Andrew from UNDRGRND sits down with Baltimore, Maryland's Kilo Tae (@_kilotae) for the very first time. The "No Games No Gimmicks" rapper played college football in Ohio, and moved in with his cousin in Santa Barbara in December 2020 to seek more music opportunities. Filmed inside the UNDRGRND Studios in Downtown Los Angeles in April 2023.
0:00 - 1:31 Growing up a Dallas Cowboys fan despite being raised in Baltimore, Maryland 1:32 - 2:32 Experience recording with UNDRGRND royalty, GMBEATZ & DG 2:33 - 4:00 Moving to Santa Barbara, California at the end of 2020 4:01 - 5:07 Tapping in with NorCal artists like HBKJAAY 5:08 - 6:34 The Baltimore rap scene (“they leave the area to collect a bigger fan base”) 6:35 - 7:54 Being a natural socializer, going out in Downtown Santa Barbara with his cousin 7:55 - 8:09 Taking the UNDRGRND Stage at Chinaland (Oxnard) and The Six (Ventura) 8:10 - 10:24 Linking up with The Milk Room Team (“Rob, stop being shy with the Ventura store”) 10:25 - 11:54 Interest in streetwear, creating Kilo Gang Ent & Kilo Sport LLC 11:55 - 15:42 Introduction to the UNDRGRND Universe was through Preach It 2 Em’ Chris! (producer, Oxnard, Issue 7), working with notable 805-videographer DSTRUCTIVE FILMZ 15:43 - 17:26 Going with UNDRGRND to the Red Light District Show with Tim Amoroso in Oxnard, California (March 2023) 17:27 - 17:52 Doing interviews with Str8OutDaTrunk in SoCal, and in Baltimore with the Smoke Station 17:53 - 19:16 “What’s the plan for the rest of the year?” & when Kilo Tae might drop a next album 19:17 - 21:43 Playing collegiate football at West Hills JUCO (CA) and Wittenberg University (Ohio) 21:44 - 23:30 Giving flowers to SadBoy Loko for being “the King of Santa Barbara” 23:31 - 24:05 Andrew says he hopes Kilo Tae drops an album by the end of 2023 24:06 Follow Kilo Tae on Instagram at @_kilotae, shoutout to Hayden, Pofsky, Gavin, Dom, Brian & Noah Filmed by Hayden Sellers / Edited by Andrew Mason
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