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Key Takeaways:

• Saweetie’s “boffum” marks her return to solo music after an extended hiatus.
• Her forthcoming venture, ‘Hella Pressure,’ arrives on Aug. 1, following her final EP, THE SINGLE LIFE, from 2022.
• The single incorporates a pattern of Young Buck’s “Shorty Wanna Ride” and showcases her signature duality.

Don’t depend Saweetie out simply but. On Friday (July 18), the rapper returned together with her first single of the yr, “boffum,” and let followers know an EP is formally on the way in which.

Produced by J White Did It, the brand new single samples Young Buck’s iconic “Shorty Wanna Ride” from Straight Outta Cashville. As we have seen earlier than, particularly on hits like “Tap In” and “My Type,” Saweetie is aware of her approach round an excellent pattern. On the document’s opening verses, she drops bars like, “Wanna stick it in like a USB / Put a Trojan on like USC / From the Bay, but I’m not bae to you.”

The refrain finds her itemizing off choices like a bracelet or watch; steak or shrimp; and rapper or athlete. Spoiler alert: she chooses each. Watch the video for “boffum” under.

“This track is all about embracing your duality and owning every side of who you are. I’m so excited for the ICY Gang to hear it, and I can’t wait to finally share the project I’ve been working on,” Saweetie mentioned in a press launch. The providing she’s referring to is Hella Pressure, her forthcoming EP which is about to drop on Aug. 1.

Sure, it’s not the debut album followers have been ready for, however Saweetie hasn’t dropped an EP in years. Her final one, THE SINGLE LIFE, arrived again in 2022 with singles like “DON’T SAY NOTHIN’” and “BO$$ CHICK.” While it reportedly didn’t carry out that nicely commercially, she’s greater than bounced again since.

Whether Hella Pressure is supposed to carry followers over for the yr or just a solution to check the waters, Saweetie confirmed that her debut LP was “definitely” dropping on this yr. She informed “Call Her Daddy” podcast host Alex Cooper, “I really feel like I lastly know myself.”