Diamonté Quiava Valentin Harper, known professionally as Saweetie, is an American rapper. After the release of her debut single “Icy Grl” in 2017, she was signed to her then-manager Max Gousse’s record label Artistry Worldwide, a subsidiary of Warner Records.

Saweetie released her debut extended play, High Maintenance, in 2018. Her second EP, Icy, was released in March 2019 and spawned the top 40 single “My Type”. Her debut album, Pretty Bitch Music, is scheduled to be released in 2022 and was preceded by the singles “Tap In” and “Best Friend, both of which reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Diamonté Quiava Valentin Harper was born on July 2, 1993, in Santa Clara, California, to Trinidad Valentin, who is of Filipino and Chinese heritage, and Johnny Harper, who is African-American. She grew up in Sacramento, California, attending Merrill F.

She began writing music at age 13. After high school, she attended San Diego State University, where she studied communications and business before transferring to the University of Southern California, where she completed her degree and received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in communications. After graduating, she began to focus on her rap career.