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 MOREBloodz Boi: The humble godfather of Chinese underground rapA rare interview with POiSON GiRL FRiEND, dream pop’s future seer InstagramHow do you stand out online? We asked two Instagram Rings judgesNigeria’s Blaqbonez is rapping to ‘beat his high score’Inside Erika de Casier’s shimmering R&B universe ‘Rap saved my life’: A hazy conversation with MIKE and Earl Sweatshirt7 essential albums by the SoulquariansIs AI really the future of music?The KPop Demon Hunters directors on fan theories and a potential sequelplaybody: The club night bringing connection back to the dancefloorAn interview with IC3PEAK, the band Putin couldn’t silenceFrost Children answer the dA-Zed quiz