Saweetie

I wish I could be more carefree. I grew up fast.

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I'm really good at football.

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I like my visuals to feel like movies.

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I'm normally getting glammed for my events and when I can give my skin a break, I do.

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I went from being a hustler, working different jobs to renting rooms off Craigslist, and I just wasn't happy.

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Although I had the label of being the 'pretty girl rapper with a lot of followers,' I just broke the rules.

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I always wanted to bring something new to the table, and make clothes for women where they feel beautiful.

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If I want to listen to myself as much as I want to listen to Drake or Beyonce, I feel like that's…

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I welcome criticism. I come from a - I wouldn't say mean, but you've got to have tough skin to be in…

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I know a beat is good for me when I can just start rapping. It's usually hard for me to do that.

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I used to only like writing with pen and paper, but because I travel so much, I started to lose the paper.

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I stopped listening to a lot of music because I wanted to become more comfortable with what I naturally sound like.

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I enjoy the life I have now, but I also enjoy doing regular stuff. I can't pull up to the club and…

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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…

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What I really love about the Bay area sound is that it's very unique and that's something I want to strive for,…

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Growing up with a house full of women and seeing them look good no matter what they put on every morning just…

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Freestyling helps me portray the emotion that I'm feeling right there instead of writing it at home and having to add to…

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That's what's most annoying - when people in this industry act like they don't know me. And they say it in a…

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It's important for women to have each other's backs. I'd like my label to give women the resources they need to flourish.

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I feel like your partner should be supportive. The relationship should be healthy; it should be fun. For all my girls looking…

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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…

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We all want to be identified as someone cool, and I have struggled with repping where I'm from and my heritage before.…

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I like working with people who are passionate about what I'm doing. I'm super passionate about music, so I want to make…

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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…

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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…

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Y'all should be happy for me. It's funny, compared to my peers, my catalog isn't even that big, but I'm still getting…

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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…

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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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It's cool to go into the simplicity of fashion, but I'm a very colorful person.

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What I love about my audience is it's extremely diverse as far as the ethnicities and the ages that show up.

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What I don't like is when people feel like they can box an artist into who they think an artist should be.

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If the public doesn't receive what you say, people can start to build your brand for you.

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I have my Icy brand, so one day when I do have the time I'll create my own fashion line.

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

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

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My grandmother used to call me Sweetie, and I really loved it.

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

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I feel like an EP is for practice and an album is the game.

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I make music for people to relate to and to connect with me. I want to tap into different emotions.

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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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