When you’re a college student interested in music, you hear all these rappers talking about dropping out. For me, when I heard someone like J. Cole rapping about school and staying in school, it inspired me to keep going.
SAWEETIEI grew up all around the Bay, but I spent most of my time in Hayward and I loved it. It was a really big apartment community, there was a whole bunch of kids.
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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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They hate me every season.
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My dream is like a child and I’m taking all the custody.
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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 think because I went to school and because I’m a student, I’m so open and I’m a sponge, and I just wanna learn everything to make sure everything is perfect.
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If you’re really listening there are alot of hidden messages in my songs.
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I just love seeing my audience live, and I also love to see my peers perform because it inspires me to be a better performer as well.
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I was already writing poetry, so I transitioned from writing poetry a cappella to writing over beats, and I.
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People had boxed me in as a ‘pretty girl with followers that’s.
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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 stay outside no more. I can’t be at anybody’s table. A picture or video can go viral, and it can be misinterpreted.
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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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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 definitely come from a line of strong women. It’s not only like my mother and my grandmother, but my aunties too.
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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 for their type, make sure it’s healthy and make sure that whoever it is, is making you a better you.
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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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