On Thursday (Sept. 28), Variety announced their newest cover that features the one and only Ice Spice.

In the corresponding interview, the “Deli” hitmaker opened up about the competition amongst female rappers within the music industry. “It is a competition at the end of the day,” she began. “People want to be all ‘I’m a girl’s girl,’ but then behind the scenes being b**ches. Basically, we hear, the girls, are doing amazing. I’m excited to see it. I feel like the competition is what keeps us all excited because I think we all secretly enjoy competing and seeing who put that s**t on better and who’s gon’ get the most views.”

Ice Spice continued, “I can be transparent, and I know the competition is checking on me too, which is why it’s OK to say that. Because it’s like, ‘Yeah, girl, I’m watching you and I know you watching me.’ And boys are watching too, because they be secretly haters. But everybody today is competing with everybody no matter if you a boy, girl, nonbinary, whatever it is. You still checking in on your competition. That’s in every industry.”

The 23-year-old has garnered friendships with a few rap girlies during her rise to fame. As previously reported by REVOLT, back in July, she revealed what her experience was like meeting fellow New Yorker Nicki Minaj for the first time. “I was, like, nervous to get there. Once I got there, I was like, ‘Okay, I’m chilling.’ But then I heard her, like, say something and then I got nervous,” Ice Spice recalled during an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe.

“When she hugged me, I started crying… I cried, but I walked away. Like, I didn’t say anything to her,” she continued. “I just feel like, ‘Bro, like just the journey.’ You know I love Nicki and meeting her was great and everything, but for me, it also just mostly felt like, ‘This is a full circle moment.’ The pair have since collaborated on hits “Princess Diana (Remix)” and “Barbie World” from the Barbie movie soundtrack.