Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s firstborn daughter, North West, might be the biggest Ice Spice fan in the world. In the past few months, North’s appreciation for the “Munch” rapper has been on full display across her social media. She revealed that she inherited Ye’s artistic penchant when she drew a picture of Ice Spice. In addition to paying homage to the Bronx Baddie, they recently linked up at Kim’s home where they filmed a few TikToks together.
The apparent result of their link-up was a newly shared video of North West dressed up as Ice Spice. Ye’s daughter donned an orange wig similar to Spice’s hair, along with a white tracksuit, as she and her friends rapped along to her verse on PinkPantheress’ “Boy’s A Liar Pt 2.” The clip caught the internet off-guard with feelings that ranged from disappointment to adoration. However, there were many that brought up comments from Kanye West last year. During his divorce, Ye stated that he didn’t want his daughter on the social media platform.
Ye’s Comments Resurface
As North’s TikTok went viral, Twitter began to debate whether or not it was appropriate for a 9-year-old to be singing along to Ice Spice. With sexualized lyrics like, “Bet he blowin’ her back / Thinkin’ ’bout me ’cause he know that it’s fat,” many felt as though Ye might have had a point when he blasted the social media platform last year. In a since-deleted video, Ye explained he didn’t want his daughter exposed to the platform. “I just got off the phone with Kim. I told her to stop antagonizing me with this TikTok thing… I’m not allowing my daughter to be used by TikTok, to be used by Disney. I have a say so,” he said.
The video of North divided the internet. Many felt like Ice Spice is unlike the average 9-year-old exposed to pop culture. At the same time, many believed that the public treated Kanye West unfairly during the time he criticized Kim for allowing their daughter to have a TikTok page. “Kanye is clearly a good father who is only trying to protect his children from the social media world. For that, he’ll be shamed on Twitter with no ability to defend himself,” one user said. Another user mocked those defending Ye, writing, “‘Kanye was right’ N***a you never played dress up in your life as a kid?”