Kaliii Cries Remembering Enchanting, Opens Up About Motherhood, Heartbreak & Music Hiatus

“You can handle it if God gave it to you” ~ Kaliii Kaliii returns to The Progress Report for her third interview with us and her first-ever episode of Skipping Class, hosted by Lalaa Shepard. This time around, the conversation gets much more personal as Kaliii opens up about becoming a first-time mother, navigating postpartum and changes to her body, taking a brief hiatus from music, and finding herself again outside of the industry. Kaliii also speaks candidly about heartbreak and the end of her relationship with her child’s father, being single and focused on herself, her daughter, and her career, and why motherhood taught her to slow down and appreciate the small wins. During an emotional moment, Kaliii breaks down while remembering the late 1017 rapper Enchanting. She reflects on their friendship, their “Track & Field” collaboration, the unreleased music they recorded together, and people attempting to pit them against each other because of similarities in their voices. Kaliii also discusses her close friendship with Houston rapper KenTheMan, the two of them making the 2022 XXL Freshman class together, her success with records going platinum including “Area Codes” and “MMM MMM,” appearing on the Barbie soundtrack, protecting her creativity, and her new single “Girls Who Want Boys Who STFU.” Watch the full conversation and visit http://TPRMediaGroup.com for more exclusive interviews, performances, and independent music culture. Instagram:   / kaliii     / lalaashep     / theprogressreport101     / tprmediagroup1   Website: https://TPRMediaGroup.com Listen to us on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Listen to us on Spotify Podcasts https://open.spotify.com/show/5sBgF6w... 0:00 Kaliii TPR Skipping drop 0:09 introduciton with Lalaa Shepard 0:31 previous interviews were in 2022 and 2023 0:51 who is Kaliii now? 2:15 breaking fans hearts announcing pregnancy 2:30 finding out she would be a mother 3:27 Kaliii not viewing herself how the world does 5:19 best way for fans to approach Kaliii? 6:45 favorite and least favorite fan interaction story 7:35 motherhood 8:11 experience with therapy 9:01 advice for other mothers 10:30 love life and healing 11:10 opens up about heartbreak with her child’s father 13:08 used to care about what others 13:18 how did having a baby change her relationship with her body? 15:17 forgot about her accomplishments and lost who she was as a person for a moment 15:28 crying tears of joy after finding out her single “MMM MMM” went platinum 16:14 road to refinding herself after feeling like a robot in the music industry 17:54 music industry successes 19:08 music being fun then becoming serious 21:25 new single “GIRLS WANT BOYS WHO STFU” inspired by men who don’t know who to shut the fuck up (not directed at one man, directed at who it is for) + 25:15 22:15 backlash on the song from men 24:18 “GIRLS WANT BOYS WHO STFU” music video 24:53 women criticized for everything 25:15 personal preference on her ideal man 26:02 issue with men 27:05 recording process creating “GIRLS WANT BOYS WHO STFU” song 28:55 “GIRLS WANT BOYS WHO STFU” music video continued 29:10 opinion on the new rap girlies 31:22 close friendship with Houston rapper KenTheMan 32:40 finding out Kaliii and KenTheMan both made the 2022 XXL Freshman list together 34:26 Kaliii breaks down crying remembering the late 1017 rapper Enchanting 37:40 people were trying to put them against each other because of their voice similarities 38:34 unreleased music and experience doing the “Track & Field” collab song and music video 39:01 Kaliii is protecting her creativity 41:15 how will Kaliii introduce her daughter to her music? 42:38 message to fans 43:27 define our keyword “progress” 44:20 currently pushing singles and eventually a project #Kaliii #SkippingClass #TheProgressReport #LalaaShepard #Enchanting #RIPEnchanting #1017 #KenTheMan #XXLFreshman #Motherhood #Postpartum #Heartbreak #AreaCodes #MmmMmm #GirlsWhoWantBoysWhoSTFU #WomenInHipHop #FemaleRappers #AtlantaHipHop #HipHopInterviews #MusicInterviews