Growing up in a multiracial household was, at times, frustrating for hip-hop star Saweetie, who was born to a Filipino mother and an African-American father. /PDI
“I’m really grateful to have experienced cultures that are important to me and taught me to be the woman I am today.”
While music has always been her passion, it had to take a backseat to her education. But after earning a degree in communications from the University of Southern California, Saweetie finally shifted her focus on her rap career. Once other Filipinos learn that you’re a kababayan, you become part of the family—no questions asked, she said. “They will love you. Every time I travel to a new city, there’s always a Filipino tita or nanay who cooks pancit and brings it to my shows. And they’re like, ‘We know you’re Filipino, we love you out here,’” she related.
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