MusicMy ObsessionKatie Got BandzWe meet with Patrón fiend and serial outside-the-box driller, Katie Got BandzShareLink copied ✔️November 8, 2013MusicMy ObsessionTextSian Dolding In the final instalment of our trio of videos on Chicago's fiercest female emcees, we speak to Kiara Johnson, AKA Katie Got Bandz. The 19-year-old's drill scene cred was cemented this year following the release of her Drillary Clinton mixtape on Lawless, after several other hype releases since last year's first offering, "I Need A Hitta". Here, she talks about setting a trend for the ladies and motivating female emcees to go outside the box: "I don't think that we have to sell ourselves to get on - don't let the negative stuff bring you down, you gotta let that be your motivation." Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREThe 30 best K-pop tracks of 2025‘UK Ug’: How Gen Z Brits reinvented rap in 2025 How a century-old Danish brand became pop culture’s favourite sound systemDHLInside singer Sigrid’s intimate walks through nature with her fans ‘The unknown is exciting’: Why Gorillaz’ upcoming album is all about deathThe 20 best tracks of 2025, rankedThe 20 best albums of 2025, rankedThe renaissance of Zara Larsson: ‘I’m out of the Khia Asylum’The 10 best music videos of 2025, rankedListen to our shadowy Dazed Winter 2025 playlist7 of Chase Infiniti’s favourite K-pop tracksMeet The Deep, K-pop’s antihero