Chanel West Coast
Chanel West Coast

Honestly, the biggest setback to my music career was people's perception that I was a reality TV star, not a rapper.

Chanel West Coast
Chanel West Coast

Coachella is a melting pot of cultures, vibes, style, and, of course, music. I look forward to it every year.

Chanel West Coast
Chanel West Coast

My biggest influence is Tupac. He was a poet, and listening to Tupac is what inspired me to start rapping.

Chanel West Coast
Chanel West Coast

I always say that I want to be like 2Pac. If I were to die tomorrow, I want to know that I have enough music to put out for my fans for years to come.

Chanel West Coast
Chanel West Coast

I remember I rapped for a friend, and my friend really encouraged me and was blown away, like 'Whoa, that was dope!' Ever since then, I kept going.

Chanel West Coast
Chanel West Coast

I always wrote poems when I was a little girl, and I loved hip hop music, and I kind of just started writing poems over beats, and that's when I started rapping.

Chanel West Coast
Chanel West Coast

It's not easy to go from reality TV to being taken seriously as an artist, so I don't think I'll be doing reality TV again because of that.

Chanel West Coast
Chanel West Coast

I've been pursuing music since I was 14.

Chanel West Coast
Chanel West Coast

I'm a girl, and I like girly things even though I'm a tomboy also, you know?

Chanel West Coast
Chanel West Coast

I've never been on a dating app, so I don't really know the difference between swiping left or right, LOL.

Chanel West Coast
Chanel West Coast

When I was, like, 8/9, I was obsessed with Jonathon Taylor Thomas and the band Hanson.

Chanel West Coast
Chanel West Coast

I think the only way to get attention is to act like a complete ignorant fool.

Chanel West Coast
Chanel West Coast

I'm just - like, I'm just very over the whole superficial life and world we live in.

Chanel West Coast
Chanel West Coast

I just wanted to express myself and put out music of how I'm feeling - give back to my fans and gain new ones in the process.

Chanel West Coast
Chanel West Coast

It's hard being a woman in this industry, period. A lot of the time, guys make you feel like you need to hook up with them - especially as an artist - producers and other artists trying to collaborate with them, they make you kinda feel sometimes you need to hook up with them or flirt with them just to make a song.

Chanel West Coast
Chanel West Coast

Many artists feel resistance on the way up.

Chanel West Coast
Chanel West Coast

You just gotta be yourself and don't hold anything back just because you're a woman.

Chanel West Coast
Chanel West Coast

From Snoop, I've learned quite a bit. I learned that sometimes I need to keep my mouth shut. It's a long story, but definitely to sometimes keep my mouth shut. I also learned to always ignore the haters.

Chanel West Coast
Chanel West Coast

I'm trying to do different music, and I'm trying to be out of the box.

Chanel West Coast
Chanel West Coast

Just growing up and maturing has made my music so much better.