Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Kail Problems. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Kail , we’re thrilled to have you sharing your thoughts and lessons with our community. So, for folks who are at a stage in their life or career where they are trying to be more resilient, can you share where you get your resilience from?
My resilience comes from my mother Althea and my grandmother Dinora Matthews. My father wasn’t around at all so I was raised by these incredibly strong and resilient women. My mother was diagnosed with Lupus when she was about 16 years old ,right around the time she had got pregnant with me, but don’t for one second think my mom was the average teen mom, my mom actually graduated high school a year early while pregnant with me while most of her peers didn’t graduate at all. The pressure a pregnant girl in high school receives to get an abortion is through the roof when everyone is telling you “you have your whole life ahead. of you” but how about being a teenage girl and doctor’s are saying “you and this baby are going to die if you try to have it because of your Lupus” what type of resilient, bold or crazy do you have to be to go against those kind of odds? and at that age?, My mother will forever be the strongest person I ever knew may she rest in peace, she passed when I was 12 and my grandmother Dinora took me in full time and raised me from then on, My grandmother is also not here she passed in 2020 from cancer, I was 22 years old and been without a mothers love ever since.
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
I am a Hip Hop recording artist based out of Los Angeles who is true to the craft and has been putting in the work for years. It’s been such a great and adventurous journey. From recording songs on my ipod to recording in million dollar recording studios, to a country wide tour meeting fans and supporters all over the U.S. Kail Problems is a true artist and a real representation of a perspective that needs to be represented more in Hip Hop.
There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?
My persistence is a major cheat code, you got to be able to get the work done when things aren’t going your way or you won’t last. I also think my need to be great at what I do and not just make money off it has gotten me further than most. My belief in my music and my abilities is unreal, I am human and don’t always feel like I am that guy but deep down I know I am and its just my unreal expectations in myself that causes me to be disappointed in myself but ultimately pushes me to work harder and be better.
What has been your biggest area of growth or improvement in the past 12 months?
My threshold or tolerance for things I don’t find enjoyable. Understanding hard work is “hard work” and that’s what you need top run towards in life if you want to be a great
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