Coi Leray wants to motivate and inspire her entire peer and fan group, declaring in a new interview that she’s looking to be the next “it girl.”
Stopping by Apple Music 1 on Wednesday (April 26) to discuss her latest single “Bops” with Eddie Francis, the “Players” rapper opened up about her desire to be an icon.
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“I want to become the next icon, the next it girl for my generation,” Coi began. “I feel like I am the best of my generation, I’m not even going to lie to you. And I feel like I hold that down. I was the first to break on TikTok, whether if it was ‘No More Parties,’ ‘BIG PURR,’ ‘Blick Blick!,’ ‘Anxiety’ – just every year upping my next move.”
She continued: “Trendsetter, my album, to now having the Top 10 record in the fucking world. I just feel like it’s go time. It’s time for people to wake up and understand I’m here forever and there’s a lot that I brought to this industry and I just want to continue to motivate, continue to inspire, continue to set trends and just be the best I could be for real.”
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Elsewhere in the conversation, Coi Leray also opened up about her forthcoming sophomore album. The project will follow 2022’s Trendsetter, which turned one this month.
“I’m so excited about this second album because it’s really mostly myself,” she said. “I told myself, like I have a couple features, which I’m going to keep it discreet because it’s only literally a little bit, not even a handful, but I’ve been working on this project constantly, constantly. I stay in the studio. As you can see, I’m in my home. It’s my home studio here. I’m constantly in the studio 24/7. I’m amazing when it comes to that mic.”
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She continued: “And at the end of the day, I know this project is going to be one of the biggest projects ever. Nobody’s fucking with me on it. When it comes to my melodies, my versatility, whether if I’m rapping, singing, doing the baby voice, if I’m dancing or whatever it is, I’m just that girl. And I say that in the most humble way. I feel like a lot of the headlines kind of overshadow my true talent and what God really brought me here to do. So I just can’t wait because this album’s going to show that and make people really put them in they face.
“And also the second album’s going to make people go back to Trendsetter and make them actually appreciate it for the music instead of the bullshit and the negative headlines and Coi Leray always being the topic. This album is all about me. This is another thing. So I’ll be 26. I feel like I look so young and people forget that I am actually a young adult developing into a very grown woman. And this is just Coi on a whole ‘nother level – and that’s a little hint for you.”
Trendsetter moved roughly 9,000 total album-equivalent units in its opening week in April 2022, which wasn’t even enough to get in the Top 50. Despite the low sales, Coi remained undeterred and actually owned them by expressing her belief that she’s actually so popping, the expectations people have for her are somewhat disproportionate.
“I don’t think they’re asleep,” Coi told TMZ at the time. “I actually feel like — you know what’s so crazy? I have not got one bad remark on the music. Everybody’s saying the music’s so good it’s just I’m so viral that over time, you know, people I guess expected something more.”
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She continued, explaining that this is all a part of her process as an artist.
“But if you do your research and look at your favorite artist’s debut album sales — come on,” Coi Leray said. “You know what I’m saying? So it’s just it’s a stepping stone. It’s part of the process.”
