Thanks to the guidance of Taylor, and following major label bidding wars, Kirk landed a seven-figure recording deal with Interscope. Through his deal with South Coast, Kirk signed a short-lived distribution deal with Jay-Z's Roc Nation for his Blank Blank mixtape that would prove to be his breakout in late 2018. Once they started working together, the team kept building buzz around the South with mixtapes and club shows, while Kirk was finding his sound. Taylor had been responsible for the early rise of Southern rap stars including Yo Gotti and Future.

Taylor saw Kirk perform around North Carolina clubs at the time he was launching his label. Kirk got his big break after signing to Arnold Taylor, the president of the South Coast Music Group label, a big radio promoter. He initially performed under the name Baby Jesus, which he eventually changed out of concern that it had become a distraction. He later followed this up with his God's Work mixtape series, Baby Talk mixtape series, Billion Dollar Baby, and Back on My Baby Jesus Sh*t. In 2015, he started off his music career by releasing Nonfiction, his debut mixtape. Kirk began taking music seriously between 20. He grew up listening to Eminem, 50 Cent and Lil Wayne with his two older brothers.

He attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro for two years, but did not complete his studies, saying he only went to college for his parents' sake. Chambers High School (then named Vance High School), where he graduated in 2010. He moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1999, where he spent most of his early years. Jonathan Lyndale Kirk was born on December 22, 1991, in Cleveland, Ohio. 5.1 Huntersville, North Carolina shooting.2.3 2020–present: Blame It on Baby, 'Rockstar' and My Brother's Keeper.

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