Lil Baby facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lil Baby
Lil Baby in 2020
Background information
Birth name	Dominique Armani Jones
Born	(1994-12-03) December 3, 1994 (age 30) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop trap
Occupation(s)	Rapper singer songwriter
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Capitol Motown Quality Control Glass Window (4PF) Wolfpack YSL Lil Baby Children 2

Dominique Armani Jones (born December 3, 1994), known professionally as Lil Baby, is a famous American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He became well-known in 2017 after releasing his mixtapes Harder than Hard and Too Hard. One of his first big hits was the song "My Dawg," which appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Lil Baby signed with Quality Control Music, a record label. He released his first studio album, Harder Than Ever, in 2018. This album reached number three on the Billboard 200 chart and included the popular song "Yes Indeed" with the artist Drake. Later that year, he released a mixtape called Drip Harder with fellow rapper Gunna. This mixtape featured the hit song "Drip Too Hard."

His second studio album, My Turn (2020), was a huge success. It was number one on the Billboard 200 for five weeks and became the best-selling album of that year. This album included popular songs like "We Paid" and "The Bigger Picture," which was inspired by the George Floyd protests. "The Bigger Picture" was even nominated for two Grammy Awards. In 2021, his album The Voice of the Heroes with Lil Durk also reached number one. Lil Baby won a Grammy Award for "Hurricane" in 2022, a song he worked on with Kanye West and The Weeknd. His third album, It's Only Me (2022), also topped the Billboard 200.

Besides his Grammy, Lil Baby has won an MTV Video Music Award and two BET Awards. He was also named the all-genre Artist of the Year at the 2020 Apple Music Awards. He started his own record label, Glass Window Entertainment, in 2023.

Early Life and Start in Music

Dominique Armani Jones was born and grew up in the Oakland City neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. His father left when he was two years old, and his mother raised him and his two sisters. He left Booker T. Washington High School in ninth grade.

Becoming a Rapper

When Lil Baby was seventeen, he spent a lot of time at Quality Control Records in Atlanta. The label's founder, Kevin "Coach K" Lee, encouraged him to become a rapper. Coach K believed Lil Baby had the right style and was respected in the city. Other rappers like Young Thug and Gunna helped him develop his unique sound.

In April 2017, he released his first mixtape, Perfect Timing. It featured songs with Young Thug and Lil Yachty. Just three months later, he released another mixtape called Harder Than Hard. In October, he put out his third mixtape in six months, 2 The Hard Way, which was a collaboration with his friend Marlo. His fourth mixtape, Too Hard, came out in December and included his hit song "Freestyle." This song was certified gold, meaning it sold over 500,000 copies.

First Album: Harder Than Ever

As his music career grew, Lil Baby released his first full studio album, Harder Than Ever, in May 2018. It quickly reached number three on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album featured popular songs like "Southside" and "Yes Indeed" with Drake. "Yes Indeed" became a top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Another song, "Life Goes On," featuring Gunna and Lil Uzi Vert, also made it onto the Billboard Hot 100.

Lil Baby also started his own record label in 2017, originally called 4 Pockets Full (4PF). Rappers 42 Dugg and Rylo Rodriguez are signed to his label. In 2023, the label's name was changed to Glass Window Entertainment.

Collaborations and Continued Success

Lil Baby in 2018

After Harder Than Ever, Lil Baby released a collaborative mixtape called Drip Harder with Gunna on October 5, 2018. The main song from this mixtape, "Drip Too Hard," became incredibly popular. It was certified Diamond, meaning it sold over 10 million copies, and reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was even nominated for a Grammy Award.

In November 2018, Lil Baby released his mixtape Street Gossip. In June 2019, he released the song "Out the Mud" with Future. In July 2019, he appeared on the song "Baby" with DaBaby, which reached number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In November 2019, Lil Baby released his single "Woah," which was the first song from his second studio album, My Turn. "Woah" reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. He also featured on a song called "Down Like That" with KSI, Rick Ross, and S-X.

My Turn and The Voice of the Heroes

In January 2020, Lil Baby released "Sum 2 Prove," another song from his upcoming album. It reached number 16 on the Hot 100. His album, My Turn, was released in February 2020 and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. The album featured many guest artists like Gunna, Future, Lil Wayne, and Young Thug. My Turn had 12 songs that appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, bringing his total number of songs on the chart to 47.

After a special deluxe version of the album was released in May, My Turn returned to the top spot on the Billboard 200. In June 2020, Lil Baby released a song called "The Bigger Picture" during the George Floyd protests. This song debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his highest-charting song as a lead artist.

In July 2020, Lil Baby was featured on Pop Smoke's song "For the Night," which reached number six on the Hot 100. By September 2020, My Turn became the first album of the year to be certified double platinum. "The Bigger Picture" was nominated for two Grammy Awards: Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song.

In March 2021, Lil Baby performed "The Bigger Picture" at the Grammy Awards. The next day, another song with Drake, "Wants and Needs," debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his highest-charting song overall. In June 2021, Lil Baby released a collaborative album with Lil Durk called The Voice of the Heroes. This album also debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.

In September 2021, Lil Baby was featured on the song "Girls Want Girls" from Drake's album, Certified Lover Boy. This song also reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. In February 2022, he released "Do We Have a Problem?" with Nicki Minaj. A documentary film about Lil Baby, called Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby, premiered in June 2022 and was released on Amazon Prime Video in August 2022.

In April 2022, Lil Baby released the songs "In A Minute" and "Right On," which reached numbers 14 and 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. In October, he released "Heyy" as a single for his album It's Only Me. The album was released four days later and became his third album in a row to reach number one.

Recent Music

In January 2023, Lil Baby was featured on Trippe Redd's album, Mansion Musik. In April, he released the song "Go Hard." In July, he released "Merch Madness."

In December 2023, Lil Baby started releasing songs for his fourth studio album, including "Crazy" and "350."

In April 2024, Baby appeared on Future and Metro Boomin's album, We Still Don't Trust You. The following month, he was featured on "Band4Band," a song by UK rapper Central Cee. This song was very popular, reaching number 3 on the UK singles chart and number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In November 2024, Lil Baby continued to release promotional songs for his fourth album, including "5AM," "Insecurities," and "Touchdown."

On January 3, 2025, Lil Baby released his fourth studio album, WHAM. It featured other artists like Young Thug, Future, and Travis Scott. The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200.

Personal Life

Lil Baby performing in August 2019

Lil Baby has a son from a previous relationship. He later dated model and entrepreneur Jayda Cheaves, who appeared in the music video for his song "Close Friends." Their son was born on February 18, 2019.

In May 2021, Lil Baby visited the White House with the family of George Floyd to mark the anniversary of Floyd's death.

Discography

Studio albums

• Harder Than Ever (2018)
• My Turn (2020)
• It's Only Me (2022)
• WHAM (2025)
• Dominique (2025)

Collaborative albums

• The Voice of the Heroes (with Lil Durk) (2021)

Filmography

• How High 2 (2019; as himself)
• Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby (2022; as himself)

Awards and Nominations

Tours

Headlining Tours

• The Back Outside Tour (2021)
• It's Only Us Tour (2023)

Co-headlining Tours

• One Of Them Ones Tour (with Chris Brown) (2022)

See also

In Spanish: Lil Baby para niños