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I like my visuals to feel like movies.
I wish I could be more carefree. I grew up fast.
I feel like an EP is for practice and an album is the game.
My grandmother used to call me Sweetie, and I really loved it.
I'm a huge fan of hot Cheetos. I used to eat them for breakfast.
If you're really listening there are alot of hidden messages in my songs.
It's cool to go into the simplicity of fashion, but I'm a very colorful person.
I'm the type of person where I'll take on anything because I like to work so much.
I'm normally getting glammed for my events and when I can give my skin a break, I do.
I have my Icy brand, so one day when I do have the time I'll create my own fashion line.
If the public doesn't receive what you say, people can start to build your brand for you.
I know a beat is good for me when I can just start rapping. It's usually hard for me to do that.
I make music for people to relate to and to connect with me. I want to tap into different emotions.
I always wanted to bring something new to the table, and make clothes for women where they feel beautiful.
I used to only like writing with pen and paper, but because I travel so much, I started to lose the paper.
Although I had the label of being the 'pretty girl rapper with a lot of followers,' I just broke the rules.
What I love about my audience is it's extremely diverse as far as the ethnicities and the ages that show up.
After I graduated, I didn't have the resources to go to the studio, which is why I then went to social media.
I went from being a hustler, working different jobs to renting rooms off Craigslist, and I just wasn't happy.
In order to be an icon, you need to be bold. How do I define boldness? Stepping outside of your comfort zone.
If I want to listen to myself as much as I want to listen to Drake or Beyonce, I feel like that's a good sign.
I welcome criticism. I come from a - I wouldn't say mean, but you've got to have tough skin to be in my family.
I'm not really into trends. I do like high fashion. I love my Chanel and my Louis, but I love my Forever 21 too.
I definitely come from a line of strong women. It's not only like my mother and my grandmother, but my aunties too.
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.
I finally decided to give music my all. If it didn't work out and I had to move home, fine. I had to give it 100% first.
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.
You have to be unapologetically yourself. Once I was able to be proud of myself, it came across in my music really clearly.
Freestyling helps me portray the emotion that I'm feeling right there instead of writing it at home and having to add to it.
People had boxed me in as a 'pretty girl with followers that's rapping,' but I think my project and the work speaks for itself.
Fashion has always been important to me. I think style is important and what I love about my style is it's all based on my mood.
I'm a very competitive person - I grew up playing sports - so the challenge of always bettering myself is something that I like.
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.
I know where I wanna end up. I'm ready to go, and I'm ready to learn. I'm ready to build, and I'm ready to establish my longevity.
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.
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.
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.
With social media, the gatekeepers are our followers. It has opened so many doors for me not only musically, but fashion-wise as well.
I'm super drawn to the high-end brands because they're made with such care and great materials. I really love Chanel, it's my favorite.
I'm the only person who stands in my way, whether I finish a song or if I'm, you know, struggling. So, I see myself as my own competitor.
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.
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.
I like it to look natural, to be smooth, dewy glowy. I like my eyebrows to look nice and I love lip gloss. That's essential to the Saweetie look.
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.
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.
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.
That's what's most annoying - when people in this industry act like they don't know me. And they say it in a way where you can just feel that it's shade.
My grandma told me that to be wealthy you need at least seven streams of income, so that's my goal. I have a big family. I want to take care of everybody.
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.
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.