Saweetie

Published: Jan. 23, 2019, 8 a.m.

b'Scott and co-host\\xa0Jen DeLeon\\xa0catch up with Saweetie about her quick rise to fame. They talk about hitting 66 million views\\xa0on her \\u201cIcy GRL\\u201d video, her start in the Bay Area, her collaborations with Quavo and Lil Wayne, and how she got a manager and record deal.\\xa0Saweetie\\xa0recounts\\xa0her original dream to do hair and attend beauty school, then segueing into music. Scott, Jen, and Saweetie discuss her family connection to sports, MC Hammer, and Gabrielle Union. Saweetie recalls writing\\xa0poetry to beats and discusses Instagram and social media\\u2019s importance to launching her career.\\xa0Finally, she\\xa0shares about her own label, her love of beauty and fashion,\\xa0and working with Rihanna\\u2019s Fenty Beauty.\\xa0\\xa0\\n Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers'