Swae Lee on Living An Impossible Dream & Taking A Chance On Yourself

About this episode

Swae Lee discusses his journey from Mississippi to becoming a successful artist and his experiences working with major figures in the music industry.

Singer/Songwriter and young hip-hop and R&B legend Swae Lee joins Angie Martinez to talk about making it out of Mississippi as a teenager with his brother Slim Jxmmi, getting his big break thanks to super producer Mike Will, and what is was like to write an anthem for an artist like Beyonce. Visit your nearest Boost Mobile store or https://promo.boostmobile.com/webuilt... All lines provided by ‪ Hard Rock Bet See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Angie Martinez

Guest: Swae Lee

Topics covered

• music
• hip-hop
• R&B
• personal growth
• dreams
• collaboration

Keywords

• Swae Lee
• Angie Martinez
• hip-hop
• R&B
• Beyonce
• Mike Will
• personal growth
• music industry

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