Bebe Rexha reveals the VERY forward way she landed her Snoop Dogg collab 😮
Good on you Bebe!
'I'm Good (Blue)' singer Bebe Rexha joined Sam Thompson on Hits UK to talk about her new album which features country legend Dolly Parton, and how some of her biggest collabs have come about, including one with Snoop Dogg.
Bebe, who has had a string of collabs, including most recently 'One In A Million' with David Guetta, revealed that many of her collabs have come about from DMs. The singer said: "If you don't take chances in life, then what are you going to get?"
Explaining to Sam how her song 'Satellite' came about with the rapper, Bebe said: “I did that to Snoop Dogg. I sent him a DM. Why not? If you don't take chances in life, then what are you going to get?"
She continued: "(When) I first started out in the music industry, I would message anybody that I could, so I hit up Snoop Dogg, and I was like, hey, Snoop, I have a song called ‘Satellite’. I would love to for you to jump on it and he was like, ‘send it over’. And I was like, ‘Oh my gosh’ and then he called me at 7am the next morning and he was like, check your email and I checked it and it was there!
"Obviously it's going to be harder, like you know when you're first starting out, but you never know who's going to open up your Instagram message or your email, or you just never know."
The singer, whose third album 'Bebe' is out now, also told Sam what it was like working with country legend Dolly Parton. She explained it was a "insane" because: "My grandmother used to play all the time, ‘Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene'."
She went on to say, that she was: "So sweet, so kind, so funny, and she said she would adopt me."
When asked if she was a mother figure, Bebe revealed that she WAS, but she also felt like she could: "Go out and party" with her.
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Take a look at songs Bebe Rexha has written for other artists:
Bebe Rexha has written songs for some huge names in music. Scroll through to see who she's penned tracks for...
Madonna
In 2012, Bebe wrote the song 'Some Girls' for Madonna's album 'MDNA', released that year.
Selena Gomez
Bebe penned 'Like a Champion' for Selena Gomez's 2013 album 'Stars Dance'.
Eminem and Rihanna
Bebe got her big break in 2013 when she wrote 'The Monster' for Eminem featuring Rihanna, which appeared on Eminem's album 'The Marshall Mathers LP 2'.
Bella Thorne
Bebe wrote two songs for Disney star Bella Thorne's debut EP 'Jersey' - one was entitled 'Jersey' and the other was called 'One More Night'.
Iggy Azalea
In 2016, Bebe wrote 'Team' for Iggy Azalea, which was a non-album track.
Nick Jonas
Bebe wrote 'Under You' for Nick Jonas' third album 'Last Year Was Complicated', released in 2016. She later supported Nick and his brother Joe and Kevin on their Jonas Brothers reunion tour.
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