Watch: Transgender Femme-Cee Kaycee Ortiz Stuntin’ in “30 Dollar Coat”
If you haven’t heard of rapper Kaycee Ortiz yet, you’re LATE!!! The Chicago native just got a shout out of support from super fan Missy Elliott on twitter, and she’s recently hooked-up with the über cool Mister Wallace (He did that dope It Girl track!), and his FUTUREHOOD label. Her latest track 30 Dollar Coat, from debut mixtape Beach Street, now has a grainy, raw visual that totally reveals why verse slayer Ortiz is all the rage. Shot in a single room, surrounded by her friends, the viewer gets a woozy perspective of Ortiz (wearing a coat similar to one she bought at Urban Outfitters for $30) as she parties, and vocalizes about her escapades with boys…just another night out with the girls! Stream Beach Street and watch 30 Dollar Coat below!
Kaycee Ortiz (via The Fader):
“Every time I wear that coat I feel I’d feel so rich, like the wildest of my dreams have come true. That’s the feeling I wanted to convey in this song. I grew up with pretty much nothing, I always dreamed of fur coats, expensive perfume, and couture fashions to the heavens. There are so many kids growing up in that same predicament. I want to give them that feeling of luxury that drives me to work hard every day. That’s the feeling music gives me… made me try when I felt I couldn’t try anymore. I feel that’s what music is for, to inspire and uplift. And I want to pass that gift along.”