The 26-year-old Bay Area rapper talks about the making of “My Type,” the pressures on artists today and how she stays sane.
EP to Warner Records last year, she felt like something was missing. “I needed a slap” of a song, recalls the 26-year-old Bay Area rapper, who first rose to prominence in 2018 with her fiery freestyle “ICY GRL.”’s 2004 hit “Freek-A-Leek” -- a favorite from Saweetie’s teenage-hood -- into the rowdy “My Type,” a not-so-subtle take on her dating preferences. needed.
The song’s success builds on a whirlwind few years for Saweetie, who got her start posting freestyle raps on Instagram and now joins a pack of female hip-hop artists rapping about, Megan Thee Stallion and others). Next, the business-minded artist is focusing her efforts on expanding her jewelry line, which began with a now sold-out “ICY” chain, launching a lip-gloss brand and even looking into acting roles that she can’t speak about just yet.
It’s a great time for female hip-hop. I'm super happy to be a part of this wave, and that we're all making history together. We're all making a name for ourselves, and representing our regions, and we all have our strong fanbases. It's dope to see the female empowerment, just us supporting each other as this new wave. When my song is going viral and nobody is tagging me -- it's just people living their lives. Whether they're dancing or it's being played at a party.
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