DaBaby
{{Short description|American rapper (born 1991)}}
{{distinguish|Lil Baby|Bhad Bhabie}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = DaBaby
| image = DaBaby 2025.png
| caption = DaBaby in 2025
| birth_name = Jonathan Lyndale Kirk
| alias = {{hlist|Baby|Baby Jesus}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|12|22}}{{efn|name="dob"|Mecklenburg public records show DaBaby's birth date as being December 21, 1991.{{cite web |title=Jonathan Lyndale Kirk Public Records |url=https://www.mecklenburgpublicrecords.com/mecklenburg-records-report.php?id=33539 |website=Mecklenburg Public Records |date=August 3, 2016 |access-date=February 10, 2020 |archive-date=August 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819170114/https://www.mecklenburgpublicrecords.com/mecklenburg-records-report.php?id=33539 |url-status=live }} However, DaBaby himself has stated his birth date is December 22, 1991.{{cite tweet |author=DaBaby |author-link=DaBaby |user=DaBabyDaBaby |number=1194098149394190336 |date= November 11, 2019 |title=My birthday on the 22nd bro 😂 |script-title= |trans-title= |language= |retweet= |link=https://twitter.com/dababydababy/status/1194098149394190336?lang=en |access-date=February 10, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191112034632/https://twitter.com/DaBabyDaBaby/status/1194098149394190336 |archive-date=November 12, 2019 |url-status=live}}}}
| discography = DaBaby discography
| birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
| origin = Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Southern hip hop
- trap{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/best-songs-2019/|title=The Best Songs of 2019 (So Far)DaBaby, "Suge"|work=Complex|access-date=September 7, 2019|archive-date=February 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220020353/https://www.complex.com/music/best-songs-2019/|url-status=live}}}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Rapper
- songwriter{{Cite web |title=DABABY songs and albums {{!}} full Official Chart history |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/55420/dababy/ |access-date=15 March 2024 |publisher=Official Charts Company |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604084101/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/55420/dababy/ |url-status=live }}
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| years_active = 2014–present
| label = {{flatlist|
- Billion Dollar Baby
- Interscope
- South Coast}}
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| children = 4
| website = {{URL|officialdababy.com}}
| signature = DaBaby sig.svg
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Jonathan Lyndale Kirk{{cite web|url=https://repertoire.bmi.com/Catalog.aspx?detail=writerid&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&keyid=1790236&subid=0|title=BMI | Repertoire Search|website=repertoire.bmi.com|access-date=October 28, 2020|archive-date=June 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624172245/https://repertoire.bmi.com/Catalog.aspx?detail=writerid&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&keyid=1790236&subid=0|url-status=dead}} (born December 22, 1991), known professionally as DaBaby (formerly Baby Jesus), is an American rapper. After releasing several mixtapes between 2014 and 2018, he signed with Interscope Records in January 2019 in a joint venture with the North Carolina–based record label, South Coast Music Group. His debut studio album, Baby on Baby (2019), spawned the single "Suge", which peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 a month after its release.
His second studio album, Kirk (2019), debuted atop the Billboard 200 and spawned the hit singles "Intro" and "Bop". That same year, he guest appeared on the singles "Enemies" by Post Malone and "Cash Shit" by Megan Thee Stallion. His third album, Blame It on Baby (2020), became his second to peak the chart and spawned the single "Rockstar" (featuring Roddy Ricch), which spent seven non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in the wake of that year's George Floyd protests. Furthermore, it received quintuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and was nominated for Record of the Year at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.
In 2020, he guest performed on the remix of "Whats Poppin" by Jack Harlow and the single "Levitating" by Dua Lipa, both of which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. In the wake of controversies regarding homophobia, he released the collaborative mixtape Better than You (2022) with YoungBoy Never Broke Again, and his fourth album, Baby on Baby 2 (2022); both were met with commercial declines.
Early life
Jonathan Lyndale Kirk was born on December 22, 1991,{{efn|name="dob"}} in Cleveland, Ohio.{{Cite web|url=https://kulturehub.com/who-is-dababy-charlotte-rapper/|title=Who is DaBaby? The Charlotte rapper hip-hop heads are buzzing about|last=Kirk|first=Joshua|date=March 27, 2019|website=KultureHub|access-date=July 21, 2019|archive-date=July 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721151938/https://kulturehub.com/who-is-dababy-charlotte-rapper/|url-status=usurped}} He moved to Charlotte, North Carolina at age six, where he spent most of his early years.{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Fred |title=DaBaby Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dababy-mn0003768099/biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=November 20, 2019 |archive-date=March 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329025351/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dababy-mn0003768099/biography |url-status=live }} He attended Vance High School, now called Julius L. Chambers High School, where he graduated in 2010.
He attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro for two years. He did not complete his studies, saying he only went to college for his parents' sake. He grew up listening to Eminem, 50 Cent and Lil Wayne with his two older brothers.{{Cite web |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/dababy-interview-the-break/ |title=The Break Presents: DaBaby - XXL |date=May 5, 2017 |access-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-date=June 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621074442/https://www.xxlmag.com/dababy-interview-the-break/ |url-status=live }}
Career
=2014–2018: Early mixtapes=
Kirk began taking music seriously between 2014 and 2015. In 2015, he started off his music career by releasing Nonfiction, his debut mixtape. He followed this up with his God's Work mixtape series, Baby Talk mixtape series, Billion Dollar Baby, and Back on My Baby Jesus Sh*t. He initially performed under the name Baby Jesus, which he eventually changed out of concern that it had become a distraction.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/03/arts/music/dababy-kirk.html|title=DaBaby Blew Up. But Can He Settle Into Stardom?|work=The New York Times|last=Coscarelli|first=Joe|date=October 3, 2019|access-date=April 3, 2020|archive-date=March 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316183245/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/03/arts/music/dababy-kirk.html|url-status=live}}
Kirk got his big break after signing to Arnold Taylor, the president of the South Coast Music Group label, a big radio promoter. Taylor saw Kirk perform around North Carolina clubs at the time he [Taylor] was launching his label. Taylor had been responsible for the early rise of Southern rap stars including Yo Gotti and Future. Once they started working together, the team kept building buzz around the South with mixtapes and club shows, while Kirk was finding his sound.
Through his deal with South Coast, Kirk signed a short-lived distribution deal with Jay-Z's Roc Nation for his Blank Blank mixtape that would prove to be his breakout in late 2018. Thanks to the guidance of Taylor, and following major label bidding wars, Kirk landed a seven-figure recording deal with Interscope.
=2019: ''Baby on Baby'' and ''Kirk''=
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In January 2019, upon being signed to Interscope, Kirk launched his own imprint, Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ogdenpayne/2019/05/14/meet-dababy-charlottes-newest-up-and-coming-rapper-with-universal-promise/#7600c3f72668|title=Meet DaBaby, Charlotte's Newest Up-And-Coming Rapper With Universal Promise|last=Payne|first=Ogden|website=Forbes|date=May 14, 2019|access-date=March 9, 2020|archive-date=June 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623053619/https://www.forbes.com/sites/ogdenpayne/2019/05/14/meet-dababy-charlottes-newest-up-and-coming-rapper-with-universal-promise/#7600c3f72668|url-status=live}} In March 2019, Kirk's debut studio album Baby on Baby, was released via Interscope Records and South Coast Music Group in a joint venture with both labels. The thirteen-track project features guest appearances from Offset, Rich Homie Quan, Rich the Kid and Stunna 4 Vegas.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dababy/chart-history/hsi/|title=DaBaby Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 4, 2019|archive-date=May 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506134551/https://www.billboard.com/music/DaBaby/chart-history/hot-100|url-status=live}}
Baby on Baby debuted at number 25 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the US. The song "Suge" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 87 on the chart, dated April 13, 2019, and reached the top 10 on the chart, dated June 8, 2019. Kirk was featured on the cover of XXL as part of the Freshman Class of 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/06/2019-xxl-freshman-cover/|title=XXL 2019 Freshman Class Revealed|author=X. X. L. Staff|website=XXL Mag|date=June 20, 2019 |language=en|access-date=July 31, 2019|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819170118/https://www.xxlmag.com/2019-xxl-freshman-cover/|url-status=live}}
Kirk featured on various hit songs throughout mid-2019, including Megan Thee Stallion's "Cash Shit" and Quality Control's "Baby", both of which reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. In July 2019, Kirk was featured on Dreamville's compilation album Revenge of the Dreamers III, on the opening track, "Under the Sun". He received acclaim for his guest feature, with various publications ranking it as his best verse of 2019,{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8531488/dababy-features-2019-ranked-list|title=DaBaby's Best Guest Verses of 2019, Ranked|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 31, 2019|archive-date=November 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121043201/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8531488/dababy-features-2019-ranked-list|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/dababy-best-guest-feature-verses-ranked/|title=DaBaby's Best Guest Verses, Ranked|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=December 31, 2019|archive-date=December 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231150317/https://www.complex.com/music/dababy-best-guest-feature-verses-ranked/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/dababys-top-10-best-features-of-2019-news.96120.html|title=DaBaby's Top 10 Best Features Of 2019|website=HotNewHipHop|date=November 22, 2019|access-date=December 31, 2019|archive-date=December 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213183916/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/dababys-top-10-best-features-of-2019-news.96120.html|url-status=live}} including Complex magazine calling it a "defining breakout moment for a new rap superstar".
In August 2019, he announced that his second album would be titled Kirk, named after his surname. It was released in September, and debuted atop the US Billboard 200.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8532280/dababy-earns-first-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart-with-kirk|title=DaBaby Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Kirk'|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=October 6, 2019|access-date=October 7, 2019|archive-date=December 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227173841/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8532280/dababy-earns-first-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart-with-kirk|url-status=live}} Its lead single, "Intro", was successful, peaking at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Around that time, Kirk also made notable appearances on singles such as Post Malone's "Enemies",{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8529019/post-malone-hollywoods-bleeding-track-list|title=Post Malone's 'Hollywood's Bleeding' is Packed with 17 Tracks|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 11, 2019|archive-date=September 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923170126/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8529019/post-malone-hollywoods-bleeding-track-list|url-status=live}} which peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, and on the remixes to YG's "Stop Snitchin", Lizzo's "Truth Hurts",{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2055824/lizzo-truth-hurts-dababy-remix/music/|title=Lizzo & DaBaby Team Up For "Truth Hurts" Remix: Listen|date=August 23, 2019|access-date=November 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204091343/https://www.stereogum.com/2055824/lizzo-truth-hurts-dababy-remix/music/|archive-date=December 4, 2019|url-status=dead}} and Lil Nas X's "Panini",{{Cite web|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/lil-nas-xs-panini-finally-gets-the-chowder-treatment-1838086678|title=Lil Nas X's "Panini" Finally Gets the Chowder Treatment It Deserves|last=Pulliam-Moore|first=Charles|date=September 13, 2019|website=io9|language=en-us|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110215937/https://io9.gizmodo.com/lil-nas-xs-panini-finally-gets-the-chowder-treatment-1838086678|archive-date=November 10, 2019|access-date=March 8, 2020}} released in May, August, and September 2019, respectively. In October, he made a cameo appearance in the music video for his protégé, Rich Dunk's single "High School".{{cite web|url=https://www.sohh.com/watch-dababy-rich-dunk-deliver-non-stop-laughs-in-new-high-school-video/|title=WATCH: DABABY + RICH DUNK RELEASE NEW HIGH SCHOOL VIDEO|date=October 24, 2019|access-date=November 11, 2019|work=Sohh|archive-date=October 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029211356/https://www.sohh.com/watch-dababy-rich-dunk-deliver-non-stop-laughs-in-new-high-school-video/|url-status=live}}
Kirk closed 2019 having 22 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 for the year, the most of any artist that year.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8532439/dababy-kirk-every-song-debuts-hot-100|title=DaBaby Charts 18 Songs on Hot 100, Including All 13 From New Album 'Kirk'|last=Zellner|first=Xander|date=October 8, 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 31, 2019|archive-date=February 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205025014/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8532439/dababy-kirk-every-song-debuts-hot-100|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|title=DaBaby Chart History – Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/dababy|url-status=dead|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321093117/https://www.billboard.com/music/dababy|archive-date=March 21, 2019|access-date=December 31, 2019}}
=Since 2020: ''Blame It on Baby'', ''Rockstar'', ''My Brother's Keeper'' and ''Baby on Baby 2''=
At the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, held in 2020, Kirk received two nominations, both for "Suge", in the categories Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song.{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-list|title=2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees List|website=The Recording Academy|date=November 20, 2019|access-date=April 3, 2020|archive-date=January 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126102347/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-list|url-status=live}} His third studio album, Blame It on Baby, was released in April 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/DaBabyDaBaby/status/1249735312907079680|title=DaBaby on Twitter: "THIS FRIDAY! 🤫💿" / Twitter|via=Twitter|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=April 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413163442/https://twitter.com/DaBabyDaBaby/status/1249735312907079680|url-status=live}} The album received mixed to positive reviews, and achieved commercial success, debuting atop the Billboard 200 with 124,000 album-equivalent units, becoming Kirk's second number-one album.{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=April 26, 2020|title=DaBaby Arrives at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Blame It on Baby'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9366100/dababy-blame-it-on-baby-billboard-number-one|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427023221/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9366100/dababy-blame-it-on-baby-billboard-number-one|archive-date=April 27, 2020|access-date=April 26, 2020|magazine=Billboard}} It produced his highest-charting song, "Rockstar", featuring Roddy Ricch, which spent seven non-consecutive weeks at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached number-one in the United Kingdom.{{Cite web|title=DaBaby and Roddy Ricch's 'Rockstar' Rises to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 — Billboard|url=https://apple.news/Aoc14Kwx-SGSFzoFdq1BM1g|access-date=June 8, 2020|website=apple.news|language=en-US|archive-date=June 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608182252/https://apple.news/Aoc14Kwx-SGSFzoFdq1BM1g|url-status=live}}
In June, Kirk was featured on the remix for the Jack Harlow song "Whats Poppin", which peaked at number two on the Hot 100 while "Rockstar" was still at the top. This made DaBaby the 20th act to occupy the chart's top 2 positions, and the first since Ariana Grande in 2019. In July, Kirk was featured on "For the Night" by Pop Smoke and Lil Baby, which debuted at number six on the Hot 100. As a result, DaBaby became the seventh act to chart at least three songs in the top six simultaneously.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9417430/dababy-rockstar-number-one-fifth-week-hot-100|title=DaBaby's 'Rockstar' Rules Hot 100 For Fifth Week, Pop Smoke's 'For the Night' Debuts in Top 10|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=July 13, 2020|access-date=July 14, 2020|archive-date=July 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713234449/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9417430/dababy-rockstar-number-one-fifth-week-hot-100|url-status=live}}
In July 2020, Kirk released a single with his signee Stunna 4 Vegas, titled "No Dribble",{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/07/dababy-stunna-4-vegas-no-dribble-video|title=DaBaby and Stunna 4 Vegas Release Latest Video and Single "No Dribble|work=Complex|author=FNR TIGG|date=July 27, 2020|access-date=July 29, 2020|archive-date=July 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729013909/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/07/dababy-stunna-4-vegas-no-dribble-video|url-status=live}} included on the deluxe edition of Blame It on Baby, which was released in August 2020, and described by DaBaby as a "brand new album".{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/dababy-announces-blame-it-on-baby-deluxe-edition-news.115236.html|title=DaBaby Announces "Blame It On Baby Deluxe Edition"|work=HotNewHipHop|last=Findlay|first=Mitch|date=July 31, 2020|access-date=July 31, 2020|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819170115/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/dababy-announces-blame-it-on-baby-deluxe-edition-news.115236.html|url-status=live}}
In November 2020, DaBaby released his debut EP, My Brother's Keeper (Long Live G). It pays tribute to his late brother, Glenn Johnson, and features appearances from Meek Mill, NoCap, Toosii, and Polo G.{{cite web|url=https://www.pitchfork.com/news/dababy-shares-new-song-my-brothers-keeper-long-live-g-listen/|title=DaBaby Shares New EP My Brother's Keeper (Long Live G)|work=Pitchfork|date=November 20, 2020|access-date=November 27, 2020|archive-date=November 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120051313/https://pitchfork.com/news/dababy-shares-new-song-my-brothers-keeper-long-live-g-listen/|url-status=live}} Kirk contributed a feature on the remix of "Levitating" by English singer Dua Lipa. Though the remix was released in late 2020, the song began climbing up the charts and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2021.
In January 2021, DaBaby released the single "Masterpiece" alongside a music video for the track directed by Gemini Visions.{{cite news |last1=Elibert |first1=Mark |title=DaBaby Shoots Flashy 'Masterpiece' Video After Proclaiming To Be 1 Of 2 'Best Rappers Alive' |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.60079/title.dababy-shoots-flashy-masterpiece-video-after-proclaiming-to-be-1-of-2-best-rappers-alive |access-date=January 17, 2021 |work=HipHopDX |date=January 15, 2021 |archive-date=January 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117101801/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.60079/title.dababy-shoots-flashy-masterpiece-video-after-proclaiming-to-be-1-of-2-best-rappers-alive |url-status=live }} The track includes references to his relationship with DaniLeigh and to his past legal troubles.{{cite news |last1=Marie |first1=Erika |title=DaBaby Brags About His Lady On 'Masterpiece' Single |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/dababy-brags-about-his-lady-on-masterpiece-single-new-song.1989927.html |access-date=January 17, 2021 |work=HotNewHipHop |date=January 15, 2021 |archive-date=January 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116164610/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/dababy-brags-about-his-lady-on-masterpiece-single-new-song.1989927.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Hussey |first1=Allison |title=DaBaby Shares New Song 'Masterpiece': Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/dababy-shares-new-song-masterpiece-listen/ |access-date=January 17, 2021 |date=January 15, 2021 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115214244/https://pitchfork.com/news/dababy-shares-new-song-masterpiece-listen/ |url-status=live }} In February, DaBaby released a remix to SpotemGottem's single Beat Box, along with a music video. He released the June singles "Ball If I Want To",{{Citation|title=DaBaby – BALL IF I WANT TO (Official Video)| date=June 17, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rzm7cPzVUo|language=en|access-date=August 19, 2021|archive-date=August 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815072653/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rzm7cPzVUo|url-status=live}} and "Red Light Green Light",{{Citation|title=DaBaby – Red Light Green Light (Official Video)| date=June 25, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6IIWuwdNIc|language=en|access-date=August 19, 2021|archive-date=August 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816120507/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6IIWuwdNIc|url-status=live}} and "Giving What It's Supposed To Give" in July.{{Citation|title=DaBaby – Giving What It's Supposed To Give [Official Video]| date=July 28, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2NpbUuRNkU|language=en|access-date=August 19, 2021|archive-date=August 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819004151/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2NpbUuRNkU|url-status=live}}
In July 2021, Kirk faced backlash for remarks largely regarded to be homophobic.{{cite web |last1=Kornhaber |first1=Spencer |title=Lil Nas X, DaBaby, and the Incoherence of Homophobia |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2021/07/lil-nas-x-dababy-homophobia/619610/ |website=The Atlantic |publisher=Emerson Collective |access-date=31 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730102144/https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2021/07/lil-nas-x-dababy-homophobia/619610/ |archive-date=30 July 2021 |language=en |date=30 July 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Silva |first1=Cynthia |title='Horrified': Celebrities and activists slam rapper DaBaby's anti-gay comments |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/celebrities-activists-condemn-rapper-dababys-homophobic-comments-rcna1535 |website=NBC News |access-date=31 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728200413/https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/celebrities-activists-condemn-rapper-dababys-homophobic-comments-rcna1535 |archive-date=28 July 2021 |language=en |date=28 July 2021 |url-status=live}} While performing at the Rolling Loud Festival in Miami Gardens, Florida on July 25, he said, "[If] you didn't show up today with HIV/AIDS, or any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that'll make you die in two to three weeks, then put a cellphone light in the air. Ladies, if your pussy smell {{sic}} like water, put a cellphone light in the air. Fellas, if you ain't sucking dick in the parking lot, put a cellphone light in the air."{{Cite web|last=Halaly|first=Alan|title=DaBaby's Set at Rolling Loud Was Indicative of Rap's Problem with Women and Queer People|url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/dababys-homophobic-and-misogynistic-comments-at-rolling-loud-2021-12616005|access-date=July 26, 2021|website=Miami New Times|language=en|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726213850/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/dababys-homophobic-and-misogynistic-comments-at-rolling-loud-2021-12616005|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=DaBaby Receives Backlash for Homophobic Comments While Performing at Rolling Loud Miami (UPDATE)|url=https://www.complex.com/music/dababy-homophobic-rolling-loud-comments/|access-date=July 26, 2021|website=Complex|language=en|archive-date=August 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801195122/https://www.complex.com/music/dababy-homophobic-rolling-loud-comments/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Rapper T.I defends DaBaby's homophobic rant at Rolling Loud festival amidst backlash|url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/rapper-t-defends-dababy-homophobic-175354015.html|access-date=July 26, 2021|website=www.yahoo.com|date=July 26, 2021 |language=en-US|archive-date=July 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728021333/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/rapper-t-defends-dababy-homophobic-175354015.html|url-status=live}} In the wake of his remarks, DaBaby's scheduled appearance at Lollapalooza on August 1 was cancelled and later replaced by G Herbo.{{cite web | title=DaBaby booted from Lollapalooza after homophobic comments | website=king5.com | date=July 1, 2021 | url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/dababy-booted-lollapalooza-homophobic/507-891519a6-6239-441b-a9fa-64d3723cf425 | access-date=July 1, 2021 | archive-date=August 1, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801193554/https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/dababy-booted-lollapalooza-homophobic/507-891519a6-6239-441b-a9fa-64d3723cf425 | url-status=live }} The fashion brand BoohooMAN ended its collaboration with Kirk.{{cite magazine | title=DaBaby Loses BoohooMAN Collab After Homophobic Rant | magazine=Billboard | date=July 30, 2021 | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9607230/boohooman-ends-dababy-collab-after-homophobic-rant/ | access-date=July 1, 2021 | archive-date=July 28, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728161446/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9607230/boohooman-ends-dababy-collab-after-homophobic-rant/ | url-status=live }} On August 2, the organizers of the Governors Ball Music Festival announced Kirk had been removed from the 2021 lineup as a result of his comments.{{Cite magazine|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=August 2, 2021|title=DaBaby Dropped From Governors Ball Festival Following Homophobic Remarks|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dababy-governors-ball-festival-dropped-controversy-1205890/|access-date=August 2, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=August 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802133311/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dababy-governors-ball-festival-dropped-controversy-1205890/|url-status=live}} He was also cut from Parklife Festival, Day N Vegas,{{cite magazine | last=Shaffer | first=Claire | title=DaBaby Dropped From Day N Vegas Festival Due to Homophobic Comments | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=August 2, 2021 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dababy-day-n-vegas-dropped-homophobic-1206141/ | access-date=August 2, 2021 | archive-date=August 2, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802163056/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dababy-day-n-vegas-dropped-homophobic-1206141/ | url-status=live }} Austin City Limits Festival, Music Midtown, and the iHeartRadio Music Festival.{{cite magazine | last=Blistein | first=Jon | title=DaBaby Dropped From Three More Festivals Over Homophobic Comments | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=August 3, 2021 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dababy-dropped-austin-city-limits-iheartradio-festivals-1206718/ | access-date=August 3, 2021 | archive-date=August 3, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803153809/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dababy-dropped-austin-city-limits-iheartradio-festivals-1206718/ | url-status=live }} Radio stations substituted a version of the "Levitating" remix without his contribution, resulting in his credit being removed on the Billboard Airplay Charts on August 9.{{Cite web|last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|date=August 9, 2021|title=DaBaby's Credit Has Been Removed From Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' On Several Billboard Charts|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2021/08/13/dababys-credit-has-been-removed-from-dua-lipas-levitating-on-several-billboard-charts/|access-date=August 25, 2021|website=Forbes|language=en-US|archive-date=August 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825153107/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2021/08/13/dababys-credit-has-been-removed-from-dua-lipas-levitating-on-several-billboard-charts/|url-status=live}} On August 24, he also addressed being "canceled" in a freestyle over Bia's song "Whole Lotta Money".{{Cite magazine|last=Mamo|first=Heran|title=DaBaby Raps About Getting 'Canceled' in New Freestyle Over BIA's 'Whole Lotta Money'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9619162/dababy-whole-lotta-money-freestyle/|access-date=August 25, 2021|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US|archive-date=August 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824222104/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9619162/dababy-whole-lotta-money-freestyle/|url-status=live}}
In March 2022, he released the mixtape Better than You with YoungBoy Never Broke Again. In September, he released his fourth studio album Baby on Baby 2.{{Cite web |last=Espinoza |first=Joshua |date=September 23, 2022 |title=DaBaby Releases 'Baby on Baby 2' Album |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/cmplxjoshua-espinoza/dababy-baby-on-baby-2 |website=Complex |access-date=June 27, 2023 |archive-date=June 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627103939/https://www.complex.com/music/a/cmplxjoshua-espinoza/dababy-baby-on-baby-2 |url-status=live }}
Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment
{{Infobox record label
| name = Billion Dollar Baby
| image =
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| parent =
| founded = 2017
| founder = DaBaby
| status = Active
| distributor = Interscope Capitol Labels Group
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|trap}}
| country = U.S.
| location = Charlotte, North Carolina
| url =
}}
Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment is an American record label founded by DaBaby in 2017, based in Charlotte, North Carolina.{{cite web |title=DaBaby Say He Plans on Retiring From Music in 5 Years: 'I'll Be Creating Other Superstars' |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/12/dababy-says-he-plans-on-retiring-from-music-in-5-years |website=Complex |access-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-date=February 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205110804/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/12/dababy-says-he-plans-on-retiring-from-music-in-5-years |url-status=live }} DaBaby spoke about intending to focus on the record label saying "I won't be rapping in five years; I won't be rapping. I'll be creating other superstars."{{cite web |title=DaBaby Introduces the Artists on His Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment Roster |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/dababy-billion-dollar-baby-entertainment-artists/ |website=XXL |date=December 22, 2020 |access-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-date=February 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215093140/https://www.xxlmag.com/dababy-billion-dollar-baby-entertainment-artists/ |url-status=live }}
=Roster=
- Stunna 4 Vegas
- DJ K.i.D
- Rich Dunk
- KayyKilo
- Wisdom
Artistry
=Music=
Charles Holmes of Rolling Stone described Kirk's flow as a "staccato, precise, and brutal rapping style, a syllable-crushing force delivered with such forward momentum it often gives the illusion that he starts rapping before the beat begins". According to Holmes, the most notable example of this effect is in his breakthrough hit "Suge".{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dababy-baby-of-the-year-901697/|title=The Baby of the Year|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Holmes|first=Charles|date=November 14, 2020|access-date=April 3, 2020|archive-date=April 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408221126/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dababy-baby-of-the-year-901697/amp/|url-status=live}}
Speaking on his influences, Kirk has said he studied artists like Future, Lil Wayne and Kanye West, who he says "came up and consistently progressed". He further elaborated: "I've studied all the genius marketers throughout the rap game. I borrow from anybody with something to offer". Jeff Weiss of The Guardian favorably compared to Kirk to Busta Rhymes, Eminem, Missy Elliott and Ludacris, noting the similarities in their musical styles which include "inventive rap stylists unafraid to make videos full of funny parodies and rubber-faced camera goofs".{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/10/dababy-boom-controversial-rapper-taking-over-america|title=DaBaby boom: meet the controversial rapper taking over America|work=The Guardian|last=Weiss|first=Jeff|date=January 10, 2020|access-date=April 3, 2020|archive-date=March 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313161353/https://amp.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/10/dababy-boom-controversial-rapper-taking-over-america|url-status=live}} According to Weiss, Kirk "reflects an anachronistic approach to the rap game. If the charts are filled with opiated threnodies about addiction and sadness, he eschews singing in favor of raps that could take your head off". Kirk has said "I can't sing, but I'll hit some notes here and there".
=Music videos=
DaBaby often collaborates with Reel Goats. Jessica McKinney of Complex wrote that their videos "always have comedic and fun elements to them."{{Cite web |last=McKinney |first=Jessica |date=September 5, 2019 |title=How DaBaby Is Making Some of Rap's Best Music Videos |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/j-mckinney/dababy-music-videos-reel-goats-interview |website=Complex |access-date=June 28, 2023 |archive-date=June 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628063640/https://www.complex.com/music/a/j-mckinney/dababy-music-videos-reel-goats-interview |url-status=live }}
Personal life
Kirk has a stepson born in 2014 and three daughters born in 2017, 2020, and 2021.{{Cite web |last=Yomary |first=Tatayana |date=June 21, 2022 |title=Who Are DaBaby's Kids? The Rapper Is a Proud Father |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/dababy-kids |website=Distractify |access-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626114003/https://www.distractify.com/p/dababy-kids |url-status=live }}
Kirk's father died in 2019 shortly after the release of his debut studio album. His second album is a tribute to his last name, with the cover being his father holding him as an infant.{{Cite web |last=Schatz |first=Lake |date=September 24, 2019 |title=DaBaby announces new album, Kirk, featuring Chance the Rapper, Migos, Nicki Minaj, and more |url=https://consequence.net/2019/09/dababy-kirk-new-album-release-date/ |website=Consequence |access-date=June 27, 2023 |archive-date=June 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627121919/https://consequence.net/2019/09/dababy-kirk-new-album-release-date/ |url-status=live }} Kirk's brother, Glen Johnson, died in November 2020, at age 34, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.{{Cite web|title=Rapper DaBaby's brother dead at 34|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rapper-dababy-brother-dead|access-date=November 4, 2020|website= | publisher= Fox News|date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=August 3, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210803021356/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rapper-dababy-brother-dead|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Eustice |first1=Kyle |title=DaBaby Deactivates His Instagram Account Following Older Brother's Suicide |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.58902/title.dababy-deactivates-his-instagram-account-following-older-brothers-suicide |access-date=November 9, 2020 |work=HipHopDX |date=November 8, 2020 |archive-date=November 21, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211121134916/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.58902/title.dababy-deactivates-his-instagram-account-following-older-brothers-suicide |url-status=live }}
Regarding his religious beliefs, he stated in 2019 that "I'm blessed. I'm covered by the blood of Christ."{{Citation|title=DaBaby Talks Antics, Altercations, Features + Why He's The Best Rapper| date=March 6, 2019 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TStE7evhghQ|language=en|access-date=May 24, 2021|archive-date=October 30, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211030162919/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TStE7evhghQ|url-status=live}}
He dated fellow American rapper and singer DaniLeigh in 2020. The couple split in February 2021. Months after the split, it was reportedly confirmed that Kirk had fathered a child with her after a viral incident of the two was recorded and posted on Instagram.[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dababy-danileigh-argument-police-1257872/ DaBaby Calls Cops on Baby’s Mother, Who Was Charged With Simple Assault] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217080707/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dababy-danileigh-argument-police-1257872/ |date=February 17, 2022 }} rollingstone.com[https://www.hot97.com/hip-hop-news/hot-news/dababy-seemingly-confirms-hes-the-father-to-danileighs-baby-girl/ DaBaby Seemingly Confirmed He Had a Child With DaniLeigh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125025707/https://www.hot97.com/hip-hop-news/hot-news/dababy-seemingly-confirms-hes-the-father-to-danileighs-baby-girl/ |date=January 25, 2022 }} hot97.com[https://bckonline.com/2021/11/15/dababy-and-danileigh-argue-in-front-of-their-baby-girl-cops-called/ DABABY AND DANILEIGH ARGUE IN FRONT OF THEIR BABY GIRL, COPS CALLED] {{Webarchive|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220125025656/https://bckonline.com/2021/11/15/dababy-and-danileigh-argue-in-front-of-their-baby-girl-cops-called/ |date=January 25, 2022 }} bckonline.com
He supported but did not vote for Kanye West's 2020 presidential campaign and supported Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign.{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=2022-07-25 |title=DaBaby Would Have Voted For Kanye West for President, But Says He's Now a Donald Trump Supporter |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/dababy-donald-trump-supporter-1235117478/ |access-date=2023-08-14 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=August 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814195937/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/dababy-donald-trump-supporter-1235117478/ |url-status=live }}
Legal issues
In November 2018, Kirk shot a 19-year-old man in the abdomen at a Walmart in Huntersville, North Carolina. The man, Jaylin Domonique Craig died soon after.{{cite news | last = Marusak | first = Joe | date = April 17, 2019 | title = Rapper DaBaby's gun charge dismissed in connection with fatal NC Walmart shooting | url = https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article228642214.html | work = The Charlotte Observer | access-date = May 12, 2019 | archive-date = June 23, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200623043927/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article228642214.html | url-status = live }} Kirk confirmed his involvement in the shooting and said that he acted in self-defense.{{cite news | last = Coleman II | first = C. Vernon | date = March 30, 2019 | title = Charges Dropped Against DaBaby for Deadly Walmart Shooting | url = https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/03/charges-against-dababy-dropped-deadly-walmart-shooting/ | work = XXL | access-date = May 12, 2019 | archive-date = April 2, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200402215516/https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/03/charges-against-dababy-dropped-deadly-walmart-shooting/ | url-status = live }} The most serious charges were dropped in March 2019, and he pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon, a misdemeanor.{{cite news |last1=Maruszak |first1=Joe |title=Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/celebrities/article232069397.html |access-date=July 19, 2019 |date=June 28, 2019 |archive-date=May 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518074444/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/celebrities/article232069397.html |url-status=live }}
In April 2022, Rolling Stone released the surveillance tape of the incident, sparking renewed scrutiny in the incident after Kirk shot a trespasser at his Troutman, North Carolina estate earlier that month.{{cite web |title=New video shows moments leading up to deadly 2018 Walmart shooting involving rapper DaBaby |url=https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/new-video-shows-moments-leading-up-deadly-2018-walmart-shooting-involving-rapper-dababy/53SRVIDHO5CIXHY4EWHLUGLXNI/ |publisher=WSOC-TV |access-date=April 27, 2022 |date=April 27, 2022 |archive-date=April 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425181608/https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/new-video-shows-moments-leading-up-deadly-2018-walmart-shooting-involving-rapper-dababy/53SRVIDHO5CIXHY4EWHLUGLXNI/ |url-status=live }} No one was charged for the incident in Troutman.{{Cite web |last=Limehouse |first=Jonathan |date=May 5, 2022 |title=No charges to be filed 'at this time' in shooting at rapper DaBaby's NC home, DA says |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article261129047.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 5, 2022 |website=The Charlotte Observer |archive-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505194435/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article261129047.html }}
File:DaBaby-Mugshot-from-Miami.jpg
In January 2020, Kirk was detained and questioned in Miami in connection with a robbery investigation. He was later arrested after authorities found he had an arrest warrant out in Texas stemming from a battery charge.{{Cite news| url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/rapper-dababy-detained-questioned-miami-robbery-investigation-n1109926|title=Rapper DaBaby detained, questioned in Miami in robbery investigation|website=NBC News|language=en|access-date=January 3, 2020|archive-date=April 18, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200418134448/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/rapper-dababy-detained-questioned-miami-robbery-investigation-n1109926|url-status=live}} According to TMZ and other outlets, members of his crew allegedly assaulted and robbed a music promoter who only paid Kirk $20,000 of the $30,000 he was owed for a performance in Miami.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/02/dababy-detained-robbery-investigation-questioning-cops/|title=DaBaby Arrested in Robbery Case After Victim Doused with Apple Juice|website=TMZ|date=January 3, 2020 |language=en|access-date=January 3, 2020|archive-date=June 9, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200609042219/https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/02/dababy-detained-robbery-investigation-questioning-cops/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url= https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/03/entertainment/dababy-arrest-miami-trnd/index.html|title=Rapper DaBaby arrested in Miami after a fight with a music promoter|first=Leah|last=Asmelash|website=CNN|date=January 3, 2020 |access-date=January 21, 2020|archive-date=May 7, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200507111605/https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/03/entertainment/dababy-arrest-miami-trnd/index.html|url-status=live}} Reports state that he and his associates allegedly took $80 cash, an iPhone 7, and a credit card from the promoter. Kirk was charged with battery and released from Miami-Dade County jail 48 hours later.{{Cite web|url= https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/06/dababy-breaks-silence-jail-robbery-investigation-miami/|title=DaBaby Breaks Silence On Jail Stint in Miami, Robbery Investigation|website=TMZ.com |date=January 7, 2020 |language=en|access-date=January 21, 2020|archive-date=April 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407002101/https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/06/dababy-breaks-silence-jail-robbery-investigation-miami/|url-status=live}}
During Kirk's 2020 "Up Close N Personal" tour, he slapped a female fan on his way to the stage for a performance in Tampa, Florida. The crowd responded by booing, and he left the venue without performing any songs. He said that he struck her because she placed her phone too close to his face while taking a video with the flash on. In a video posted on Instagram, Kirk said, "I do apologize that there was a female on the other end. I think by this time, you know it's a well known fact that male or female, I would've responded the same exact way."{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51800333|title=DaBaby apologises for hitting female fan|date=March 9, 2020|work=BBC News|access-date=March 11, 2020|language=en-GB|archive-date=March 13, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313075607/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51800333|url-status=live}}
In February 2022, Kirk and his crew assaulted DaniLeigh's brother Brandon Bills at a bowling alley in the Los Angeles area.{{Cite web|title=Video Shows DaBaby and His Crew Physically Attacking DaniLeigh's Brother at Bowling Alley| url= https://www.complex.com/music/video-shows-dababy-crew-physically-attacking-danileigh-brother-bowling-alley|access-date=2022-02-10|website=Complex|language=en|archive-date=February 10, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220210215647/https://www.complex.com/music/video-shows-dababy-crew-physically-attacking-danileigh-brother-bowling-alley|url-status=live}} Later that year, Kirk was charged with felony battery for an alleged assault against a rental property owner in Los Angeles.{{cite news |last1=Lavin |first1=Will |title=DaBaby charged with felony battery for alleged attack on rental property owner |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/dababy-charged-with-felony-battery-for-alleged-attack-on-rental-property-owner-3216235 |access-date=September 3, 2024 |work=NME |date=May 1, 2022}} In 2024, he pled guilty to misdemeanor simple battery for the incident.{{cite news |last1=Rigotti |first1=Alex |title=DaBaby pleads guilty to misdemeanour simple battery for allegedly sucker-punching a man in his sixties |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/dababy-guilty-misdemeanour-simple-battery-sucker-punching-man-3774613 |access-date=September 3, 2024 |work=NME |date=July 13, 2024}}
Discography
{{Main|DaBaby discography}}
Studio albums
- Baby on Baby (2019){{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=October 7, 2019|archive-date=April 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424160949/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dababy-baby-on-baby/|url-status=live}}
- Kirk (2019){{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/02/dababy-kirk-release-date|title=DaBaby says he's releasing new album Kirk later this month|last=Renshaw|first=David|date=September 2, 2019|access-date=September 20, 2019|website=The Fader|archive-date=October 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012153734/https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/02/dababy-kirk-release-date|url-status=live}}
- Blame It on Baby (2020)
- Baby on Baby 2 (2022)
Tours
=Headlining=
- Baby on Baby Tour (2019){{Cite news|url=https://www.axs.com/dababy-announces-baby-on-baby-2019-tour-136973|title=DaBaby announces Baby on Baby 2019 tour|work=AXS|access-date=September 20, 2019|archive-date=October 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013173035/https://www.axs.com/dababy-announces-baby-on-baby-2019-tour-136973|url-status=live}}
- Kirk Tour (2019){{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/dababy-announces-north-american-kirk-tour-with-stunna-4-vegas-news.92456.html|title=DaBaby Announces North American "Kirk" Tour With Stunna 4 Vegas|date=October 4, 2019|access-date=October 15, 2019|publisher=HotNewHipHop|last=Post|first=Chantilly|archive-date=October 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011015232/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/dababy-announces-north-american-kirk-tour-with-stunna-4-vegas-news.92456.html|url-status=live}}
- Live Show Killa Tour (2021){{Cite web|last=Inman|first=DeMicia|date=2021-11-04|title=DaBaby Announces Nationwide Tour 'Live Show Killa' Backed By Rolling Loud|url=https://www.vibe.com/news/events/dababy-announces-tour-backed-rolling-loud-1234634700/|access-date=2022-01-14|website=VIBE.com|language=en-US|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114211403/https://www.vibe.com/news/events/dababy-announces-tour-backed-rolling-loud-1234634700/|url-status=live}}
- Baby on Baby 2 Tour (2022){{Cite web |last=Parks |first=Kendall |date=September 28, 2022 |title=DaBaby Announces "Baby On Baby 2" Tour Despite Recent Low Ticket Sales |url=https://www.sohh.com/dababy-announces-baby-on-baby-2-tour-despite-recent-low-ticket-sales/ |website=SOHH |access-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626084006/https://www.sohh.com/dababy-announces-baby-on-baby-2-tour-despite-recent-low-ticket-sales/ |url-status=live }}
Awards and nominations
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|+ List of awards and nominations received by DaBaby ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
| scope="row" rowspan=3| ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards
| rowspan=3| 2020 | "Baby Sitter" | rowspan=2 |Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | {{won}} |
|---|
| "Cash Shit" (with Megan Thee Stallion)
| {{won}} |
| "Suge"
| Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song | {{won}} |
| scope="row" rowspan=11| BET Awards
| rowspan=4| 2020 | Kirk | Album of the Year | {{nom}} |
| rowspan=2| "Bop"
| Video of the Year | {{nom}} |
| Viewers' Choice Award
| {{nom}} |
| Himself
| Best Male Hip Hop Artist | {{won}} |
| rowspan="7"| 2021
| Album of the Year | {{nom}} | rowspan="7"|{{cite web|last=Clark|first=Anne Victoria|title=Here Are Your 2021 BET Awards Winners|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/06/2021-bet-awards-winners-the-full-list.html|website=Vulture.com|date=June 27, 2021|access-date=June 28, 2021|archive-date=June 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628004218/https://www.vulture.com/2021/06/2021-bet-awards-winners-the-full-list.html|url-status=live}} |
| rowspan="2"|"Rockstar" (feat. Roddy Ricch)
| Viewers' Choice Award | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="4"| Best Collaboration
| {{nom}} |
| "Whats Poppin (Remix)" (with Jack Harlow, Tory Lanez, and Lil Wayne)
| {{nom}} |
| "Cry Baby" (with Megan Thee Stallion)
| {{nom}} |
| "For the Night" (with Pop Smoke and Lil Baby)
| {{nom}} |
| Himself
| Best Male Hip Hop Artist | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="7" scope="row" | BET Hip Hop Awards
| rowspan=3| 2019 | "Suge" | Best Hip Hop Video | {{nom}} |
| rowspan=2| Himself
| Hot Ticket Performer | {{nom}} |
| Best New Hip Hop Artist
| {{won}} |
| 2022
|DaBaby & YoungBoy Never Broke Again |Best Duo/Group |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="3" |2023
|"Shake Sumn" |Best Hip-hop Video |{{nom}} |
| Himself
|Best Live Performer |{{nom}} |
| DaBaby & Reel Goats
|Video Director of the Year |{{nom}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="8" |Billboard Music Awards
| rowspan="8" |2021 | rowspan="3" |Himself | Top Hot 100 Artist | {{nom}} |
| Top Streaming Songs Artist
| {{nom}} |
| Top Rap Artist
| {{nom}} |
| Blame It on Baby
| Top Rap Album | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="4" |"Rockstar" (feat. Roddy Ricch)
| Top Hot 100 Song | {{nom}} |
| Top Streaming Song
| {{won}} |
| Top Collaboration
| {{nom}} |
| Top Rap Song
| {{won}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="8" | Grammy Award
| rowspan=2| 2020 | rowspan=2| "Suge" | {{nom}} |
| Best Rap Song
| {{nom}} |
| rowspan="4" | 2021
| rowspan="3" | "Rockstar" {{small|(feat. Roddy Ricch)}} | {{nom}} |
| Best Melodic Rap Performance
| {{nom}} |
| Best Rap Song
| {{nom}} |
| "Bop"
| {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) {{small|(Justin Bieber)}} | rowspan="2" | Album of the Year | {{nom}} |
| Donda {{small|(Kanye West)}}
| {{nom}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="5" |iHeartRadio Music Awards
| rowspan="2" |2020 |Himself |Best New Hip-Hop Artist |{{Won}} |
| "Suge"
|Hip-Hop Song of the Year |{{Won}} |
| rowspan="3" | 2021
| Himself | Hip-Hop Artist of the Year | {{nom}} | rowspan="3" | {{cite web|last=Fields|first=Taylor|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2021-04-07-2021-iheartradio-music-awards-see-the-full-list-of-nominees/|title=2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards: See The Full List of Nominees|date=April 7, 2021|publisher=iHeartRadio|access-date=April 7, 2021|archive-date=April 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407131059/https://www.iheart.com/content/2021-04-07-2021-iheartradio-music-awards-see-the-full-list-of-nominees/|url-status=live}} |
| rowspan="2"| "Rockstar" {{small|(featuring Roddy Ricch)}}
| Song of the Year | {{nom}} |
| Hip-Hop Song of the Year
| {{nom}} |
| scope="row"|iHeartRadio Titanium Awards
|2021 |"Rockstar" {{small|(featuring Roddy Ricch)}} |1 Billion Total Audience Spins on iHeartRadio Stations |Won |
| scope="row"| MTV Video Music Awards
| 2019 | "Suge" | Song of Summer | {{nom}} |
See also
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