Can't access external USB from within apps?

Just received a nvidia shield , updated to marshmallow I cant seem to access my external USB from within kodi or any emulator app I can see the USB within es file explorer does the shield allow access to the USB from within apps im trying to run things movies,music from the external USB stick but I can locate it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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