Doin’ Strains 
TiaCorine fills within the blanks.
As Informed To: Joey Echevarria
Editor’s Be aware: This story seems within the Fall 2025 concern of XXL Journal, on newsstands now and out there on the market on the XXL web site.

1. If I wasn’t an artist, I’d get to the bag by being a doctor’s assistant. I’ve a level in train physiology.

2. Being a mom has taught me easy methods to talk my feelings higher and easy methods to be extra loving.

3. My finest type of self-care is slicing individuals off, however I ought to do extra of really having a dialog as a substitute of simply strolling away.

4. Speaking to my mother is the way in which I join most with my Native American heritage as a result of she was born on an Indian reservation.

5. My heritage can also be Japanese, and I actually need to be taught the language. That’s undoubtedly on the checklist of issues I have to do earlier than I die.

6. R&B soul is a style I wish to incorporate extra into my music.

7. If it wasn’t for social media, I’d communicate my thoughts a lot extra. I maintain myself again as a result of I don’t need to get canceled. I don’t need to harm anyone both.

8. I reside in North Carolina now, but when I may up and transfer to Japan, I’d. Instantly. I’m gone.

9. My favourite anime is Inuyasha, however Dying Be aware and Parasyte: The Maxim are dope, too.

10. If I used to be a superhero, I’d be Spider-Man in order that I can simply rise up and go. I’m outta right here, or I may simply choose anyone up. Be like, “You’re outta right here.”

11. After I contact down in North Carolina, the primary particular person I consider is Zoe, my daughter. She simply provides me a lot pleasure.

12. I can’t look forward to extra recognition as an artist, and I do know I’m virtually there as a result of it’s a timing factor and I’m prepared.

13. When it’s all stated and performed, I need to be remembered for simply being an excellent particular person and actually holding on to good values.

14. Rick Astley’s “By no means Gonna Give You Up” is what I dance to when nobody is watching.

15. I chortle each time I take into consideration this one SpongeBob episode the place he put one ice dice within the drink as a substitute of two as a result of it’s simply f**king hilarious.

16. I do know it’s time to chop ties when anyone triggers one thing previously that made me crash out. It’s like, I’ve had that button touched earlier than, and I do know what it does.

17. My sense of vogue is most impressed by my internal childhood.

18. My most memorable interplay with a fan was after I received proposed to after a Key Glock present.

19. My greatest dream collab is Tyler, The Creator and we’d create a brand new f**king style on a track collectively.

20. Sade’s Love Deluxe is the one album I may play nonstop whereas stranded on an island for a 12 months.

The autumn 2025 concern of XXL journal that includes TiaCorine’s interview is on the market to buy right here. The problem additionally consists of Joey Bada$$ and J.I.D’s cowl story interviews, conversations with Likelihood The Rapper, Rob49, Curren$y, Hit-Boy, Wallo267, Bay Swag, KenTheMan, Hanumankind, Babyfxce E, Ghostface Killah, KenTheMan, Hurricane Knowledge, Conway The Machine, Pluto, Isaiah Falls, comic Josh Joshson, Vice President of Music at SiriusXM and Pandora Joshua “J1” Raiford, a take a look at the change in album rollouts over time highlighted by Clipse’s Let God Kind Em Out album and extra.

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