Baby on Baby
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{{Infobox album
| name = Baby on Baby
| type = studio
| artist = DaBaby
| cover = Dababy BabyOnBaby.jpg
| alt = Cover art depicting DaBaby smiling and pointing finger guns at his head. He wears a baseball hat and a smaller animated version of himself is sitting on the brim.
| released = {{Start date|2019|3|1}}
| recorded = 2018–19
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|trap}}
| length = 31:36
| label = {{hlist|Interscope|South Coast}}
| producer = {{hlist|1st Class|Cubeatz|Eddie Priest|FortyOneSix|Go Grizzly|James Maddocks|JetsonMade|Marii Beatz|Nick Mira|OJ Finessey|Pooh Beatz|Producer 20|Pyrex|Sean Da Firzt|SethInTheKitchen|Yung Lan}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Kirk
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Baby on Baby
| type = studio
| single1 = Suge
| single1date = April 23, 2019
| single2 = Baby Sitter
| single2date = August 13, 2019
}}
}}
Baby on Baby is the debut studio album by American rapper DaBaby. It was released on March 1, 2019, by Interscope Records and South Coast Music Group. It features guest appearances from fellow rappers Offset, Rich Homie Quan, Rich the Kid and Stunna 4 Vegas.
Release and promotion
A music video for "Baby Sitter" was released on April 3, 2019.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dababy-offset-baby-sitter-video-817249/|title=See DaBaby's 'Fresh Prince of Bel Air'-Inspired 'Baby Sitter' Video With Offset|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=April 3, 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 15, 2019}} A music video for "Pony" was released May 20, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://bossip.com/1732573/ride-it-dababys-pony-continues-his-run-of-entertaining-and-audaciously-over-the-top-music-videos-43081/|title=Ride It: DaBaby's "Pony" Continues His Run Of Entertaining And Audaciously Over-The-Top Music Videos|date=June 8, 2019|website=Bossip}} The songs "Walker Texas Ranger" and an alternate version of "Best Friend" without Rich the Kid were featured on DaBaby's previous mixtape Blank Blank.{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/albums/Dababy/Blank-blank|title=Blank Blank by DaBaby|website=Genius|language=en|access-date=2019-11-25}}
=Singles=
"Suge" was released to rhythmic contemporary radio on April 23, 2019, as the album's lead single.{{cite web |title=Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases |url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases |publisher=All Access |access-date=21 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421072109/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases |archive-date=21 April 2019}} A music video for "Suge" was released on March 4, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://revolt.tv/stories/2019/03/07/da-baby-continues-streak-suge-yea-yea-0700906283|title=Da Baby continues his streak with "Suge (Yea Yea)"|last=Ichiki|first=Chase|date=March 7, 2019|website=Revolt|access-date=April 5, 2019|archive-date=April 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416005111/https://revolt.tv/stories/2019/03/07/da-baby-continues-streak-suge-yea-yea-0700906283|url-status=dead}} The song has since peaked at number 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number 5 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100|title=Top 100 Songs {{!}} Billboard Hot 100 Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-05-20}} On May 15, 2019, the single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 digital copies in the United States.{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=DABABY&ti=SUGE|title=Gold & Platinum|website=RIAA|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-20}}
"Baby Sitter" featuring Offset was released to rhythmic contemporary radio on August 13, 2019, as the album's second single.{{cite web |title=Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases |url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases |publisher=All Access |access-date=16 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813035824/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases |archive-date=13 August 2019}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/baby-on-baby-mw0003258450|title=Baby on Baby - Dababy {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|last=Thomas|first=Fred|date=|website=AllMusic|access-date=March 19, 2019}}
| rev2 = HipHopDX
| rev2score = 3.8/5{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3383/title.review-who-is-dababy-his-personality-shines-on-debut-album-baby-on-baby|title=Review: Who Is DaBaby? His Personality Shines On Debut Album "Baby On Baby"|last=Blackwell|first=Marcus|date=March 15, 2019|website=HipHopDX|access-date=March 19, 2019}}
| rev3 = Pitchfork
| rev3score = 7.7/10{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dababy-baby-on-baby/|title=DaBaby: Baby On Baby|last=Thompson|first=Paul A.|date=March 8, 2019|website=Pitchfork|access-date=March 19, 2019}}
}}
Fred Thomas of AllMusic gave the album a positive review, saying "DaBaby's charm lies in how he's not even taking his irreverent cockiness too seriously, much less asking his audience to bow down to his greatness. Springy, uncluttered, and unable to contain its own grinning excitement, Baby on Baby zooms by in a captivating rush." Marcus Blackwell of HipHopDX rated the album 3.8 stars out of 5, saying "DaBaby has staked his claim as an artist by developing a compelling balance of street and lighthearted content that effectively highlights his personality. Baby On Baby at its best delivers an energetic, fun sound that stands out in rap's current landscape, making for a refreshing listen." Paul Thompson of Pitchfork, rating the album 7.7 out of 10, said "Baby on Baby comes in the middle of a prolific period for the rapper [...] the music is refreshingly without pretense or artifice, concerned less with the way it will play in boardrooms and more with the way it will play out of trunks."
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 25 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States, before eventually rising to number 7.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8512095/logic-confessions-of-a-dangerous-mind-third-no-1-album-billboard-200|title=Logic Scores Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=May 19, 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 20, 2019}} As of July 2019, the album has earned 473,000 equivalent album units.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8521976/nicki-minaj-dababy-suge-remix-listen|title=Nicki Minaj Puts a Spin on DaBaby's 'Suge': Listen|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=July 19, 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 30, 2019}}
Track listing
Track listing adapted from Tidal.{{cite web |title=Credits / Baby On Baby / DaBaby |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/104717676/credits |website=Tidal |date=March 2019 |access-date=April 21, 2021}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 31:36
| title1 = Taking It Out
| writer1 = {{hlist|Jonathan Kirk|Anthony Mosley}}
| extra1 = Sean Da Firzt
| length1 = 1:58
| title2 = Suge
| writer2 = {{hlist|Kirk|Tahj Morgan|Darryl Clemons}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|JetsonMade|Pooh Beatz}}
| length2 = 2:43
| title3 = Goin Baby
| writer3 = {{hlist|Kirk|Morgan|Gavin Valencia|Eze Ugbor, Jr.}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|JetsonMade|OJ Finessey|Eddie Priest}}
| length3 = 2:21
| title4 = Pony
| writer4 = {{hlist|Kirk|Kedrick Cannady|Kevin Gomringer|Tim Gomringer}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Pyrex|Cubeatz}}
| length4 = 3:24
| title5 = Deal Wit It
| writer5 = {{hlist|Kirk|Jamarii Massey|Jason Hernandez}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|MariiBeatz|FortyOneSix}}
| length5 = 1:08
| title6 = Baby Sitter
| note6 = featuring Offset
| writer6 = {{hlist|Kirk|Kiari Cephus|Massey|Kevin Price}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Go Grizzly|MariiBeatz}}
| length6 = 2:37
| title7 = Celebrate
| note7 = featuring Rich Homie Quan
| writer7 = {{hlist|Kirk|Dequantes Lamar|Milan Modi|James Maddocks}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Yung Lan|Maddocks}}
| length7 = 3:12
| title8 = Joggers
| note8 = featuring Stunna 4 Vegas
| writer8 = {{hlist|Kirk|Khalick Caldwell|Mosley}}
| extra8 = Sean Da Firzt
| length8 = 2:13
| title9 = Carpet Burn
| writer9 = {{hlist|Kirk|Morgan|Khaleel Griffin|Nicholas Mira}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|JetsonMade|1st Class|Nick Mira}}
| length9 = 1:42
| title10 = Best Friend
| note10 = featuring Rich the Kid
| writer10 = {{hlist|Kirk|Dimitri Roger|Ross Portaro IV}}
| extra10 = SethInTheKitchen
| length10 = 3:06
| title11 = Tupac
| writer11 = {{hlist|Kirk|Morgan|Modi}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|JetsonMade|Yung Lan}}
| length11 = 1:54
| title12 = Backend
| writer12 = {{hlist|Kirk|Morgan}}
| extra12 = JetsonMade
| length12 = 2:46
| title13 = Walker Texas Ranger
| writer13 = {{hlist|Kirk|Antwain Fox}}
| extra13 = Producer 20
| length13 = 2:30
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|27|artist=DaBaby|rowheader=true|access-date=August 18, 2019}} |
| scope="row"| Latvian Albums (LAIPA){{cite web|url=https://www.parmuziku.lv/muzikas-zinas/latvija/muzikas-paterina-tops-24-nedela-8001|title=Mūzikas patēriņa topa 45.nedēļa|language=Latvian|publisher=LAIPA|date=June 15, 2019|access-date=November 28, 2019}}
| 30 |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|7|artist=DaBaby|rowheader=true|access-date=August 18, 2019}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|3|artist=DaBaby|rowheader=true|access-date=August 18, 2019}} |
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= Year-end charts =
=Decade-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2010–2019)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/billboard-200|title=Decade-End Charts: Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 26, 2019}}
| 172 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Sales certifiations for Baby on Baby}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=DaBaby|title=Baby on Baby|award=Platinum|relyear=2019|certyear=2020}}
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