On what shade is: "Shade is a way of not taking yourself too seriously in a group of friends. When the context is right, then that kind of tongue-in-cheek negativity is everything. The world is too rough to be sweet and sensitive to each other all the time. But then, of course, you have to have that context of friendship and community, otherwise it's just you being a rotted soul."
On throwing expert shade: "Be observant. You have to be quick on your tongue, and it has to be said with love."