Rico Nasty Responds After Fans Accuse Saweetie of Biting Her Style

The allegations stem from Saweetie's hairstyle in the "Sway With Me" music video.

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Saweetie is catching heat from Rico Nasty fans.

After releasing the video for "Sway With Me" off the Birds of Prey soundtrack, Saweetie was immediately accused of biting Rico's look. Twitter users pointed to the spiky hairstyle Saweetie donned in the visual, with many claiming it was a ripoff of Rico's signature punk-inspired 'do.

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Some particularly passionate fans were up in arms that Saweetie would dare to rock a hairstyle that Rico—and countless others—have donned in the past. Others even went so far as to say Saweetie didn't deserve to be included on the song, arguing that Rico would've been a better fit.

I woke up thinking damn rico nasty should of been on the birds of prey soundtrack. I thought about it again after I saw saweetie's spikey hair on instagram. And now im on Twitter and everyone is feeling the same way. Her music and image would have been a perfect fit. pic.twitter.com/PtffTZrO68

— 🍰 mari (@Hun24rd) February 1, 2020

They really had Saweetie cosplaying as Rico Nasty out here pic.twitter.com/ZtKAKyFRq8

— belcalis lestrange (@GorgOrwell) February 1, 2020

Y’all bitches LOVE trying to find a way to downplay Saweetie. If they really wanted Rico Nasty they could’ve easily got her. That has NOTHING to do with Saweetie. Saweetie didn’t even style herself so how in the fuck is she copying Rico Nasty’s style

— tima 🤍 (@timabigpretty) February 1, 2020

How do I get myself to stop trending

— TACOBELLA (@Rico_nastyy) February 1, 2020

After a day of drama, Rico addressed the issue on social media. The gist of her message? It's not all that serious. 

I sat next to saweetie at the savage Fenty show . I don’t think she had anything do to with anything . I don’t think anything of anything iTs JUST a soundtrack . Thank you for fighting for me . I wasn’t the first black girl to wear spikes and thankfully I won’t be the last🤘🏽

— TACOBELLA (@Rico_nastyy) February 1, 2020

"I don't think [Saweetie] had anything to do with anything," Rico wrote, suggesting Saweetie likely didn't come up with the spiky-hair idea. "... I wasn't the first black to wear spikes and thankfully I wont be the last."

Some of y’all just petty and it shows .

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