This Thursday, January 7th, Saweetie released her new girl anthem, Best Friend featuring her bestie Doja Cat, along with a video.
In the video, we see the duo trade verses while shopping and cruising in the car, and also enjoying themselves in the pool and the strip club. While Saweetie lays down the catchy hook for the jam: “That’s my best friend, she a real bad b*tch / Drive her own car, she don’t need no Lyft”, Doja raps: “If she ride for me, she don’t need a key.”
The track is the third single to Saweetie’s long-awaited debut album Pretty B*tch Music, following the Jhene Aiko featured single Back To The Streets and the remix for Bay Area rapper’s hit song Tap In featuring Jack Harlow, DaBaby and Post Malone.
The single comes with its fair share of controversy too. On Wednesday, a little time before the release of the single, R&B duo Ceraadi accused Saweetie and Doja Cat of stealing the concept for the video from their song BFF.
Saweetie was quick to react to Ceraadi’s shade, sarcastically commenting below the post: “Omg we’ll totallyyyy add you in the credz! MY IDOLS.”
#Saweetie gives a nice nasty dose of shade after #Ceraadi accuses her of jacking video concept- ☕️ Sn: are these girls old enough to remember Thelma and Louise? 🥴 pic.twitter.com/5G7xcBmDuP
— All Tea All Shade (@TeaTimeTips2) January 7, 2021
This was not the only controversy that the new single Best Friends carried with it. In December Warner Records prematurely released the song to streaming services to Saweetie’s disappointment: “I am extremely disappointed in my label WBR for prematurely releasing a single I was so excited about,” Saweetie tweeted. “I feel disrespected. I’m hands on with ALL of my creative & had such a dope rollout for ‘best friends’.”
I am extremely disappointed in my label WBR for prematurely releasing a single I was so excited about. I feel disrespected. I’m hands on with ALL of my creative & had such a dope rollout for “best friends”. The thirst for clout & $ is real & it overrides the artists’ art.
— diamonté 🐻❄️ (@Saweetie) December 4, 2020
While we do not have a set release date on Pretty B*tch Music in 2021, it definitely cannot come soon enough.