Saweetie recently told Complex that Tupac, in her opinion, is the greatest ever to do it. Her decision comes from him being her biggest inspiration. This conversation arose during Complex’s “Goat Talk” segment.
“I don’t know, that’s hard,” she said when asked who her G.O.A.T. rapper is. “When it comes to…mood, do I need to be inspired, do I feel like a bad bitch, do I…what am I doing? I feel like that really changes the perspective of the greatest rapper of all time. ‘Cause I’m a mood girl, for inspiration, I’m saying Tupac.”
Growing up, Saweetie says her parents constantly played the rap legend’s music.
She explains why Tupac’s music moves him:
“I love that he loved women and made you proud to be a Black woman. He made you proud to be in your skin. And I think people like that is really important, especially for a group that is constantly oppressed group in experiences and made you feel like, ‘It may not be okay right now, but it’s gonna be alright later.'”
Elsewhere in the interview, she talks about her favorite album at the moment, which is Wizkid’s Made in Lagos. She adds,
“I enjoy the positivity and happiness that comes with listening to Made in Lagos, so I think it’s up there.”
Subsequently, she didn’t name her favorite record of all time. But she says Keyshia Cole, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Biggie are on top of the list.
Tupac Shakur passed away on September 13, 1996, from gunshot wounds.
According to History, ” he remains one of the most recognizable faces and voices in hip-hop. A steady stream of posthumous album releases has kept his name near the top of lifetime sales rankings.”
Watch the interview Saweetie had with Complex here
Written by: Natalee Gilbert