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Selena Gomez<\/a> is spilling her childhood secrets!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appearing in a new episode of Complex<\/em>\u2019s <\/a>GOAT Talk<\/a>, <\/em>released Wednesday, June 25, the singer and actress, 32, revealed that she had a big crush on rapper and actor, Ice Cube<\/a> when she was a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Selena Gomez in March 2025; Ice Cube in August 2022.<\/strong>Cindy Ord\/Getty; Paras Griffin\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

During a discussion with singer Karol G<\/a>, the ladies spoke about their G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) rappers, resulting in Gomez opening up her favorites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of mine was Eminem<\/a> only because I grew up listening to him,\u201d she said of the “Stan” rapper. \u201cMy dad was a DJ so he would remix all kinds of songs, and every time it was an Eminem song, I would just get so excited.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Selena Gomez in August 2024.<\/strong>Vivien Killilea\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The beauty mogul and producer then opened up about her love for Ice Cube and how she had \u201cthe biggest crush on him\u201d as a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCan I tell you my first one that I had a crush on, Ice Cube?\u201d she said. \u201cI had the biggest crush on him when I was, like, 5.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gomez added, \u201cIt\u2019s so weird, but I just thought he would protect me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m only saying it simply based on my childhood,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ice Cube in July 2023.<\/strong>Paras Griffin\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Expressing her surprise at the statement, Karol G, 34, couldn’t help but gush about how much she loved the revelation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the “BICHOTA” musician also revealed that while her favorite childhood rapper was Eminem, 52, her G.O.A.T. rapper was now Nicki Minaj.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe first rapper in my life that I was super obsessed with was Eminem, and then now, I think for me, Nicki Minaj,\u201d she said. \u201cFor me, one of the best.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karol G and Nicki Minaj collaborated in 2019 with their song \u201cTusa.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Selena Gomez is spilling her childhood secrets! 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