SZA has spent the last couple of years blessing us with her great music and while it’s relatable to most people, other thinks she makes music for the insecure. In a new cover story for Rolling Stone, the “Kill Bill” artist addresses that big misconception.
While speaking with the magazine, SZA talked about her journey to self-love and how her good and low moments helped her create some of her best music. However, when it comes to her brand, she doesn’t want folks to get things twisted.
“People be like, ‘Insecurity is her brand.’ It’s like, ‘No, b*tch, I’m honest with how I feel about myself, but if I catch you saying that, it’s going to be different. I’ll still beat your ass over disrespecting me.’ ”
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Speaking more on that topic, SZA also talked about her past relationships which became the inspiration for some of her hit songs. SZA revealed she spent 11 years in a relationship with a man who she only describes as “a fashion designer who doesn’t post on social media.” They were engaged for 5 years before eventually calling things off. “I hate being a long-term bitch,” SZA said.
She also briefly dated Drake in 2009 but said they “were really young. It wasn’t hot and heavy or anything. It was like youth vibes. It was so childish.” SZA went on to say that after having spent her youth “around a nigga, up under a nigga, trying to get up under a nigga, like, needing that constant validation, companionship, like scared to be by myself and shit,” she’s won’t settle into another relationship while she’s in her prime. While she also admits that it took a while for self-acceptance, SZA is not accepting less from anyone or anything.
“I feel like I have more to offer than the way I look and my energy, but it’s like, I’m human, that shit is all-encompassing,” she reasons. “I want to stunt like me when I meet the person I envision me being with. I envision them falling in love with me the way I am. But I guess it’s like I have to release that idea. Maybe it’s because I don’t know if I’ll like the way I am later?”
Aside from what people think about her, SZA tries to stay positive through all the BS. She told the mag, “People always say shit like, ‘You signed up for this,’ ” she had said the day before, when she was smoking with Adams behind her trailer. “That scares me. Because like, no, we didn’t. We signed up to make music and share our art. Some of us didn’t even sign up to make grand millions. I didn’t think I would get rich making music. But I did want to be cool and get my shit off and be like, ‘Look, my ideas were as cool as I thought they were in my head.’ I failed out of college and, like, I can’t keep a job, but I am a smart, creative person, and have a purpose and function.”