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Not to be confused with DaBaby.
Lil Baby
Jones in 2020
Jones in 2020
Background information
Birth nameDominique Armani Jones
Born (1994-12-03) December 3, 1994 (age 29)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • Actor
  • singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2016–present
Labels
Children2
Websitewww.iamlilbaby.com

Dominique Armani Jones[1] (born December 3, 1994), known professionally as Lil Baby, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. He rose to mainstream fame in 2017 following the release of his mixtape Perfect Timing, becoming one of the most prominent figures in the trap music scene to date.[2][3]

Lil Baby's debut studio album Harder Than Ever (2018) was certified RIAA Platinum and included the song "Yes Indeed" (with Drake), which peaked at six on the Billboard Hot 100. He went on to release two more mixtapes in 2018, Drip Harder and Street Gossip, the former containing his most popular song "Drip Too Hard", which peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, and the latter peaking at number two on the US Billboard 200. Lil Baby's second studio album, My Turn (2020), peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and is certified two times platinum by the RIAA. The song "We Paid" (featuring 42 Dugg) charted at number ten on the Hot 100. In June 2020, he released the single "The Bigger Picture", which peaked at number three on the Hot 100 and became the highest charting song of his career.

Throughout his career, Lil Baby has been nominated for three Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, and seven BET Awards. He has been crowned as the biggest all-genre 'Artist of the Year' at the Apple Music Awards 2020.

Early life and career

Jones was born in Atlanta, Georgia with his two sisters, and was raised by his single mother after his father left them. He attended Booker T. Washington High School[4] until he dropping out in the ninth grade due to his multiple reports of Jones getting into trouble outside of school.

In January 2012, Jones was arrested for drug possession. He refused a 2 year deal from his original lawyer so he acquired a new one who offered him a special one year program which he accepted instead. However, Jones was reverted back to the original deal after getting himself into an altercation with a white prisoner over a racial comment. Eventually, he was released although was charged again in 2013 for marijuana possession. The following year, he was arrested for the possession for 2 more years. While imprisoned, Jones began to rap which gained the attention of the record label Quality Control Music, who encouraged Jones to begin a rap career. Jones was then signed to the label and began rapping under the stage name of "Lil Baby" due to the fact he was the youngest amongst his friendship group.

Throughout 2017, Lil Baby released three solo mixtapes Perfect Timing[5], Harder Than Hard[6], and Too Hard[7], and one collaborative mixtape titled 2 The Hard Way with Marlo.[8]

2018-2019: Harder Than Hard, Drip Harder, and Street Gossip

Lil Baby's debut studio album Harder Than Ever was released on May 18, 2018.[9] It was supported by 2 singles "Southside", and "Yes Indeed". The album contains guest appearances from Starlito, Drake, Moneybagg Yo, Gunna, Young Thug, Lil Uzi Vert, Offset, and HoodRich Pablo Juan, with production handled by Southside, Wheezy, Tay Keith, Quay Global, and Turbo.[10] Harder Than Ever debuted at number 3 on the United States Billboard Hot 100[11], and number 2 on the Top Rap Albums - marking this his first charted project, while being sold 71,000 album-equivalent units.[12] It also received positive reviews with an average score of 70/100 from Album of the Year.[13] The album was followed by Lil Baby's second collaborative mixtape titled Drip Harder with Gunna, which was released on October 5.[14] It was supported by 2 singles "Drip Too Hard", and "Close Friends". The mixtape contains guest appearances from Lil Durk, NAV, Young Thug, and Drake.[15] Drip Harder debuted at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 200.[16] His fourth solo mixtape Street Gossip was released on November 30, and contains features from Meek Mill, Gunna, 2 Chainz, Gucci Mane, Rylo Rodriguez, Offset, Young Thug, and NoCap.[17] Street Gossip charted at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 200, and sold 88,00 album-equivalent units.[18]

2019-present: My Turn, Lamborghini Boys, Super Slimey: Surfer Edition, and Drip Harder 2

In October 2019, Lil Baby announced that another album is on the way. The album's title was teased when he created a Triller account with the username @myturn2020 where he also announced the album's title and release date, which was postponed. My Turn was released on February 28, 2020. It was supported by 4 lead singles "Woah", "Sum 2 Prove", "Emotionally Scarred", and "All In" and 1 promotional single "Catch The Sun" which was also a song for the soundtrack of the 2019 film Queen & Slim. The album contains features from Gunna, 42 Dugg, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Wayne, Moneybagg Yo, Young Thug, and Rylo Rodriguez. A deluxe edition of the album was released on May 1 while a reissue of the album was released in June to add a new song "The Bigger Picture". My Turn charted number 1 on the Billboard 200 and Top Rap Albums and sold 197,000 album equivalent units in the first week.

Discography

Main article: Lil Baby discography

Awards and nominations

Award nominations for Lil Baby
Award Year[A] Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Category Result Ref.
American Music Awards 2020 Himself New Artist of the Year Nominated [19]
"My Turn" Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album Nominated
BET Awards 2019 Himself Best New Artist Won [20]
Himself & Gunna Best Group Nominated
BET Hip Hop Awards 2019 "Drip Too Hard" (with Gunna) Best Collab, Duo or Group Nominated [21]
2020 "The Bigger Picture" Best Hip Hop Video Nominated [22]
Impact Track Won
Himself Hip-Hop Artist of the Year Nominated
"My Turn" Hip-Hop Album of the Year Nominated
Grammy Awards 2020 "Drip Too Hard" (with Gunna) Best Rap/Sung Performance Nominated [23]
2021 "The Bigger Picture" Best Rap Performance Nominated [24]
Best Rap Song Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards 2020 "The Bigger Picture" Best Video with a Social Message Nominated [25]
"We Paid" (Feat 42 Dugg) Song of Summer Nominated

Notes

  1. ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

  1. ^ "Lil Baby's Future in Hip-Hop Is Already Written". XXL. Archived from the original on 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  2. ^ "Lil Baby "Harder Than Ever" Review". HotNewHipHop. May 23, 2018. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "Most recent Georgia Bookings". Georgia.arrests.org. June 16, 2018. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "5 Things You Didn't Know About Lil Baby". umusic. March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Perfect Timing - Album by Lil Baby". August 24, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Spotify.
  6. ^ "Harder Than Hard - Album by Lil Baby". August 25, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Spotify.
  7. ^ "Too Hard - Album by Lil Baby". December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Spotify.
  8. ^ "2 The Hard Way - Album by Lil Baby, Marlo". November 3, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  9. ^ "Harder Than Ever - Album by Lil Baby". May 18, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Spotify.
  10. ^ "Lil Baby's "Harder Than Ever" To Feature Drake, Offset, Young Thug, Lil Uzi Vert & More". HotNewHipHop. May 17, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  11. ^ Caulfield, Keith (May 27, 2018). "BTS Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Love Yourself: Tear'". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  12. ^ "Billboard Chart History - Lil Baby". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  13. ^ "Lil Baby - Harder Than Ever - Reviews". Album of the Year. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  14. ^ "Drip Harder - Album by Lil Baby, Gunna". October 5, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Spotify.
  15. ^ "Drip Harder Review". Pitchfork. October 11, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  16. ^ Caulfield, Keith (October 14, 2018). "Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper's 'A Star Is Born' Soundtrack Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  17. ^ Jahmal, Karlton (November 30, 2018). "Lil Baby Drops "Street Gossip" Featuring Meek Mill, Gunna, Young Thug & More". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  18. ^ "Meek Mill's 'Championships' Album Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". December 10, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  19. ^ Clemens, Danny (October 26, 2020). "AMA nominations 2020: Roddy Ricch, The Weeknd American Music Awards nominees with 8 nods each". ABC. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  20. ^ Warner, Denose (June 23, 2019). "Here Are All the Winners From the 2019 BET Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  21. ^ "Cardi B Leads 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards With 10 Nominations: Exclusive". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 6, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  22. ^ "Here Are the Nominees for the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards". Complex.
  23. ^ "2019 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Winners List". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  24. ^ "2020 Grammy Nominations". Grammy.
  25. ^ HOSKEN, PATRICK (August 30, 2020). "2020 MTV VMA WINNERS: SEE THE FULL LIST". MTV. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
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