1017 Eskimo’s resident princess Asian Da Brat reflects on being kicked out of school, Erykah Badu, and more in “On The Come Up.”
Watch her explain the switch-up, as well as her friendship with Lil Uzi Vert and what Nicki Minajmeans to her in the latest episode of On The Come Up below.
Asian Da Brat has previously described herself as a female version of Lil Uzi Vert. Despite being from different states and being at different stages in their careers, Uzi would agree with that sentiment. During her sit-down with us, Asian spoke about the first conversation she ever had with Uzi on the phone, chatting with the Philly rapper about anything and everything.
When an A&R told Asian that she should try out a more “auto-tuned” vibe in her music, she tested it out over Lil Uzi Vert’s “Buy It” loosie. She ended up remixing the track to create “Rockstar Baby” and after that, her friendship with Lil Uzi was solidified. “I uploaded the video on my Instagram page and I tagged Uzi,” said Asian. “Uzi liked it. Then I made another video and Uzi liked it again. So Uzi always known and paid attention to me. I just put my pride to the side one day and DMed Uzi like, ‘you know it’s long overdue that we do a song.’ He’s like, ‘call me.'” From that point on, they became best friends forever.
Lil Uzi Vert isn’t the only person in the industry that Asian Da Brat has a good relationship with. She’s also grown close to Nicki Minaj, who is somebody that Asian used to idolize. While they’ve never had a heart-to-heart, Asian has reached out to Nicki Minaj and the iconic performer acknowledged her skillset. One day, Asian wanted to let her fans know exactly where her ideas come from and she disclosed that she had been listening to Nicki Minaj for years, tagging the rapper and expecting nothing of it. To her surprise, Nicki actually saw the tweet and reacted to it. “When she seen that, she respected me,” says the Dallas rapper. “Then she followed me, then she be liking all my stuff. It’s so genuine to the point where she’s seeing the shit and she’s recognizing it so she fuck with me, you know?”
