Ice Spice says Taylor Swift's guidance helps with doubts and pressure

The Bronx rapper Ice Spice said Taylor Swift's steady counsel has helped her navigate doubts and creative pressure, telling Nylon in a cover story published Sept. 10 that a single piece of advice from the pop superstar has stuck with her. The two artists, who first connected when Swift invited Ice Spice onto the 2023 remix of Karma, have maintained a public friendship that the rapper says has been a source of practical guidance and personal grounding as she builds her career.

"As long as you keep making music, everything's going to be fine," Ice Spice told Nylon, calling Swift someone who "keeps it so real." She said their conversations are often casual—about food or whatever is happening in the moment—but that Swift's words resurface when she faces creative doubts, writer's block or questions about her skills. "Whenever I'm feeling doubtful or not as confident, having writer's block, no matter what it is, things like that really, really stand out to me," Ice Spice said.

The relationship crystallized with the Karma remix, which debuted with more than 5 million streams in its first weekend and led to a live appearance together at MetLife Stadium during Swift's Eras Tour. Swift...