Fans of Ice Spice are worried that she was solely chosen by Taylor Swift for their “Karma” collaboration in order to obfuscate her boyfriend’s purportedly racist lyrics.
Taylor is presently associated with The 1975 vocalist Matt Healy, who made headlines last month for remarks he made both online and in the media that were both misogynistic and racist. On May 5, a fan posted a thread describing Healy’s recent dubious actions, including calling Ice Spice a “chubby Chinese lady” and making fun of API accents. This was a few weeks before “Karma” was revealed and published. The thread has received over a million views on Twitter so far.
They stated, “Matty also posted a ‘list of Jews’ on his Instagram account, trumanblack, in the same month that he did the Hitler salute. Many Jews found this to be unsettling since it reminded them of the time when the Nazis compiled lists of Jews.
“In February of this year, Matty appeared on a podcast where he, his friend, and the host laughed while making racist remarks, including calling @icespicee_ “a obese Chinese lady” and making fun of API accents,” they said. The episode was pulled by Apple and Spotify because it was so rude and racist.
A few weeks after the accusations, Taylor revealed her Ice Spice duet and then unexpectedly summoned the Bronx rapper on stage at one of her tour stops in New Jersey.
When unveiling the song, Taylor remarked, “I’m a great fan of this brilliant musician and after getting to know her, I can confirm: she is THE ONE to watch. I’m thrilled to announce that Karma, featuring the amazing @icespicee_, will be released tomorrow at midnight ET.
Some people think this is mainly damage control to cover up what her lover had previously said.
One commenter said, “It’s kind of sad that her fans will keep rescuing stray animals for her no matter what she does because between this racism damage control and the fact that she’s releasing ANOTHER deluxe version (removing two originally included songs) to get more money, she clearly dgaf about yall lmao.
Another person commented, “Using a black woman as a way to avoid criticism from dating a literal n4zi.”
Another person commented: “Taylor Swift is a textbook example of white woman feminism because she failed to respond to the racist remarks Matt Healy made about Ice Spice and then found a way to capitalize on her with a new collaboration. It continues to insulate and protect white men and is practical, manipulative, and harmful.
The “Karma” remix gave Ice Spice the largest streaming debut for a female rapper in all of Spotify’s history, according to Chart Data. The song received 5.036 million plays on the platform on its first day after being made available on Friday (May 26) as a bonus track on Swift’s brand-new deluxe album Midnights (The Til Dawn Edition). This made “Karma” the top new entry and drove it to No. 5 on the global Spotify list.
Additionally, it contributed to Ice Spice’s biggest Spotify streaming day of her young career, accounting for nearly half of her 10.5 million listens on May 26. When it appears on the Billboard Hot 100 next month, the high-profile duet is certain to make a major impression and might pave new ground for Ice Spice.
The 23-year-old has reached the top 10 of the chart twice after becoming well-known for her viral hit “Munch” last summer, courtesy to her PinkPantheress collaboration “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2” (No. 3) and the Nicki Minaj and “Princess Diana” remix (No. 4). However, she hasn’t yet achieved the top rank.
In any event, Spice’s meteoric rise to fame is being fueled by “Karma,” as she just joined Taylor Swift to sing the song in front of Swift’s largest audience to date.
The Bronx native made an unexpected appearance on stage during Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour performance on Friday in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Video from the event shows the curly-haired rapper looking every bit the natural-born star in front of the enthusiastic crowd.
