We had the good fortune of connecting with LIL MILE and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi LIL, how do you think about risk?
I always like to say that if you want it, go for it. Take a risk! Don’t always play it safe because you will die wondering. We have only one life and you have to go out of your routine to get what you want, or you will loose the chance. Taking risks played an important role in my life, in fact one of my biggest risk that I take is when I was 19 years old, I left my daily routine in Italy and I decided to move to the United States to play college basketball and do music, even if I didn’t know English or had so much money. I built the person that I am now, and I’m still learning.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I’m an international artist/singer and I define myself as a 360 artist, because I do Hip-Hop, Pop, R&B and Dance music. My stage name is LIL MILE and I was born in Italy. It wasn’t easy. It’s not easy. I started when I was 19 years old, I moved to Charlotte, NC even if I didn’t know English or have so much money but they recruited me to play college basketball over there. And my American journey started, I lived 4 years in the United States, from Charlotte thru Iowa, to San Diego and Los Angeles.
Taking risk and got out my comfort zone helped me a lot to overcome the challenges.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Los Angeles is my second home. I love Pasadena and we have to go to Barney’s Beanery to take a drink and eat. I love downtown too and Hollywood walk of fame. Over there there’s a club called Good Times at Davey Wayne’s, one of my favorite place to spend the night.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Shoutout to all the people that are believing in me from day O. Shout out to my parents, my girlfriend, my manager Mehdi, my brother and main contact in Detroit Dawgface, my brother Ropa Ricch, my brother and sound engineer Stef, Irko. And shout out to all my people and fans to make my music alive and make everything possible.

Website: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4nHssuajd0kyknqiiFMDTi?si=s8uI7Ii9TLaZvw9H7_kM5w

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lilmileofficial/

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