Saweetie

Saweetie is a 24-year-old Bay Area rapper who accrued a following on Instagram in response to videos of her spitting over classic rap beats. This past October, her remix of “My Neck, My Back,” entitled “ICY GRL,” exploded, launching her into the national spotlight. Eight months later, the video has racked up 46 million plays and counting. Saweetie has since signed a record deal with Warner Bros., who released her debut EP, High Maintenance, on March 16. For fans of her car freestyles, the EP took Saweetie’s well-known wit and charisma and covered it in a veneer of polish and opulence. For intrigued converts from “ICY GRL,” the EP proved Saweetie to be a true spitter with surprising range.