Lil Baby is a successful singer, songwriter, and Rapper from America. He released a mixtape, ‘Perfect Timing’ in 2017, which brought him massive fame and gave him the much-needed boost in his career. When it comes to trapping music, he is one of the biggest and most popular names currently. He released his first album, Harder Than Ever, in the year 2018, in which he had a song that features Drake.
It ranked at the 6th position on the Billboard Hot 100. He released a few more mixtapes after that, and each one of them was a huge success and got excellent positions on the US Billboard. He has received several awards such as Grammy Award, BET award, American Music Award, etc. He was also declared as the ‘Artist of the Year’ at Apple Music Awards 2020, which is a great achievement.
Early life
Lil Baby’s real name is Dominique Jones, and he took birth in Atlanta, Georgia. His father left his family when he was only two years old, and her mother raised him and his two sisters single-handedly. He got into a lot of trouble which made him drop out of the Booker T Washington High School when he was in the ninth grade. In 2012, he was caught by the police for possession and got placed in a one-year program. While he was in jail, he got into a fight with a white prisoner over racial abuse. It increased his sentence to two years. In 201, has was gain caught with some marijuana and which made him spend two more years in jail.
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Career beginning
After he got out of prison, he released his debut mixtape, Perfect Timing. It features several artists such as Lil Yachty, Young Thug, etc. He released another Mixtape, Harder Than Hard, in 2017, followed by ‘2 The Hard Way’ with Marlo. His mixtape, ‘Too Hard’, brought him into the limelight in 2017 as several people started listening to his songs. It enhances his confidence, and he released his first studio album in May 2018 titled; ‘Harder Than Ever. It was a huge success and ranked at the third position on the US billboard 200. One of the singles of the album also featured Drake, and it attained the sixth ranking on Billboard Hot 100.
In 2018, he released another mixtape in collaboration with Gunna. One of its singles, ‘Drip Too Hard’, became RIAA Platinum and gained the 4th position on Billboard Hot 100. He also features in the song of YouTube star KSI’s song along with Rick Ross. He has released several songs and mixtapes, and each one of them is a chartbuster. He was also seen in the TV series FishCenter Live and the same year, he released his mixtape Street Gossip. He has collaborated with several top artists in the industry, such as Drake, Rick Ross, Future, etc.
Personal life
Baby got into a relationship with Jayda Cheaves in 2016, and they both got blessed with a child in February 2019. He has two sons, and her wife has also appeared in the music video of ‘Close Friends’.
Net worth
Lil Baby is a popular rapper with a net worth of $5 million.