went into the studio with her, and realized how “prepared” and “curious” and “focused” she is, unlike “any artists she’s ever met.” The love fest continued, with Swift calling the Bronx-born drill rapper, “the entire future.”

However, fans have expressed suspicions about Swift’s genuine intentions, suggesting that Swift is trying to co-opt Spice’s success and also coverup a damaging story about her boyfriend.

One fan remarked, “Taylor Swift has been in the music industry for like 15 years, and the first time she crosses into the hip hop market, she uses Ice Spice? Clearly, something is off with this choice.”

Another fan criticized Swift for failing to address racist remarks made by her boyfriend, Matt Healy, describing it as an example of “white woman feminism” that conveniently shields and protects white men. Healy had made controversial remarks referring to Ice Spice as a “chubby Chinese lady” and “Inuit Spice” girl during a podcast interview on “The Adam Friedland Show” earlier this year.

On Reddit’s NY State of Mind channel, fans also noted that when searching for “Ice Spice Taylor Swift” online, the results primarily highlight the Karma collaboration instead of the racist comments made by Healy. This further fueled the belief that Swift’s collaboration was an attempt to overshadow the controversy.

Nicki Minaj, known for her influential presence in the hip hop industry, recently co-signed Ice Spice and referred to her as the new “rap princess.” Ice Spice has a partnership with Nicki Minaj’s label, Heavy On It, and in April, she released a remix of “Princess Diana,” which has garnered over 60 million plays on Spotify.