Lil Baby

Not to be confused with DaBaby.

Lil Baby
Jones in November 2018
Background information
Birth name	Dominique Armani Jones
Born	(1994-12-03) December 3, 1994 (age 30) Atlanta, Georgia, US
Genres	Hip hop trap
Occupation(s)	Rapper[1] singer songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Capitol Motown Quality Control 4PF Wolfpack YSL[2]
Children	2
Website	www.iamlilbaby.com

Dominique Armani Jones^[3] (born December 3, 1994), known professionally as Lil Baby, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He rose to mainstream fame in 2017 following the release of his mixtape Perfect Timing, becoming one of the most popular artists in the trap music genre as of now.^[4][5]

Lil Baby's first studio album, Harder Than Ever (2018), was certified platinum by the RIAA. It included the song "Yes Indeed" with Canadian recording artist Drake which peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100.

He went on to release two more mixtapes in 2018, Drip Harder and Street Gossip. The former mixtape contained his most popular song "Drip Too Hard", which peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. The latter mixtape peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200.

Lil Baby's second album, My Turn (2020), peaked at number one on the Billboard 200. The song "We Paid", from the album 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. It became the highest-charting single 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.

Early life

Dominique Jones was born and raised in Atlanta. He lived with his mother and 2 sisters while their father is no longer with them.^[6]

Career

Shortly after his release from prison in 2016, Jones released his mixtape Perfect Timing. It features from Young Thug, Lil Yachty, and others.

On July 18, 2017, he released his second mixtape titled Harder Than Hard.

On October 9, 2017, Jones released a collaboration mixtape with close friend and fellow Atlanta rapper Marlo, 2 The Hard Way. This mixtape did not create as big an impact as the former two mixtapes. It still gained some attention.

Jones finally started to break through to the masses with his December 2017 mixtape Too Hard. It was led by his hit single "Freestyle", which was released as a music video on November 5 to promote the upcoming mixtape. Through the success of the single, Jones attracted much attention to his mixtape. When the mixtape was finally released, it featured the single "All of a Sudden" featuring fellow American rapper Moneybagg Yo. This mixtape was defining for much of Jones' current career.

In May 2018, Baby released his first studio album, Harder Than Ever, which debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album was supported by the singles, "Southside" and "Yes Indeed" (with Drake). "Yes indeed" peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100. "Life Goes On" featuring Lil Uzi Vert and Gunna charted at number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100.

On October 5, 2018, after Lil Baby released Harder Than Ever, he released his collaborative mixtape Drip Harder with Gunna. The single "Drip Too Hard" went on to become certified 9x platinum by the RIAA and MC Platinum. It peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for Best Rap/Song Performance at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. The mixtape was released under the labels Quality Control, YSL Records, and Motown/Capitol.

In September 2018, Baby appeared on the Adult Swim television series FishCenter Live.

In November 2018, he released his mixtape Street Gossip.

In December 2018, Baby collaborated with Yung Gravy on Gravy's single, "Alley Oop".

He starred in How High 2, the sequel to the 2001 stoner comedy movie How High. How High 2 premiered on April 20, 2019, on MTV.

On June 21, 2019, Baby and fellow Atlanta rapper Future released a single titled "Out the Mud".

On July 17, 2019, Lil Baby appeared alongside DaBaby on the single "Baby". "Baby" was released on Quality Control's second studio album, Control the Streets, Volume 2. The song peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100.

On November 8, 2019, Baby released his single "Woah" as the lead single for his second studio album My Turn. The song peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.

On November 9, 2019, Baby was featured on British YouTuber KSI's song "Down Like That" along with American rapper Rick Ross and British producer S-X. Baby performed it for KSI's ring walk at Staples Center for KSI's fight against YouTuber Logan Paul.

On November 15, 2019, Baby released a song from the movie Queen & Slim, titled "Catch the Sun". It later appeared on My Turn.

On January 10, 2020, Lil Baby released the second single, "Sum 2 Prove", for his album. It reached number 16 on the Hot 100.

On February 28, 2020, My Turn, was released and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. It features guest appearances from Gunna, 42 Dugg, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Wayne, Moneybagg Yo, Young Thug, and Rylo Rodriguez. My Turn produced 12 songs that appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, giving him a career total of 47 songs on the chart. It put him in a tie with musicians Prince and Paul McCartney.

On May 1, 2020, following the release of the album's deluxe version, My Turn returned to the top spot on the Billboard 200.

On June 12, 2020, Lil Baby released the political song "The Bigger Picture", following the George Floyd protests. The song debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Lil Baby's highest-charting song as a lead artist. His song "We Paid" featuring 42 Dugg from the My Turn deluxe also peaked in the top 10 of the Hot 100.

In July 2020, Lil Baby was featured on late rapper Pop Smoke's "For the Night" from his posthumous first album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon. The song reached number six on the Hot 100.

In September 2020, My Turn became the first album of the year to be certified double platinum by the RIAA. "The Bigger Picture" received two nominations at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards: Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song.

On March 14, 2021, Lil Baby performed "The Bigger Picture" at the Grammys to mostly positive reviews. The following day, another collaboration with Drake, "Wants and Needs", debuted at number two on the Hot 100. It passed a previous peak and debuted with "The Bigger Picture" for Jones, becoming his highest-charting song overall.

On June 4, 2021, Lil Baby released his collaborative studio album with Lil Durk, The Voice of the Heroes. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.

In July 2021, he released the single "We Win" (featuring Kirk Franklin) for the soundtrack to the sports comedy movie Space Jam: A New Legacy.

Personal life

Jason is the son of Jones which he had from his relationship with his Ex-girlfriend Ayesha. Jayda Cheaves is an entrepreneur and model who fell into a relationship with Jones in 2016.^[7]

Discography

• Perfect Timing (2017)
• Harder Than Harder: Gangsta Grillz (2017)
• 2 the Hard Way (with Marlo) (2017)
• Too Hard (2017)
• Harder Than Ever (2018)
• Drip Hard (with Gunna) (2018)
• Street Gossip (2018)
• My Turn (2020)
• The Voice of the Heroes (with Lil Durk) (2021)
• It's Only Me (2022)

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	[8]
		"My Turn"	Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album	Nominated
	2021	Himself	Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist	Nominated	[9]
ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards	2021	Songwriter of the year	Himself	Won	[10]
		Winning Rap Songs	Baby	Won
			The Bigger Picture	Won
			Emotionally Scarred	Won
			For The Night	Won
			Leave Em Alone	Won
			Sum 2 Prove	Won
			We Paid	Won
			WOAH	Won
	2022	Songwriter of the year	Himself	Won	[11]
		Winning Rap Songs	Every Chance I Get	Won
			Girls Want Girls	Won
			On Me	Won
			Rags2Riches 2	Won
			Wants And Needs	Won
BET Awards	2019	Himself	Best New Artist	Won	[12]
		Himself & Gunna	Best Group	Nominated
	2021	Himself	Best Male Hip Hop Artist	Won	[13]
		"For the Night" (Pop Smoke featuring Lil Baby and DaBaby)	Best Collaboration	Nominated
		"The Bigger Picture"	Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice Award	Nominated
	2022	Himself	Best Male Hip Hop Artist	Nominated	[14]
		Lil Baby & Lil Durk	Best Group	Nominated
		"Every Chance I Get" (with Lil Durk & DJ Khaled)	Best Collaboration	Nominated
		"We Win" (with Kirk Franklin)	Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award	Won
BET Hip Hop Awards	2019	"Drip Too Hard" (with Gunna)	Best Collab, Duo or Group	Nominated	[15]
	2020	"The Bigger Picture"	Best Hip Hop Video	Nominated	[16]
			Impact Track	Won
		Himself	Hip-Hop Artist of the Year	Nominated
		"My Turn"	Hip-Hop Album of the Year	Nominated
	2021	Himself	Hip-Hop Artist of the Year	Won	[17]
		"Every Chance I Get" (with Lil Durk)	Best Collaboration	Nominated
		Lil Baby & Lil Durk	Best Duo or Group	Won
		Himself	Lyricist of the year	Nominated
		Himself	Hustler of the year	Nominated
		"We Win" (with Kirk Franklin)	Impact Track	Nominated
	2022	Girls Want Girls	Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse	Pending	[18]
Billboard Music Awards	2019	Himself	Top New Artist	Nominated	[19]
	2021	Himself	Top Male Artist	Nominated	[20]
			Top Streaming Songs Artist	Nominated
			Top Rap Artist	Nominated
			Top Rap Male Artist	Nominated
		"My Turn"	Top Billboard 200 Album	Nominated
			Top Rap Album	Nominated
	2022	Himself	Top Rap Artist	Nominated	[21]
		The Back Outside Tour	Top Rap Tour	Nominated
Grammy Awards	2020	"Drip Too Hard" (with Gunna)	Best Rap/Sung Performance	Nominated	[22]
	2021	"The Bigger Picture"	Best Rap Performance	Nominated	[23]
			Best Rap Song	Nominated
	2022	Back of My Mind (as featured artist and songwriter)	Album of the Year	Nominated	[24]
		Donda (as featured artist and songwriter)		Nominated
		"We Win" (with Kirk Franklin)	Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song	Nominated
		"Hurricane" (with Kanye West and The Weeknd)	Best Melodic Rap Performance	Won
		"Pride Is The Devil" (with J. Cole)		Nominated
IHeartRadio Music Awards	2021	Himself	Hip-Hop Artist of the Year	Nominated	[25]
		"My Turn"	Hip-Hop Album of the Year	Won
MTV Video Music Awards	2020	"The Bigger Picture"	Best Video with a Social Message	Nominated	[26]
		"We Paid" (Feat 42 Dugg)	Song of Summer	Nominated
	2021	"On Me" (Feat Megan Thee Stallion)	Best Hip Hop	Nominated	[27]
	2022	"Do We Have a Problem?"	Best Hip Hop	Won	[28]
XXL Awards	2022	Himself	Male Rapper Of The Year	Nominated	[29]
			Lyricist Of The Year	Nominated
			Performer Of The Year	Nominated
			The People's Champ	Nominated
		"Every Chance I Get" (with Lil Durk)	Song of the Year	Won

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Notelist

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