“This rap stuff has been our plan, we just didn’t know who it would be” ~ Baby Kia/ Day 1 Lil Willie

18 and 19 year old Atlanta, GA rappers Baby Kia and Day1 Lil Willie skip class with Lalaa Shepard of The Progress Report to speak about using music as therapy, YN misconceptions, no co-signs from major artists, support from Quavo (Migos), Bossman D Low, and Baby Drill, getting banned from performing at High Schools, getting inspiration from Gucci Mane and DMX, importance of DJs, and their most recent projects ‘Never Too Late’ and ‘KIA BOYZ’.

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0:00 Baby Kia & Day Lil 1 Willie Skipping Class drop

0:15 introduction

0:34 first meeting each other

0:57 inventing crash out music genre

1:44 drill music

2:28 crash out meaning

2:57 “YN”

4:43 support from OGs

6:05 no co-signs

7:02 putting on youngings

7:22 Bossman D Low tour experience

8:47 Raw VS Rage concert in ATL

9:17 banned from performing at High Schools

11:12 growing up in Atlanta, GA

12:36 “12 our only opps”

12:50 music is therapy

14:50 Skrilla

15:04 taking rap serious

15:28 Baby Kia not taking rap serious

16:13 family support

17:15 name meanings

18:55 Baby Drill feature

19:22 XXL Freshman list

20:39 Youtube monetization and no g*n’s in visuals

21:36 Day1 Lil Willie speaks on his new project ‘Never Too Late’

23:02 Part 2 of ‘3 Headed Fox”

23:51 fans leaking music

24:52 creative process inside the studio

26:22 producers

26:37 Baby Kia losing voice

29:00 forgetting lyrics

29:40 ‘KIA BOYZ’ & ‘I PRAY YOU DIE’ project’s inspiration from Gucci Mane

31:37 importance of DJs

32:10 Day1 Lil Willie career

33:36 record label

34:26 Baby Kia signed to a major record label

35:07 inspiration from DMX

36:02 Young Scooter passing and losing a best friend to gun violence

36:52 coping with grief

39:31 what does our keyword “progress” mean to Baby Kia & Day1 Lil Willie?

40:05 message to day 1 fans

#TheProgressReport #SkippingClass #LalaaShepard #Progress #BabyKia #Day1LilWillie #BabyDrill #Quavo #LilBaby #YN #YNs