I 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.
SAWEETIEI grew up listening to a lot of 2Pac and a lot of East Coast, West Coast rap; Bad Boy, Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, Biggie, 2Pac. Super hip-hop, super listening to that raw era of music.
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I grew up dying my hair with Kool-Aid. I used to switch my hair up every day just to make myself look and feel good.
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My schedule is very busy, but when I get time to sit and think about all the great things that have happened to me, it’s just mind-blowing.
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With a lot of attention comes criticism, but I’ll take that. I’m reaching all the goals I’ve set for myself, so you can’t say anything bad about that.
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The experiences I go through, everything you hear in my lyrics is real. Good or bad, I take it all in and put it all on the mic.
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If you’re really listening there are alot of hidden messages in my songs.
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New wrist new whip ride around dipped.
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Don’t miss no meals & mind the business that pays you!
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I want to encourage the artists that haven’t made it that social media is the truth.
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You have to be unapologetically yourself. Once I was able to be proud of myself, it came across in my music really clearly.
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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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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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Everything expensive, everything exclusive.
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I don’t want to be super serious but I want to have fun with my platform. I want to touch people, I want to be relatable and let girls know that you can go to college and still pursue what you want after that.
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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 an EP is for practice and an album is the game.
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