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Lil Baby
American rapper (born 1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Birth name | Dominique Armani Jones |
Born | (1994-12-03) December 3, 1994 (age 29) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2016–present |
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Children | 2 |
Website | www |
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.