Music / My 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." Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE GucciEsDeeKid, Fakemink and more shut down Gucci’s AW26 afterparty5 acts to know from Manchester’s musical underground Reebok Your favourite Reeboks are getting a makeoverThe 7 most bleak, hopeless and depressing Mitski songs – ranked!February 2026 playlist: All the music we loved from the last monthMagdalena Bay on romance, fate and the best advice they ever receivedEvery Gorillaz album, rankedWhat do cats think of Mitski’s new album? Find out in this new video‘Thug metal’ band Empty Shell Casing are the nu kids on the blockThese evocative photos depict the in-between moments at Rio Carnival These photos straddle ‘pre and post-iPhone’ London nightlifeListen to Evissimax’s ‘Black, vampy and sexy’ Dazed mixEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy