Saweetie Says Women Are ‘Running Rap’ Due To ‘So Much Violence & Disrespect In Male Music’

    Saweetie believes women are running the rap game right now due to the prevalence of “violence and disrespect in male music.”

    Sitting down on the Bootleg Kev Podcast, the California rapper claimed there’s a lack of “empathy and love” among male rappers while claiming female MCs are at the forefront of Hip Hop right now.

    “I mean, L.A. and other cities, it just goes to show that this is the reason why women is running rap and Hip Hop,” she said. “Because there’s just so much violence and disrespect in the male music. You gotta think, like, remember, what was it, like ’16/’17, remember when like YG, Tyga, Chris [Brown], Big Sean, TeeFlii was out? It was fun, party music.”

    She added: “It wasn’t like, ‘I’ma do this to you, and this, and this,’ you know? I feel like we gotta raise the vibration with the music and get back to having a good time. [I feel like there’s definitely a lack of] empathy and love, for real.”

    Saweetie previously spoke about the female rappers that inspired her in a conversation with Issa Rae for Apple Music in 2021.

    “My mom listened to a lot of Lil’ Kim and Foxy [Brown],” she said. “I’ve always liked their demeanor. I know that when they step into the room, you can just feel that boss-ness. They just always felt so powerful to me. Fast forward, I love me some Missy [Elliott]. I always tell people, if I’m gon’ get nasty, I’m gon’ get nasty like Missy ’cause she’s always creative and she’ll make you think.

    “I love Trina‘s attitude. I love how comfortable she was in her own body. Then in high school, Nicki [Minaj] dropped two or three mixtapes that I just super loved, and it just opened my eyes to what a modern day female rapper felt like. Because everybody else — you know, my aunties and mom — was listening to them, but I discovered Nicki on LimeWire.”

    When it comes to female rap beef, Saweetie said at the time: “To be honest with you, I don’t believe it unless I hear it from their mouth. I just think that we have to sift through fake beefs or people or blogs trying to create something that’s not there. And I think we’re all starting to realize it’s not the other person — it’s just social media. That comes with a territory, but unless someone tells me themselves, I don’t believe it.”

    During an interview with The Forty-Five in 2020, Saweetie spoke passionately about the heavy scrutiny that female artists face.

    “What people don’t understand is, when you’re a female artist you’re constantly critiqued,” she said. “You’re critiqued for your music, for your body, for your appearance in general, for the people you may be dating – you’re just critiqued non-stop. I had to realise that what the critics say is not real life, and that the industry is a playground.”

    She added: “I know who I am as a person, and I know what I have to offer and I know what my value is, but it’s still hard sometimes. When you’re reading comments all day, it’s just like, ‘Oh my gosh, y’all know I’m a human, right?’”

    Saweetie is fresh off the release of her latest project, the six-track Single Life EP, home to female empowerment anthems like “Bo$$ Chick” and “P.U.S.S.Y. (Powerful, Utopia, Supreme, Sacred, Yummy).”

    12 thoughts on “Saweetie Says Women Are ‘Running Rap’ Due To ‘So Much Violence & Disrespect In Male Music’

    1. kinda ironic she believes there’s any “love and empathy” amongst female rappers when they all can’t get along…

    2. Woman are like kids they always have to build their egos up, pat themselves onthe back they need . Be acknowledge and taken care of delicately like new borns

    3. Says the b.itch responsible for destroying one of the best rap groups of all time with her chlamydia infected coochie.

    4. What exactly does “running” mean ? They have a greater presence ill admit. But its not exactly like men are buying their shit or listening to it religiously outside of clubs. But women are buying music made by male rappers and singing along to all their favorite male rappers.

    5. you want to be a broke old divorced broke black bitch making 30k a year including pension when you’re 65 go ahead and follow Saweetie. That’s all they want. Go ahead and be bad by yourself. You’ll just die broke and alone. I see it every day because I’m a federal agent and I know what they don’t want to tell you about their finances and their actual situations. even TLC couldn’t hold on to their money what chance a regular bitch got? youthful stupidity leads to middle aged pain and then you die broke and alone in a public hospital ward.

    6. black women hear this. health is wealth and life is hard. Hard for you and hard for me. Maybe you had a bad week and someone disrespected you. It’s happened to me too. But adopting a selfish and stupid attitude because of some song on the radio or some talk show you saw on TV is their actual plan for real. Check the attitude and bring the peace and love and understanding into your home before you’re all alone and 40. With two kids.

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