Saweetie Quotes

Saweetie

Profession : Musician

Birth : July 2, 1993

My cousin's dad is MC Hammer, and another one of my cousins is Zaytoven. We all grew up together and it's interesting to see how we turned out.

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In order to be an icon, you need to be bold. How do I define boldness? Stepping outside of your comfort zone.

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I was working three jobs and going to school full time. I was really unhappy and I told myself, You are not this girl. This sounds corny but I would tell myself, You are an Icy Girl. I'm a confident person, but that was the first time I experienced insecurity and low self-esteem.

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Especially as an artist, the creative freedom we have makes us who we are. We're human beings-we're gonna mess up sometimes. I definitely feel like people should continue being who they are. As long as you're staying true to who you are, that's super important.

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I'm a huge fan of hot Cheetos. I used to eat them for breakfast.

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I like my visuals to feel like movies.

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High maintenance means a lot of care. My relationships are high maintenance, my body is high maintenance, and my soul is high maintenance. I really care about my friends and my family; I eat good; I pray a lot. So it's like, I really care about my relationships with my family, my friends, my body and my soul.

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If you're really listening there are alot of hidden messages in my songs.

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I'm the type of person where I'll take on anything because I like to work so much.

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But it's hard to support yourself from music when nobody knows you.

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With social media, the gatekeepers are our followers. It has opened so many doors for me not only musically, but fashion-wise as well.

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It's crazy because 'Icy Girl' came when I was in a dark place, but I made it to motivate myself. It was kind of like my anthem for lifting up my spirits.

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I would describe my music as very honest. I just rap about myself, and not in a narcissistic way. I feel like I have a story to tell.

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When you're normally networking, it's with men. And they claim they want to help you and work with you, but when it comes down to it, they want to go on dates.

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My dream school was USC. So I was like, alright, I'm going to apply to USC, and If I don't get in - I'm dropping out of school, and I'm pursuing music. So I applied, and I got in. I was like alright, I'm at the number one communications school in the country, and that was my major.

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Around the time that I was in high school, a lot of rappers were coming out with mixtapes of them rapping over other people's instrumentals, specifically Young Money.

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I was already writing poetry, so I transitioned from writing poetry a cappella to writing over beats, and it was way more exciting to me that way.

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Me wanting to be an artist never really faded away. I knew that no matter what else I tried to pursue, my passion was always that.

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Well, most of my sessions have been with Hit-Boy and London, so I haven't had the opportunity to really vibe a lot in person with the other producers. But they're super open to experimenting and taking direction really well and they have good energy.

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In the beginning, I took on every opportunity because I was so determined to get my name and music out there. You can get your sleep, but honestly your brain needs a break, too, and so many people forget that.

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