Saweetie, NANi | Song Review 🎵

Grammy-nominated rapper Saweetie brings ample energy and ‘that attitude’ to the brief but highly entertaining banger, “NANi.”

2024 has been a busy year for Grammy-nominated rapper, Saweetie (Diamonté Harper). Before releasing “NANi”, Harper released various singles and an EP, PRETTY HU$TLE MIX.  While no big hits have materialized, she’s been ‘putting in work.’ On the two-and-a-half minute “NANi” the rapper serves up vibes. The single features sleek production by Jean Baptiste, Karl Rubin, shawn wasabi, Ryland Blackinton, and DJ Replay (Ryan Buendia). Specifically, I love the choice of a gentle synth lead and the anchoring drum programming. The instrumental alone helps “NANi” be a V-I-B-E from the beginning. 

Rather than rap, in the chorus, Saweetie gives us smooth vocals. She sings, “Ooh, got that nani, nani, nani (Nani) / How she walk through swingin’ that body.” Oh, snap! With the word nani Harper abbreviated the word, punani, which is the vagina. Following the smooth vocals in the chorus, she brings ‘that attitude’ with her un-pitched rhymes in the first verse; the contrast is sweet. “I’m bougie, moody, tannin’ in my Louis / It’s a privilege just to say you knew me,” she spits. The second verse is more playful but still shows off her commanding flow: “Keep, keep it cunty, OMG, I look like money / Could have been a Playboy Bunny, look at all this body on me, bad.” Even in a “whole room full of bad bitches,” Saweetie stands out. “NANi” (the song) won’t change your life but, it’s a brief but highly entertaining rap banger.

Saweetie // “NANi” // ICY / Warner // 5.17.24

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