Saweetie Shares New Update on Upcoming Debut Album, 'Pretty Bitch Music'
The project has been delayed for nearly two years.
UPDATE (MARCH 23, 2023): Saweetie has shared a new update with fans regarding her upcoming debut studio album, Pretty Bitch Music.
She recently told E! News, “Honestly, it’s like, it’s a balance of just excitement and stress because I want to put it out, but it’s also just that stress of like, dang, I been on the scene for a while. It was supposed to come out the year before, last year, the year after that, so it’s just kind of like, I’m trying to make all the songs make sense because when I put out this album, I want people to really understand my story.”
She also explained that her background ties in with the LP’s theme. She added, “I grew up in the Bay, I went to San Diego State, USC, I’m tri-racial, my mom’s Asian, my dad’s Black, and I’ve been through a lot of interesting experiences. I want to put that all into my album in the most like, artistic and organic way.”
She continued, “[The album] gotta sound cohesive. You know? I feel like a debut album isn’t something you just put out or something you play with. I don’t know, maybe I’m overthinking. I’m a Cancer so I overthink sometimes, but I think you have to be really careful with that and I take my art really serious.”
Saweetie hopes on dropping Pretty Bitch Music by the end of 2023.
ORIGINAL STORY (June 30, 2022): Saweetie has decided to make her upcoming album, Pretty Bitch Music, a way of life, which is why it’s taking her a while to release it.
The singer-slash-rapper took to social media to explain her reasoning for the delay. “Dear Icy Family, these past couple of years have been a growing experience for me as an artist, human, but most importantly a WOMAN,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories. “I have realized my purpose with the platform God has given me which is why I have taken my time with releasing music this time around. Through hours of self-reflection I have realized that Pretty B.I.T.C.H Music is not an album — it’s a movement. It’s a culture. It’s a language. It’s a lifestyle.”
Saweetie added, “We not rushing art, we taking our time! This ain’t no microwave sh-t! It’s baking and it will definitely be worth the taste.”
As of now, Pretty Bitch Music will be made up of more than 17 songs. These days, the California native is being extra intentional with her work. “The challenge that I’m setting for myself is that I want every song to make someone do something. That’s why I’m regrouping. I’m going to put every song under a microscope,” she told Vulture during an interview last summer.
Stay tuned for updates on Saweetie’s upcoming music.
