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How was SZA’s childhood?

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Solána Imani Rowe grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey after being born on November 8, 1989, in St. Louis, Missouri. Her mother worked as an executive at AT&T, while her father was an executive producer at CNN.

Rowe has an older brother named Daniel, called Manhattan, who is a rapper, and an older half-sister named Tiffany Daniels.

Her father is a Muslim, but her mother is a Christian. She was brought up as a Muslim and still adheres to its teachings.

Every day after finishing her regular education, she went to a Muslim preparatory school.

How was SZA’s childhood?

SZA spoke of her lonesome upbringing. “There’s a lot of leeways to get odd when you don’t have any pals or playmates,” she said. “I didn’t have any siblings that lived with me; all of my siblings are 10 years apart.

In addition to being a gymnast and a dancer, she also experienced bullying in school since she was an outcast.