Lil Quill Puts Independence and Growth at the Center of His Next Chapter

Lalaa Shepard and Lil Quill sit at microphones during their interview.

Lil Quill is putting personal growth alongside career independence in his latest conversation with The Progress Report. Published October 8th, the Skipping Class interview with Lalaa Shepard finds the East Atlanta rapper discussing greater confidence in his music and the lessons he carries from earlier label experiences.

The outlet describes Quill as fully independent as he prepares DEQUILLIUS, which it identifies as his tenth project. His discussion covers the practical relationship between advances and workload, along with why he now feels ready to manage his own direction. Those are his reflections on his career, rather than a new record deal announcement.

The Progress Report has documented a very different stage of that journey. Its April 2018 interview introduced Yung Mal and Lil Quill as East Atlanta artists who had signed their first record deal with Gucci Mane’s 1017 Eskimo Records. That earlier conversation centered on their path toward stardom and how their everyday lives were changing. Returning to the same outlet gives listeners a useful before-and-after view of the priorities an artist brings to the business.

In the new interview, Quill acknowledges Gucci’s role in widening his audience while emphasizing what he has built himself. He also talks about his bond with Yung Mal and reconnecting with Hoodrich Pablo Juan. The emphasis is on relationships that continue beyond any single release campaign.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbTzbBFQXTA

Quill’s account of becoming more intentional about his own well-being gives the conversation its broader point. Independence involves decisions about work and personal direction as well as the music itself. For listeners following his development, the full interview provides context that a project announcement alone cannot offer.

Watch the original conversation above, and revisit The Progress Report’s earlier interview for the starting point. This is career and music-business coverage; the forthcoming project is context, with release-day selections reserved for New Music Friday. Explore more artist coverage on PowerPage.