[3] She grew up into a family of musicians: her father Danny C. Williams, a hairstylist, was a part of the Detroit R&B trio Rick, Ran & Dan and also sang in background vocals for her aunt, who is the singer Cherrelle;[4] her sister is Brandi Williams of the girl group Blaque; [2] Taking interest in music at a very young age, Kodie remembered following her sister's tours since she was a baby.
She first worked as a writer for the Atlanta production studio, overseen by D. Clax and Matty P. Warm, both of whom would be future collaborators with her.
[4] Shane was later discovered by Atlanta record manager Coach K,[7] when Matty P showed her music to him.
[6] Gaining recognition with the collaboration, Shane signed to Epic Records in 2015 and also joined the "Sailing Team", a collective of rappers led by Lil Yachty, later that year, being the only female member.
[2][9] In August 2016, Lil Yachty released his song "All In" featuring the Sailing Team, helping Shane gain further attention for her guest appearance.