Baby Kia & Day1 Lil Willie share why they don’t like the term “YN”, inventing crash out music, OGs episode artwork

EPISODE · Apr 22, 2025 · 47 MIN

Baby Kia & Day1 Lil Willie share why they don’t like the term “YN”, inventing crash out music, OGs

from The Progress Report Podcast · host REVOLT

“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’. Website: https://linktr.ee/TheProgressReportMediaGroup Listen to us on the Revolt Podcast Network: https://tr.ee/GxMmkTcj7o Listen to us on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-progress-report-podcast/id1494070183 Listen to us on Spotify Podcasts https://open.spotify.com/show/5sBgF6wWa7NmHraP2QuBEv?si=a0f5f19b8a494fb5 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babykia/ https://www.instagram.com/day1_willie/ https://www.instagram.com/lalaashep/ https://www.instagram.com/theprogressreport101/ https://www.instagram.com/tprmediagroup1/ Website: https://TPRMediaGroup.com 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“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’. Website: https://linktr.ee/TheProgressReportMediaGroup Listen to us on the Revolt Podcast Network: https://tr.ee/GxMmkTcj7o Listen to us on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-progress-report-podcast/id1494070183 Listen to us on Spotify Podcasts https://open.spotify.com/show/5sBgF6wWa7NmHraP2QuBEv?si=a0f5f19b8a494fb5 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babykia/ https://www.instagram.com/day1_willie/ https://www.instagram.com/lalaashep/ https://www.instagram.com/theprogressreport101/ https://www.instagram.com/tprmediagroup1/ Website: https://TPRMediaGroup.com 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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