The Progress Report Podcast

“Earn yo blunts” ~ Mon of The Smoke Battle During this special 420 edition of Skipping Class, Mon of The Smoke Battle platform speaks about starting out as a podcast, levels in cannabis, born and raised on the Westside of Atlanta, Atlanta weed laws, events, and proudly smoking 10 blunts in a day.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Me and my sisters would have been slutted out if our mom wasn’t managing us” ~ Mizz Twerksum The legendary Mizz Twerksum skips class with Lalaa Shepard of The Progress Report to speak about growing up in the midwest and relocating to Atlanta as a teenager, twerking with her big sisters and their mother turning their brand into a business, history of twerking, confidence as a woman before twerking...

“Im focused on trying to make radio great again” ~ DJ Misses DJ Misses makes her debut on Lunch Table Talk with the ladies of The Progress Report Podcast (Lalaa Shepard, Boss Britt, and DJ eXeL) to discuss her roots in Ohio, sacrificing her comfortable lifestyle to relocate to Atlanta, GA to further her career in radio, being a radio personality, DJ, and mixer on Incognito Posted On The Corner whi...

“I just wanna be a nobody with money” ~ RX Hector  Clarkston, GA rapper RX Hector skips class with Lalaa Shepard of The Progress Report to speak about his prison bids and doing time in a level 5, growing up with all sisters, past hoop dreams ending after getting sh*t 3 times in Highschool, Drugrixh name switch to RX, coming up with Hoodrich Pablo Juan in 2016, independent journey, spending over 10...

Lalaa Shepard & Boss Britt get together for a new edition of Lunch Table Talk presented by The Progress Report to give their opinion on Ice Cube offering Iowa women’s college basketball player Caitlin Clark $5 million to play in his Big 3 League, Diddy and Yung Miami’s latest allegations, King Von’s baby mother speaking on his d*ck size, Adin Ross saying the “N” word in front of Chief Reef and Sex...

Lalaa Shepard, Boss Britt, & DJ eXeL get together for a new edition of Lunch Table Talk presented by The Progress Report to give their opinion on parenting and over sexualizing kids, Dame Dash still speaking on Jay-Z in regards to Aaliyah and R Kelly, dating and ageism, TikTok potential USA ban, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Really I’m the hardest out Atlanta” ~ Nefew Atlanta, GA artist Nefew skips class with Lalaa Shepard of The Progress Report to speak about feeling like the old Gucci Mane and the music business becoming too political, describes his rough upbringing and feeling robbed of his childhood since he had to grow up fast, speaks on his strained relationship with his father, discuss how Covid messed up his...

“Slow progress is better than no progress” ~ Young Lyric  Young Lyric makes her debut on Lunch Table Talk with the ladies of The Progress Report Podcast (Lalaa Shepard, Boss Britt, and DJ eXeL) to discuss her upbringing and musical roots in Houston, Texas, her experience being on The Rap Game TV show and current relationships with Latto and Jermaine Dupri, engagement to boxer Shakur Stevenson and...

“I was bad and its ok, I learned from that and I grew up and changed my life. Just keep going, don’t stop, get around positive people and change your energy” ~ Smiley Smiley of Baddies East Zeus makes her debut on Lunch Table Talk with the ladies of The Progress Report Podcast (Lalaa Shepard, Boss Britt, and DJ eXeL) to speak about her traumatic upbringing and childhood in Miami, Florida, love/ ha...

“I’ve spent so much money on this music sh*t…owing my plug, had to pay him back, crawl out the hole… it takes years for balance” ~ Tripstar Tripstar skips class with Lalaa Shepard of The Progress Report to speak about getting his GED in prison after dropping out of Highscool, being raised by a singe mother, fatherhood, growing up in South Memphis, signing to Moneybagg Yo and going back independent...

Memphis artist Big Moochie Grape skips class for a second time with Lalaa Shepard and The Progress Report to speak about his recent prison stint for violating probation, why he’s considered to be a living legend, reuniting with his 2 daughters, losing Big Scarr and keeping his name alive, his ‘East Haiti Baby’: Incarcerated project featuring artists who are locked up, and plans for his upcoming pr...

“True happiness is what really matters” ~ DJ eXeL  Lalaa Shepard, Boss Britt, & DJ eXeL get together for a new edition of Lunch Table Talk presented by The Progress Report to give their opinion on current events such as 2024 being the year of Karma, Ray J and Princess Love announcing their divorce for the forth time, our recent viral interview with The DJ-AOne where he speaks on Scrappy allegedly...

“The secret to success is that you can’t skip the steps, you really can’t pay your way into the industry” ~ losLAUREN 718 Bronx, New York rapper losLauren 718 skips class with DJ eXeL of The Progress Report to speak about being featured in The Source Magazine “Unsigned Hype”, upcoming EP ‘Success is not for the lazy’, his thoughts on the Grammys, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

“You gotta get on before you sign to a label, a label can’t put you on… If a label could put you on they would never have an artist flop” ~ Doe Boy  Cleveland, Ohio artist Doe Boy skips class with Lalaa Shepard of The Progress Report to speak about obtaining his GED while in prison, Future co-sign, work ethic and having over 14 projects out, mixtapes making a comeback, ageism in Hip Hop, his Apple...

“This game is so long, you never know who is next” ~ The DJ A-One The DJ-AOne joins the ladies of The Progress Report Podcast (Lalaa Shepard, Boss Britt, & DJ eXeL) for a new edition of Lunch Table Talk where he discusses coming from a musically inclined family, perfecting his craft since age 12, creating his music learning program called R&B University, DJing for the likes of J-Lo, Muni Long, Lil...

Big Homiie G skips class with Lalaa Shepard of The Progress Report to speak about fully commuting to music, being in a rap group with MoneyBagg Yo, Finesse2Tymes, and Blac Youngsta, big break moment with single “Tick”, his Memphis roots and Memphis Mount Rushmore, Zed Zilla being supportive of his music career, scared to rap in front of Yo Gotti, balancing fatherhood, and his ‘Self Made Self Paid’...

“God is good” ~ Josh Levi  Josh Levi makes his debut on Skipping Class presented by The Progress Report to speak about being a singer, songwriter, actor, and designer, growing up in a Christian based home listening to gospel music, getting discovered by Issa Rae, signing a joint record deal with Atlantic, growing up in Houston, TX now residing in LA, childhood friends with Normani, “Birthday Dance...

“Appreciate people while you got them and make the best of what you got right now” ~ JayeLL JayeLL skips class with Lalaa Shepard of The Progress Report to speak about his roots in Atlanta, GA, being a producer, engineer, promoter, studio owner, bridging the gap amongst Atlanta artists, unreleased Bankroll Fresh project with Scotty ATL, and losing his mother and Killer Mike’s ‘Michael’ album helpi...

“DJs are unappreciated” ~ DJ RuMajor DJ RuMajor skips class with Lalaa Shepard of The Progress Report to speak about his background promoting parties and learning how to DJ, promoting artists and breaking records in Atlanta, DJs being unappreciated and the internet helping break artists, pays homage to the late Cincinnati, OH artist Kalyko, and how he balances his love life and fatherhood with his...

“In life you gotta turn them emotions off and keep going and keep progressing” ~ Kirko Bangz Houston, Texas legend Kirko Bangz makes his debut on The Progress Report Podcast with Lalaa Shepard and DJ eXeL to speak about getting into music in college and going viral on Facebook, being raised by a single mother and oldest child of 3, background in sports, ushering in melodic rap but not receiving re...

“Its so easy to get in trouble” ~ Yung Marley Yung Marley skips class with Lalaa Shepard of The Progress Report to speak about his roots in Atlanta, GA, getting into the cannabis industry young as his family lived a rasta lifestyle, how his passion for cannabis, music, and fashion all goes together, creating his massive Sharklato cannabis brand and diversifying products, misconceptions about canna...

“The word humble held me back for a long time” ~ Lil Donald Lil Donald makes his return to The Progress Report Podcast with Lalaa Shepard and DJ eXeL to speak about setting trends in the Atlanta music scene, being upset about not being invited to major music events such as the BET Awards and Rolling Loud, addresses falling off rumors, staying independent after several record deals, shares tips for...

Glasses Malone skips class with MikFlyy of The Progress Report to speak about growing up in Compton and Watts, California, the gang lifestyle and Westocast living getting depicted in popular black movies such as ‘Friday’ and ‘Menace to Society’, getting into music and coming up with Nipsey Hussle and putting the vibe back together with Westcoast and Eastcoast artists during their era, Westcoast mu...

Memphis, Tennessee artist BezzalBoyBlacc skips class with Lalaa Shepard of The Progress Report to speak about learning from his mother, his relationship status with his father Crunchy Black, getting into rap and making a name for himself outside of who his dad is, dealing with grief and not crying, his recovery process after getting shot twice, fatherhood and raising a female, his relationship wit...

“If you got somebody that’s putting their hard earned money into you, you got to go to war for them” ~ LaScrilla Savannah, GA artist LaScrilla skips class with Lalaa Shepard of The Progress Report to speak about learning to hustle from his dad, selling crack at age 14, getting into music at a young age, losing his passion for music at one point in his career, prison time, and fatherhood.  Learn mo...