Interviewer: In less than a year you went from 10 listeners to over 6,000. What happened?
LIL AJA: Consistency. Belief. And not waiting on anybody to validate me. I kept dropping. Kept networking. Kept building. Eventually the numbers caught up.
Interviewer: You just dropped your third album, THE ABYSS. Why that title?
LIL AJA: Because that’s what it felt like. Life felt like an abyss. Pressure. Growth. Fatherhood. Responsibility. It ties into my first two albums — it’s all connected. This one just goes deeper.
Interviewer: You recently became a father under emergency circumstances. How did that impact you?
LIL AJA: It changes everything. Your mindset shifts overnight. It’s not just about you anymore. I’m still working, still building — but now there’s purpose behind every move. There’s more time being put into things that matter.
Interviewer: The 518 scene is growing. What’s your take on it?
LIL AJA: There’s talent here. For sure. But only a few are really pushing. We’re trying to connect and network with as many as we can. Build something real.
Interviewer: And the Albany jerk wave?
LIL AJA: It just ain’t it. That’s not us. We’re building culture. We’re not copying one.
Interviewer: So where does the next album go?
LIL AJA: If THE ABYSS was the fall… the next one might be the rise.
