𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐄 magazine sat down with 𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐌 to discuss her own ‘source’ of celebrity, the infamous 𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐓𝐓 reign in the music industry, and how her parents heavy presence in the public eye—a blaxploitation film icon, sex symbol, and raunchy lyricist—all play a part in carving her own lane. As the daughter of the late southern legend 𝐏𝐈𝐌𝐏 𝐂and the iconic model 𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐘𝐒𝐒𝐀 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐃, her name sake, it’s no surprise to anyone that there’s no holds barred when it comes to her hardcore raps. After all, she’s been hearing a range of her other music influences such as 𝐋𝐈𝐋’ 𝐊𝐈𝐌, 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝟔 𝐌𝐀𝐅𝐈𝐀, 𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐊𝐀𝐒𝐓 and her father’s group 𝐔𝐆𝐊 since grade school. But if it’s one person who she looks up to the most that has set the tone for her image, embrace of her beauty, uniqueness and tall stature that she considers to be a ‘stallion’, it’s her grandmother the 70s icon: 𝐏𝐀𝐌 𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐑-𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐓𝐓.
“I’m truly grateful for my family. My parents made sure to always keep it real with me about all they do, what they represent and that I was going to have my own solid presence because I wasn’t allowed to slack. My grandma was simply…divine. She always made sure to tell me that my femininity is my ultimate power, and that I shouldn’t shy away from for it anyone. It’s my power. My strength. She tells me that all the time…” - 𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐌