Spice, is a Jamaican dancehall recording artist, singer, songwriter and businesswoman. Beginning her career in the early 2000s, Spice had her first major success with the controversial single “Romping Shop” with Vybz Kartel spice rub for ribs 2009. Grace Latoya Hamilton was born in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, Jamaica and raised in Portmore.

Her father died when she was nine years old. Spice made her debut when she was given the opportunity to perform at the annual dancehall festival Sting in 2000. It was her first major appearance on a stage show, where she earned several encores from the crowd. During this early stage of her career, Spice went on to gain a reputation for her performing abilities, despite not having any hit record.

While on tour in the UK, Spice earned the attention of Baby Cham, who later introduced her to renowned record producer Dave Kelly. In late 2008, Spice collaborated with fellow dancehall artist Vybz Kartel on the single “Romping Shop”, which samples “Miss Independent” by Ne-Yo. In July 2009, Spice signed a recording contract with VP Records. In 2010, she released the single “Jim Screechie”. In April 2013, Spice released her first project as a producer, the Gal Click riddim, featuring some of her fellow female dancehall artists. She gained further recognition with her single “So Mi Like It”, which was released later that year.

The accompanying music video, released in January 2014, became the most viewed music video by a female Jamaican artist. Spice starred as Candy in her first theatrical feature film “Destiny”, which was released on 2 April 2014. She also recorded the song “No Push Over” for the film’s soundtrack. In May 2015, Spice released “Needle Eye”, a single inspired by Shabba Ranks’s 1987 single of the same name. In May 2016, she was featured alongside Jeremih on Kid Ink’s single “Nasty”. In April 2017, Spice released the single “Sheet”. In June, she appeared on a remix of Jax Jones’s “You Don’t Know Me”.