- Some tips that I would give to some people to be icy,
boss up to get your cost up.
That's rule number one.
You could be icy with your jewelry,
but it's also a mindset.
And lastly I would say have fun being icy
'cause if you icy, you know you boss up
and you just get into the bag.
("ICY GRL" playing) ♪ Can't stop ♪
♪ Won't stop ♪
♪ Get guap ♪
♪ Ten white toes in them Tory flip flops ♪
♪ Manicures and pedicures I'm always tip top ♪
♪ When they say I'm not hot, all these lies need to stop ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm icy ♪
- I noticed that "ICY GRL" went viral online
and in the fashion world.
They were using "ICY GRL" at a lot of the shows,
so because it went viral I'm like hmm,
like, what's goin' on here.
Like I think I like got a record,
but I didn't think that it would get as big as it did
because it was something that I had rapped in my car.
As it began to progress, I realized that I had a hit.
I didn't expect that song to be as big as it was
it's about to be platinum so the fact that
something that started from the car that went to
social media, TV, radio, was just a surprise to me,
a great surprise though.
I remember I used to listen to like Slick Rick,
like I like old school hip-hop.
Like when I first started rapping.
There's of course the iconic Foxy and Lil Kim,
that's what my mom listened to,
but like growing up I listened to like a lot of
Nicki, a lot of Trina, Remy Ma before she got locked up.
Me and my friends were so sad.
I wrote my first rap to "A Milli," the Wayne beat,
and I brought it to school the next day
and rapped for like the boys in class
and like they went crazy so I was like oh,
like, maybe I can rap.
So I would just try to like tell a story about my day.
So that's what I was rappin' about.
Just like story tellin' and I don't know,
just trying to be as creative as possible.
I feel like as I began to grow, everything kinda changes.
I began to become a little bit more personal,
I express myself in ways that I didn't before
and it's because I'm getting older
and there's just more things to talk about.
But it's just, if I'm being honest with you,
it kinda gives me anxiety sometimes,
'cause it's just like so many people are like watching,
but I have a great fan base.
Like they're called The Five Rings,
like I guess like my five most dedicated fans
got together and created like their own friend group.
(laughing)
They're so cute, but like people like that
and my family members and my friends keep,
you know, keep me in like a good mindset.
("Pissed" playing) ♪ Icy ♪
♪ Sippin' rosé ♪
♪ First class yeah I'm lit ♪
♪ AP bust down ♪
♪ Jumping off the wrist ♪
♪ Republicans on the plane muggin' on a bitch ♪
♪ Making white man money ♪
♪ So these white folks pissed ♪
♪ Why you pissed? ♪
"Pissed" was an opportunity for me to express myself
without directly replying back to people on like
social media, it was so 'Game of Thrones' inspired.
And it was kind of like, just me getting
a lot of thing off my chest.
Because like, I always rise to the occasion.
That's what I'm good for.
But at the same time like "ICY GRL" got bigger before me,
so it's like my artist development was in real time
and a lot of people had a lot to say about,
you know like my work.
And it's just like I just got here
and they're already comparing me
to people who already been like,
you know like five, ten years in the game.
And it's just like let me grow,
but it's hip-hop and social media
and everybody has a lot to say behind a screen.
So, you know, I like to put it in my music
and not reply to everybody, even though I want to.
(laughing)
The 'ICY' EP is definitely just an attitude.
An unapologetic attitude, just as a woman, towards life,
as a boss, and just being whoever you wanna be.
And to me that's a icy girl, so I feel like
the EP is more so of an attitude
compared to 'High Maintenance.'
'High Maintenance' was just a lot of...
It was me tryna figure out a sound
and then 'ICY' is like a little bit
more of like my personality and who I am as a person.
Moving forward, I'd like to create points for myself
so that I address everything that needs to be addressed.
Instead of me just going into the studio
and having a good time, 'cause that's easy,
but I think it's important for me to
like touch on where I'm from, my like ethnic background
and things like that.
It's cool to get a like grasp of who I am,
like as a woman and my attitude,
but it's cool to also know my backstory too.
'Cause like one thing about me is I'm not online a lot.
And like a lot of people don't know me,
so they get to know me in my music.
So that's what it is, it's an attitude.