Kodie Shane

Kodie and Yachty are close friends beyond their professional association and have also toured America together.

American author Stephenie Meyer's vampire-themed fantasy romance novels of the Twilight series are her favourite books while her favourite films include the 1987 romantic drama dance movie ‘Dirty Dancing’ and the 2004 romantic drama ‘The Notebook.’

There is not much information available on her past or present romantic association and dating status. It is only known that the damsel is still single.

She was born Kodie Williams on October 28, 1998, in Atlanta, Georgia, US, to Danny C Williams and Hop. Her grandfather named her after the American scout, bison hunter, and showman William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody.

Her family relocated to Chicago, Illinois, when she was a toddler. Her father was a member of the Detroit based male musical group ‘Rick, Ran & Dan.’ Her professional career is managed by her mother.

Other members of her family who are into music include her aunt Cherrelle, an R & B singer of ‘I did not want to put you’ fame; her sister Brandi, who remained a member of the American girl group ‘Blaque’ that charted in 1999–2004; and her elder brother Lil Wop, a rapper also known as ‘The Wopster.’ Her cousin ‘Famous Dex,’ also known as ‘Black Migo Dex,’ is a drill rapper.

Growing up with so many musical talents around, it was very natural for Kodie to develop passion for music. She resolved to take up music as a career when she was just 13 years old.

She commenced her career in the world of music and entertainment at the age of 14. Initially, she began working as a writer for the Matty P and D.Clax supervised Atlanta production studio, ‘Greystone Park.’ Matty P then showed to Coach K the music of Kodie. Coach K, who manages American rapper Gucci Mane and the hip hop group ‘Migos,’ and is considered an influential person in Atlanta, gradually became Kodie’s mentor.

She called herself ‘The Don,’ inspired by the 2013 American romantic comedy-drama film ‘Don Jon,’ However, as she could not adopt the name, she settled for Kodie Shane at the time of signing the deal with Epic Records, in 2015.

In early 2016, Coach K introduced her to American rapper and singer Lil Yachty. In no time, she developed a good bond with Lil Yachty, who eventually inducted her into his crew of ‘Sailing Team,’ It consists of a young and energetic team of rappers and producers, including K$upreme, BigBruthaChubba, Kay the Yacht, Jban$2Turnt, Byou, $oop, and TheGoodPerry (formerly Burberry Perry). Kodie is the only female member of the crew.

On March 9, 2016, she came up with her debut mixtape titled ‘2060.’ It consisted of 13 tracks and got her some initial recognition. One of its tracks titled ‘Sad,’ an emotional song that she wrote at 13 years of age, emerged as her first hit song.

‘Sad’ was produced by Matty P and D.Clax, and featured Lil Yachty. The song has garnered over 2.94 million plays and more than 50 K likes on the music and podcast streaming platform SoundCloud.