Saweetie is speaking on the other side of pretty privilege. She calls it “pretty punishment,” and it’s shaped her journey in the music industry.

On “Nessa On Air,” she got candid about being underestimated. When Nessa asked if the industry has tried to count her out, she didn’t hesitate to answer transparently. “Since I started,” she said.

Being labeled the pretty girl doesn’t always come with benefits. “They talk about pretty privilege, but they don’t talk about pretty punishment,” Saweetie explained. “There have been so many times I’ve just been counted out, and I know that it’s behind animosity. I know it’s because of a hidden agenda, but it just makes me work harder. But this has happened my whole life, so what I deal with in the industry is a different face, same case.”

She shared how she processes these challenges. The Bay Area rapper has entertained the theory that before we arrive on earth, we already wrote our stories with God. “So when I’m seeing recurring things, I’m like, dang girl, for real? This is the movie theme? The premise? Sometimes I be losing the plot, too, and I’m just like, focus.”

Instead of letting the obstacles hold her back, she uses them as fuel. “This is a recurring thing that keeps showing up, so let me just progress from it, learn from it, grow from it. I don’t let it get me down,” she said.

The strategy is paying off. Even with the shade and the challenges, Saweetie has built a career that spans music, fashion partnerships, acting, and her own businesses. Throughout the interview, she continued to share with Nessa how she embraces the hurdles, lets them sharpen her, and turns every slight into motivation. Pretty punishment might follow her around, but she keeps finding bigger wins on the other side.