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.
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.
Lil Baby’s successful career
Lil Baby has worked on a collaboration mix tap named Drip Harder, released on October 5, 2018, and the song has got Platinum and peaked at no.1 on the US Billboard chart. On February 28, 2020, Lil released his second studio album, My Turn; the album has gained more popularity, it was the first album of the year, certified double Platinum by RIAA, and the album was nominated in the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. In 2021, Lil worked on a collaboration studio album named The Voice of the Heroes along with the singer Lil Durk. Later the album reached no. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart list. In September 2021, he worked on Drake’s sixth studio album, Certifies Lover Boy in the Girls Want Girls, and the song reached no.2 on Billboard Hot 100 chart. On October 14, 2022, Lil released his third studio album, It’s Only Me, which peaked at no. 1 on US Billboard 100 chart.
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Awards and Nominations of Lil Baby
Lil Baby won the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards Winning Rap Song in 2021 for his songs The Bigger Picture, For The Night, and many others. In 2020 and 2021, he won the BET Hip Hop Awards as Hip-Hop Artist of the Year and Best Duo or Group. In 2021, he won the IHeartRadio Music Awards as Hip-Hop Album of the Year. In 2022, Lil won the Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance for his performances in Hurricane. In 2022, he won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip Hop, and in 2020, he won the same award as Best Video with a Social Message. Lil has won the XXL Awards as Song of the Year for his Every Chance I Get song. Besides the above-given award, Lil has been nominated for many awards for his performances and also won more awards in the forthcoming years.
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.
The Physical Appearances of Lil Baby
Lil Baby will stand 5 feet 8 inches or 173 height, and his body weight is 70 kg or 154 lbs. Regarding his body measurements, there is no information about his chest, waist, and biceps sizes. Lil has a pair of dark brown eyes, and his hair color is black.
Social media presence of Lil Baby
Lil Baby is quite active on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. On her official Facebook account, he has more than 639.8 K followers. On his Instagram account, he has more than 4.5 million followers; often, he will use to upload more of his pictures and videos in it. Lil has more than 2.5 million followers on his official Twitter and has tweeted more than 280 times in it. Lil has a YouTube channel with more than 5.59 million subscribers and more than 100 million views for some of the videos. Lil will often upload more of his music videos in it, and he will also use it to upload more of his daily activities videos, vlogs, challenges, and many other videos.