Armon welcomes rising R&B talent SWEATA to discuss returning to New York for rollout season and his journey from church-trained musician to producer and now artist. He breaks down creating Sweata Weather Vol. 1 with 9th Wonder, the mentorship of Devvon Terrell, and finding confidence in elite industry rooms with cosigns from Usher and L.A. Reid (05:00). SWEATA reflects on R&B’s evolution, his desire to revive experimentation and rap/R&B duets, and the lessons learned about overthinking and trusting his sound (21:42). He shares the story behind his breakout Yebba collaboration “Waterfall” (43:47) and the creation of his single “Good Thing,” including clearing an Outkast sample and aiming to restore youthful energy to R&B (55:48). They close with his dream collaborations—HER, Bruno Mars, Kendrick Lamar, Babyface, Stevie Wonder—and a fun comparison to wrestling star Trick Williams (01:01:52).

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