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<p>If there&#8217;s one thing we know about Saweetie it&#8217;s that she&#8217;s always working, and it looks like her hard work and dedication have paid off! Yes, making the money is great, but getting your flowers while you&#8217;re still here is amazing too and Saweetie got hers when she took home Billboard&#8217;s 2022 Game Changer award on Wednesday!</p>
<p>The night was eventful for Saweetie, who walked the red carpet looking bomb as usual, performed her new song &#8216;Closer,&#8217; and had her mom right beside her the whole way! The Icy Girl tweeted a message of thanks to Billboard in celebration of the honor.</p>
<p>&#8220;Thank you @billboard for honoring me as the game changer! My frequency of gratitude was vibrating so high last night!!! Icy gang this 1&#8217;s for us,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;We&#8217;re going to continue to change the weather&#8230;while they only report it! IKDR!&#8221;</p>
<p>Now y&#8217;all know Saweete brings a vibe to any room she steps in, but her momma almost brought the place to tears as she presented her baby girl with the award.</p>
<p>&#8220;It is such an honor to celebrate my Saweetie with all of you,&#8221; her mom Trinidad Valentin tearfully said. &#8220;Her songs have generated 2 billion on demand official streams in the U.S. and she&#8217;s had 3 number ones on Billboard&#8217;s rhythmic airplay chart.&#8221;</p>
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<p>She went on to recall the moment her young daughter revealed that she wanted to seriously pursue rapping as her career.</p>
<p>&#8220;When Saweetie was in middle school, she discovered a poem I had written,&#8221; she said. &#8220;To my surprise she took on the art of poetry and it made me really proud. Once Diamonte reached high school and preparing for her college years, I&#8217;ll never forget the day I asked if she decided on what she wanted to do professionally. She replied &#8216;Mom, I&#8217;m gonna be a rapper.&#8217; My heart sank and my stomach fell to the floor.&#8221;</p>
<p>Saweetie eventually joined her mother on stage to accept, and thanked her fans for the support!</p>
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