High Maintenance (Saweetie EP)

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High Maintenance
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EP by
ReleasedMarch 16, 2018 (2018-03-16)
Recorded2017–18
Genre Hip hop [1]
Length22:07
Label
Producer
Saweetie chronology
High Maintenance
(2018)
Pretty Summer Playlist: Season 1
(2021)
Singles from High Maintenance
  1. "Icy Grl"
    Released: October 2, 2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX 3.8/5 [1]
Pitchfork 6.7/10 [2]

High Maintenance is the debut extended play (EP) by American rapper Saweetie. It was released digitally on March 16, 2018, by Warner Bros. Records and Artistry Worldwide. It is composed of nine tracks, with "Icy Grl" having been released as a single on October 2, 2017. The EP debuted at number 32 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales chart.

Contents

Background

After graduating, Saweetie decided to pursue a rap career. [3] [4] [5] She began posting short raps on her Instagram account in 2016. One video featured her rapping over the beat from Khia's classic "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)", which would eventually turn into "Icy Grl". [6] [5] She first released the song on her SoundCloud in the summer of 2017 and later released a music video for it in October of the same year. [7] [5] [8] The visual would go viral online. [3] [5] To follow that up, Saweetie released in that same month a freestyle rap called "High Maintenance" accompanied by a short clip of herself rapping a verse to the song, all while in her kitchen. It would go viral on Instagram and Twitter as well. [7] [5] In February 2018, she signed to Warner Records and her manager Max Gousse's record label Artistry Worldwide, [3] subsequently releasing the EP High Maintenance in March 2018. [9]

Composition and concept

I do a lot of covers but this is the first time I'm actually doing original content. I leave the studio and I come home wanting to listen to really myself.

—Saweetie for XXL in October 2017. [5]

The songs "B.A.N." and "23" speak about relationships, and are speculated to be about her ex-boyfriends Justin Combs, who is P. Diddy's eldest son, and Keith Powers, whom she dated for up to four years. [10]

With "high maintenance", Saweetie reportedly doesn't mean only designer things. "The relationships I have with people are very high maintenance, meaning I nurture them," she says. "Essentially, I care for them. I also pray a lot, work out, and eat well so all aspects of my life are high maintenance... Since it's an introductory to the game, I feel like it's appropriate way to brand myself." [9]

Track listing

High Maintenance
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
Saweetie 0:30
2."B.A.N."
  • Harper
  • Borri
  • Konan
  • David Khaffaf
3:00
3."Agua"
Zaytoven 3:10
4."Good Good"
3:21
5."Icy Grl"
  • Taz
  • Plat'num House
1:49
6."High Maintenance" Lil Jon 0:49
7."23"
  • Harper
  • Nyrell Slade
Nyrell2:45
8."Respect"
  • Harper
  • Petit
CashMoneyAP2:44
9."Too Many"
  • Harper
  • Borri
  • Petit
  • Ryan Gladieux
CashMoneyAP3:58
Total length:22:07

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic. [11]

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
US R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales ( Billboard ) [12] 32

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
VariousMarch 16, 2018 Digital download

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