Becky G reflects on advocacy in new music, rise to fame

Multi-platinum singer Becky G's mission goes beyond music with her latest album.

The global star said in an exclusive interview with "CBS Mornings" that visuals for her new music are where her advocacy and art "really came together."

"It was emotional for me," she told "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King while reflecting on the music video for her track "EPA," where she's seen breaking a block of ice in response to recent immigration raids.

"I feel like, for a lot of us in our communities, you know, with the discrimination and the oppression that we have felt for decades, it's one of those things where you can't rain on our parade. We are the people who dance in the rain, you know?"

From Inglewood, California, Becky G, born Rebbecca Marie Gomez, began her singing career when she was just 9 years old.

The oldest of four children, she grew up in a Mexican household with her parents, grandparents and siblings.

As a teen, the superstar's viral cover songs would eventually lead to a record deal – making Becky G the primary provider for her family. She revealed she used to "carry resentment" as a child, feeling the pressure to be the family's breadwinner.

"We had to do a lot of work as a family to get to a place where I could heal from that and also be seen in that way and also have my family show up differently in that."

"I feel really thankful that my parents have actually been able to just be my mom and dad, especially in this, it's never too late, you know, in that sense."

Today, Becky G's music has 28.3 billion streams worldwide as she collaborates with global powerhouses like Selena Gomez, Bad Bunny and Karol G, who she's currently on tour with as a special guest.

"I wake up every day like I haven't done anything the day before and in Spanish we say, like … I have the desire to eat the world," she said. "Like, literally, like, the entire world. I just want to, like, devour it and just take over."

But she hasn't forgotten one of her first hits. "Shower" came out 12 years ago and recently made a comeback on social media, reaching over 1 billion streams on Spotify.

"I love it," Becky G said about the song. "I have so much gratitude for that song. I think it was such a blessing for me to kind of get a crash course experience in what it is to have a song that almost goes No. 1."

Her new album is "Baraja Bendita," which loosely translates to "a blessed deck of cards."