Haiti Babii, the stage name of Amari Amil Proctor, was born in Oakland and
raised in Stockton, California. After turning to rap as a teenager, he built an
independent following with releases including the mixtape Welcome 2 da 9 (2018)
and Warrior (2019). His unconventional, ad-lib-heavy delivery drew wider
attention when a freestyle on Los Angeles radio station Real 92.3 went viral in
2019. Warrior included “Distractions,” one of his best-known tracks. In 2020, he
released his first full-length album, California Haitian, then continued with
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