We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Breana “Baby B” Gray a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Breana “Baby B” thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. We’d love to hear the backstory behind a risk you’ve taken – whether big or small, walk us through what it was like and how it ultimately turned out.

Life’s all about risks, right? Questioning plans & ideas, wanting perfection, spending money. I constantly remind myself, “if I don’t do it who will?” It’s about how bad you want it & creating experiences that may or may not work. Every show is a risk if not promoted right, merch & orders, studio time. Lots of things come in to play in the midst of building your brand. Just gonna keep trying different things & find out what works along the way!

Breana “Baby B”, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I’m a Mexican-American hip hop artist from Kansas City, I’ve lived on both sides of state lines so I definitely hold it down for the Midwest. I got into the industry when I was 14, I had friends that had studio equipment. We recorded whenever we could, I learned how to write bars instead of just writing & I fell in love with it. The creation of a song, the idea behind it. Years later I was dating someone who during our relationship committed suicide & it changed my life forever. My family, my support system & my music helped me cope. Suicide is a repetitive subject in my music because I can relate to it & I feel like a lot of ppl struggle with the idea. I want people to know that they’re not alone, that you are loved & you are heard. It’s not always so dark but you gotta put in the work.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

I feel most rewarded when I find out that someone leaned on my music, my story for help.

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

I was blamed for my girlfriends suicide at 17. I was dealing with heavy depression, I felt like nobody in the whole world could understand what I was feeling. Group therapy helped for a while, I was cool for a while. Then at 19, my girlfriend at the time also committed suicide. I was blamed, I was shut out, I was guilty all over again. I had a lot of weight on my shoulders & I didn’t understand why I had to go through that again. Thankfully, I had a lot of support & was given a lot of love. I was able to gain a perspective of why I could never hurt myself or hurt my family. From watching it all up close, I’m grateful to be here & share my story today..

Contact Info:

• Website: Babybkc.com
• Instagram: @babybkc
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/babybkc?mibextid=LQQJ4d
• Twitter: @babyb_kc
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@babybkc

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Silvia Rojas Stylez