Kash Doll Admits She Writes "Eighty Percent" Of Her Music: "I'm Secure With Myself"

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Everybody can afford a little help.

Over the years, there has been a debate regarding rappers who write their own rhymes versus those who receive help or outright hire ghostwriters. For some critics of hip hop, artists who don't pen their own lyrics by themselves somehow lose credibility. For others, receiving assistance to write music just comes with being a creative. There are rappers who lie about how their music is crafted because they don't want, for some reason, to be seen as "less than" if they hire writers. Kash Doll doesn't care who knows that she seeks help as she revealed during a recent interview.

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Bloveslife is a YouTuber whose guests include famous figures in the entertainment industry as they sit together, eat, and talk about projects. Kash Doll recently stopped by for a seafood boil and during their chat, the Detroit rapper was asked if she writes all of her music herself. "No. Imma honest person. I write most of my music," Kash said. "Sometimes I'm in the studio, people might help me come up with a hook... It's people that come in that help me put things together that I don't think about."

On her album Stacked, Kash collaborated with fellow Motor City rapper Big Sean on a track titled "Ready Set." Kash said of the song, "He sent me that song with the hook already on it. So I'm not gon' say that people don't send me things and help me write stuff, but I write a lot of my own music. Eighty percent...I'm secure with myself." Watch the ladies eat and lip-smack their way through the full interview below.


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Since 2019, Erika Marie has worked as a journalist for HotNewHipHop, covering music, film, television, art, fashion, politics, and all things regarding entertainment. With 20 years in the industry under her belt, Erika Marie moved from a writer on the graveyard shift at HNHH to becoming a Features Editor, highlighting long-form content and interviews with some of Hip Hop’s biggest stars. She has had the pleasure of sitting down with artists and personalities like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt ’N Pepa, Nick Cannon, Rah Digga, Rakim, Rapsody, Ari Lennox, Jacquees, Roxanne Shante, Yo-Yo, Sean Paul, Raven Symoné, Queen Naija, Ryan Destiny, DreamDoll, DaniLeigh, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Jason Lee, Kamaiyah, Rome Flynn, Zonnique, Fantasia, and Just Blaze—just to name a few. In addition to one-on-one chats with influential public figures, Erika Marie also covers content connected to the culture. She’s attended and covered the BET Awards as well as private listening parties, the Rolling Loud festival, and other events that emphasize established and rising talents. Detroit-born and Long Beach (CA)-raised, Erika Marie has eclectic music taste that often helps direct the interests she focuses on here at HNHH. She finds it necessary to report on cultural conversations with respect and honor those on the mic and the hardworking teams that help get them there. Moreover, as an advocate for women, Erika Marie pays particular attention to the impact of femcees. She sits down with rising rappers for HNHH—like Big Jade, Kali, Rubi Rose, Armani Caesar, Amy Luciani, and Omerettà—to gain their perspectives on a fast-paced industry.

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