Flo Milli is standing in her power. The rap star sat down with Rolling Stone for an episode of Green Room ahead of her show at Brooklyn Steel several weeks ago to speak on her rise in hip-hop, and how she’s learned to block out others’ perceptions of her.

“You can be a mirror to people. Sometimes when you’re living in your truth and in your power, people who are not, [they] get triggered,” she said. “You can take that and be inspired or you can be a hater and just be miserable. Two choices, bitch. Choose one!”

The rapper reflected on how she used to take the comments she saw online about her, but soon learned about projection, and how sometimes “it’s not about me, it’s about you.”

“I don’t let that stuff get under my skin because I know that I’m in a better position than I ever was,” she added. “I remember when I was nine years old praying at my twin bed for the stuff I have now… It just rolls off my back.”

Flo Milli discussed the sisterhood of women in rap and how so many of the women rappers have built friendships due to their similar experiences.