Quotes from Saweetie

I like my visuals to feel like movies.

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.

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

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 like working with people who are passionate about what I'm doing. I'm super passionate about music, so I want to make sure my colleagues and people on my team are the same, as well. I'm a very hands-on artist, so I don't give my work to my team.

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.

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.

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.

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

I'm a very competitive person - I grew up playing sports - so the challenge of always bettering myself is something that I like.

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.

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.

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

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

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 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.

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

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

I performed in high school for Black History Month at a talent show, but besides that I didn't have the resources to perform so I spent my time as a teenager writing music.

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.

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 get extensions, but when they start to get spotty, I go buy wispy lashes and cut them up. I put them where the gaps are when I don't have time to get a fill.

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 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.