LOS ANGELES: Bay Area rapper Saweetie didn't intend for My Type to come out as a single. But when a clip of the bouncy anthem about desirable (and slightly vulgar) attributes in a partner started to take off on TikTok as part of a social media challenge, it became clear the song would be her defining hit.
The racy rap is now the backdrop to countless 15-second videos of people posting their own tongue-in-cheek lists of partner preferences. With more than half a billion views and counting, the #MyType hashtag on TikTok has put Saweetie on the map as a breakout star, sending the song platinum and making it a Top 40 pop radio hit.