The world is finally catching up: Slayyyter just sat chatted with Vogue and honestly? I’m in tears because this is MAJOR.

Fresh off the release of her feral new single “CANNIBALISM!” (and the insane music video to match), the pop princess is proving that she’s not just here to play, she’s here to dominate. With her upcoming third studio album still under wraps, all eyes are on her as she steps into her biggest era yet.

In the interview, Slayyyter opened up about everything: joining Kesha this summer on the Tits Out Tour, the chaotic brilliance behind lead single “Beat Up Chanel$”, and the inspiration for “CANNIBALISM!” itself. And the best part? She’s unapologetically steering her own vision.

“In the meetings with the label, I’d be like, ‘Listen, I know what my ideas for this project are, and I don’t want to be a pretty choreo pop girl,’” she told Vogue. “I think that’s all great, but I think I’m just at a place where I want to do something that’s kind of gross and trashy and the opposite of what I think a pop star is to a lot of people.’ And they were really, really open to it and down for it.”

That “gross and trashy” brilliance is exactly what sets her apart. Slayyyter has never been interested in being your typical glossy pop star, she’s DIY, she’s chaotic, she’s raw, and she’s endlessly creative. Case in point: she revealed that she actually sewed the outfit she wore in the “CANNIBALISM!” video.

“The girls in the video are all really incredible burlesque performers, and they make their own costumes, so I felt I had to take it upon myself to make my own costume,” she said. “It took a month, but I love doing stuff like that. I put feathers on the headdress and I get really crafty.”

For longtime fans, none of this comes as a surprise. Slayyyter has always been more than just another pop act. She’s in that rare category of artists (think Charli XCX, Britney Spears, Heidi Montag) who are one-of-a-kind, versatile, and authentic to the bone. Fame has never diluted her spark; it’s only amplified it.

“I reject the whole notion that being a great artist means that you need to have someone do your hair and your makeup and your styling and your everything,” she told Vogue. “There’s something very charming to me about when artists do things themselves. I feel like you could kind of tell.”

And she’s right, we can tell. Slayyyter’s charm has always been rooted in her ability to craft her world by hand, to let the seams show, and to turn that messiness into magic. With Vogue giving her flowers at the start of this new era, it feels like the world is finally ready for the kind of pop star she’s always been destined to be.