Swae Lee on Living An Impossible Dream & Taking A Chance On Yourself

Angie Martinez IRL

iHeartPodcasts and The Volume

Music, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Singer/Songwriter and young hip-hop and R&B legend Swae Lee joins Angie Martinez to talk about making it out of Mississippi as a teenager with his brother Slim Jxmmi, getting his big break thanks to super producer Mike Will, and what is was like to write an anthem for an artist like Beyonce.

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:02.6	Guaranteed Human.
0:04.3	How has it been with your brother?
0:06.3	The ups and downs of that.
0:07.8	When we come together, it's like, it's like the Backstreet Boys.
0:09.9	Like 20 years, we're going to come together again.
0:13.3	Reunited, you know what I'm saying?
0:14.3	Do a tour.
0:14.9	Boom, boom, new album.
0:16.6	We're just going to keep linking back up.
0:22.8	Hey, thanks for watching, guys.
0:24.5	This episode is brought to you by Boost Mobile.
0:27.7	Young man from Mississippi, who came up with his brother
0:31.0	and quietly became the voice behind four diamond records,
0:34.7	including Sunflower Unforgettable and Black Beatles,
0:38.4	from Beyonce or Post Malone, Madonna, and Travis Scott.
0:42.4	He has been The Secret Sauce for many artists for years.
0:46.6	And now for the first time, I can't even believe it's the first time.
0:50.3	It's great.
0:50.6	Technically, he is stepping out on his own with his debut album.
0:55.1	Same difference.
0:56.2	Sway Lee is on IRRL today.
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