Quotes from Kodie Shane

I grew up around '90s, 2000s R&B, which is my favorite. But I'm a rock star.

I'm a sap. I like love movies. I watch too many of those.

I feel like everyone has been judging me based on 'Drip on My Walk,' and that's cool, but that was the fun record I did. That doesn't define me, but for some reason, that's how the world looks at it.

I love Beyonce; she's great. But I'm not into 'Lemonade.'

I'm very carefree - I wear whatever I want.

I just want people to listen to the music and get something from it, whatever it may be. Whether it's a catchy lyric or a whole situation.

It's easy to get caught up in what's trending.

Yachty is really quiet when you first meet him, and that was different to me. That's just how he is. He's chill, but he'll talk to you. My first thought when I met him? 'Oh, I could get along with this guy.'

I always knew I would do music. At first, I wanted to play basketball, and when I let go of that dream when I was 11, I pretty much knew I was going to be in music.

I probably talked to my mom about my sexuality first before anyone.

I'm very big on being an example for my peers when it comes to standing tall in your own light.

Keeping it simple, 'Bounce Back' explains my trust issues. I'm sure everyone can relate in some way.

Feminism, to me, is nothing more and nothing less than the belief in equality for women.

When it comes to fitting in, I think I'm really fly. It's not really hard; I'm just being myself.

I personally feel a responsibility to demonstrate to that we girls have the power to not only gain equality for women but all sectors of society.

I love Ashanti, so that was my thing. I liked that whole era. I don't know what to call that era but that feel good thing. Like Ja Rule, all of that. I like Cam'ron, Fabolous, all of that.

I have very few real friends because I don't really feel like I fit in with a lot of people.

I've always been a tomboy.

I feel like people being themselves and not being scared of judgment, they're putting that into their music, and it's like, 'Wow, they came up with something fire because they didn't care how you were going to feel about it. They didn't care if you were going to like it or not.'

I definitely hope that I'm inspiring a lot of different female artists to run with the boys.

I'd like to encourage young adults to love themselves and others more.

There are times when I may be really into a person or a thing, and even though my heart is present, my mind travels.

The younger generation of hip-hop artists believes in doing something irreverent, inventing a new style. That's all it's about.

I would just say keep people around you that you can really trust. You can't let everyone dig in your pot of gold.