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DaBaby

Not to be confused withLil BabyorBhad Bhabie.

Jonathan Lyndale Kirk[5](born December 22, 1991), known professionally asDaBaby(formerlyBaby Jesus), is an American rapper fromCleveland, Ohio.After releasing severalmixtapesbetween 2014 and 2018, he signed withInterscope Recordsin 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 theBillboardHot 100a month after its release.

DaBaby
DaBaby in 2023
DaBaby in 2023
Background information
Birth nameJonathan Lyndale Kirk
Also known asBaby Jesus
Born(1991-12-22)December 22, 1991(age 32)[a]
Cleveland, Ohio,U.S.
OriginCharlotte, North Carolina,U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter[4]
DiscographyDaBaby discography
Years active2014–present
Labels
Children4
Websiteofficialdababy

His second studio album,Kirk(2019) debuted atop theBillboard200and spawned the hit singles "Intro"and"Bop".That same year, he guest featured on the singles"Enemies"byPost Maloneand "Cash Shit"byMegan Thee Stallion.His third studio album,Blame It on Baby(2020) became his second to peak the chart and spawned the single "Rockstar"(featuringRoddy Ricch), which spent seven non-consecutive weeks atop theBillboardHot 100 in the wake of that year'sGeorge Floyd protests.Furthermore, it receivedquintuple platinumcertification by theRecording Industry Association of America(RIAA) and was nominated forRecord of the Yearat the63rd Annual Grammy Awards.

In 2020, he guest performed on the remix of "Whats Poppin"byJack Harlowand the single "Levitating"byDua Lipa,both of which peaked at number two on theBillboardHot 100. In the wake of controversies regardinghomophobia,he released the collaborative mixtapeBetter than You(2022) withYoungBoy Never Broke Again,and his fourth album,Baby on Baby 2(2022), to commercial declines.

Early life

Jonathan Lyndale Kirk was born on December 22, 1991,[a]inCleveland, Ohio.[6]He moved toCharlotte, North Carolinaat age six, where he spent most of his early years.[7]He attended Vance High School, now calledJulius L. Chambers High School,where he graduated in 2010.

He attended theUniversity of North Carolina at Greensborofor two years.[8]He did not complete his studies, saying he only went to college for his parents' sake.[9]He grew up listening toEminem,50 CentandLil Waynewith his two older brothers.[10]

Career

2014–2018: Early mixtapes

Kirk began taking music seriously between 2014 and 2015.[9]In 2015, he started off his music career by releasingNonfiction,his debutmixtape.He followed this up with hisGod's Workmixtape series,Baby Talkmixtape series,Billion Dollar Baby,andBack 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.[11]

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 aroundNorth Carolinaclubs at the time he [Taylor] was launching his label. Taylor had been responsible for the early rise ofSouthern rapstars includingYo GottiandFuture.[9]Once they started working together, the team kept building buzz around the South with mixtapes and club shows, while Kirk was finding his sound.[11]

Through his deal with South Coast, Kirk signed a short-lived distribution deal withJay-Z'sRoc Nationfor hisBlank Blankmixtape that would prove to be his breakout in late 2018.[11]Thanks to the guidance of Taylor, and following major label bidding wars, Kirk landed a seven-figure recording deal withInterscope.[9]

2019:Baby on BabyandKirk

DaBaby during an interview in 2018

In January 2019, upon being signed to Interscope, Kirk launched his own imprint, Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment.[12]In March 2019, Kirk's debut studio albumBaby on Baby,was released viaInterscope Recordsand South Coast Music Group in ajoint venturewith both labels. The thirteen-track project features guest appearances fromOffset,Rich Homie Quan,Rich the KidandStunna 4 Vegas.[13]

Baby on Babydebuted at number 25 on theBillboard200albums chart in the US. The song "Suge"debuted on theBillboardHot 100at number 87 on the chart, dated April 13, 2019, and reached the top 10 on the chart, dated June 8, 2019.[13]Kirk was featured on the cover ofXXLas part of the Freshman Class of 2019.[14]

Kirk featured on various hit songs throughout mid-2019, includingMegan Thee Stallion's "Cash Shit"andQuality Control's "Baby",both of which reached the top 40 on theBillboardHot 100. In July 2019, Kirk was featured onDreamville's compilation albumRevenge 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,[15][16][17]includingComplexmagazine calling it a "defining breakout moment for a new rap superstar".

In August 2019, he announced that his second album would be titledKirk,named after his surname.[18]It was released in September, and debuted atop the USBillboard200.[19]Its lead single, "Intro",was successful, peaking at number 13 on theUSBillboardHot 100chart. Around that time, Kirk also made notable appearances on singles such asPost Malone's"Enemies",[20]which peaked at number 16 on theBillboardHot 100, and on the remixes toYG's "Stop Snitchin",Lizzo's "Truth Hurts",[21]andLil Nas X's "Panini",[22]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".[23]

Kirk closed 2019 having 22 entries on theBillboardHot 100for the year, the most of any artist that year.[24][25]

2020–present:Blame It on Baby,Rockstar,My Brother's KeeperandBaby on Baby 2

At the62nd Annual Grammy Awards,held in 2020, Kirk received two nominations, both for"Suge",in the categoriesBest Rap PerformanceandBest Rap Song.[26]His third studio album,Blame It on Baby,was released in April 2020.[27]The album received mixed to positive reviews, and achieved commercial success, debuting atop theBillboard200with 124,000album-equivalent units,becoming Kirk's second number-one album.[28]It produced his highest-charting song, "Rockstar",featuringRoddy Ricch,which spent seven non-consecutive weeks at number-one on theBillboardHot 100, and reached number-one in the United Kingdom.[28][29]

In June, Kirk was featured on the remix for theJack Harlowsong "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 sinceAriana Grandein 2019. In July, Kirk was featured on "For the Night"byPop SmokeandLil 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.[30]

In July 2020, Kirk released a single with his signeeStunna 4 Vegas,titled "No Dribble",[31]included on the deluxe edition ofBlame It on Baby,which was released in August 2020, and described by DaBaby as a "brand new album".[32] 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 fromMeek Mill,NoCap,Toosii,andPolo G.[33]Kirk contributed a feature on the remix of "Levitating"by English singerDua Lipa.Though the remix was released in late 2020, the song began climbing up the charts and peaked at number 2 on theBillboardHot 100 in 2021.

DaBaby in 2021

In January 2021, DaBaby released the single "Masterpiece"alongside a music video for the track directed by Gemini Visions.[34]The track includes references to his relationship withDaniLeighand to his past legal troubles.[35][36]In February, DaBaby released a remix toSpotemGottem's singleBeat Box,along with a music video. He released the June singles "Ball If I Want To",[37]and "Red Light Green Light",[38]and "Giving What It's Supposed To Give" in July.[39]

In July 2021, Kirk faced backlash for remarks largely regarded to behomophobic.[40][41]While performing at theRolling LoudFestival inMiami Gardens, Floridaon July 25, he said, "[If] you didn't show up today withHIV/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'tsucking dickin the parking lot, put a cellphone light in the air. "[42][43][44]In the wake of his remarks, DaBaby's scheduled appearance atLollapaloozaon August 1 was cancelled and later replaced byG Herbo.[45]The fashion brand BoohooMAN ended its collaboration with Kirk.[46]On August 2, the organizers of theGovernors Ball Music Festivalannounced Kirk had been removed from the 2021 lineup as a result of his comments.[47]He was also cut fromParklife Festival,Day N Vegas,[48]Austin City Limits Festival,Music Midtown,and theiHeartRadio Music Festival.[49]Radio stations substituted a version of the "Levitating"remix without his contribution, resulting in his credit being removed on theBillboardAirplay Chartson August 9.[50]On August 24, he also addressed being "canceled"in a freestyle overBia's song "Whole Lotta Money".[51]

In March 2022, he released the mixtapeBetter than YouwithYoungBoy Never Broke Again.In September, he released his fourth studio albumBaby on Baby 2.[52]

Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment

Billion Dollar Baby
Founded2017
FounderDaBaby
StatusActive
Distributor(s)Interscope Capitol Labels Group
Genre
Country of originU.S.
LocationCharlotte, North Carolina

Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment is an American record label founded by DaBaby in 2017, based inCharlotte, North Carolina.[53]Billion Dollar Baby currently has signed 5 artists to the label. 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." His label signeeStunna 4 Vegas,is often referred to as DaBaby's sidekick.[54]

Roster

Artistry

Music

Charles Holmes ofRolling Stonedescribed 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".[8]

Speaking on his influences, Kirk has said he studied artists likeFuture,Lil WayneandKanye 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 ofThe Guardianfavorably compared to Kirk toBusta Rhymes,Eminem,Missy ElliottandLudacris,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".[9]According to Weiss, Kirk "reflects ananachronisticapproach 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 ".[9]

Music videos

DaBaby often collaborates with Reel Goats. Jessica McKinney ofComplexwrote that their videos "always have comedic and fun elements to them."[55]

Personal life

Kirk has a stepson born in 2014 and three daughters born in 2017, 2020, and 2021.[56]

Kirk's father died in 2019 shortly after the release of his debut studio album. Hissecond albumis a tribute to his last name, with the cover being his father holding him as an infant.[57]Kirk's brother, Glen Johnson, died in November 2020, at age 34, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[58][59]

Regarding his religious beliefs, he stated in 2019 that "I'm blessed. I'm covered by the blood of Christ."[60]

He dated fellow American rapper and singerDaniLeighin 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 onInstagram.[61][62][63]

He supported but did not vote forKanye West's2020 presidential campaignand supportsDonald Trump's2024 presidential campaign.[64]

In November 2018, Kirk shot a 19-year-old man in the abdomen at aWalmartinHuntersville, North Carolina.The man, Jaylin Domonique Craig died soon after.[65]Kirk confirmed his involvement in the shooting and said that he acted in self-defense.[66]The most serious charges were dropped in March 2019,[65]and he pleaded guilty tocarrying a concealed weapon,a misdemeanor.[67]

In April 2022,Rolling Stonereleased the surveillance tape of the incident, sparking renewed scrutiny in the incident after Kirk shot a trespasser at hisTroutman, North Carolinaestate earlier that month.[68]No one was charged for the incident in Troutman.[69]

A 2020 mugshot

In January 2020, Kirk was detained and questioned inMiamiin connection with a robbery investigation. He was later arrested after authorities found he had anarrest warrantout inTexasstemming from abatterycharge.[70]According toTMZand 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.[71][72]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.[73]

During Kirk's 2020 "Up Close N Personal" tour, he slapped a female fan on his way to the stage for a performance inTampa, 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 onInstagram,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."[74]

In February 2022, Kirk and his crew assaultedDaniLeigh's brother Brandon Bills at a bowling alley in the Los Angeles area.[75]Later that year, Kirk was charged withfelony batteryfor an alleged assault against a rental property owner inLos Angeles.[76]In 2024, he pled guilty to misdemeanor simple battery for the incident.[77]

Discography

Main article:DaBaby discography

Studio albums

Tours

Headlining

  • Baby on Baby Tour (2019)[79]
  • Kirk Tour (2019)[80]
  • Live Show Killa Tour (2021)[81]
  • Baby on Baby 2 Tour (2022)[82]

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations received by DaBaby
Award Year Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Category Result Ref.
ASCAPRhythm & Soul Music Awards 2020 "Baby Sitter" Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Won [83]
"Cash Shit"(with Megan Thee Stallion) Won
"Suge" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song Won
BET Awards 2020 Kirk Album of the Year Nominated [84]
"Bop" Video of the Year Nominated
Viewers' Choice Award Nominated
Himself Best Male Hip Hop Artist Won
2021 Blame It on Baby Album of the Year Nominated [85]
"Rockstar"(feat. Roddy Ricch) Viewers' Choice Award Nominated
Best Collaboration Nominated
"Whats Poppin (Remix)"(with Jack Harlow, Tory Lanez, and Lil Wayne) Nominated
"Cry Baby"(with Megan Thee Stallion) Nominated
"For the Night"(with Pop Smoke and Lil Baby) Nominated
Himself Best Male Hip Hop Artist Nominated
BET Hip Hop Awards 2019 "Suge" Best Hip Hop Video Nominated [86]
Himself Hot Ticket Performer Nominated
Best New Hip Hop Artist Won
2022 DaBaby &YoungBoy Never Broke Again Best Duo/Group Nominated [87]
2023 "Shake Sumn" Best Hip-hop Video Nominated [88]
Himself Best Live Performer Nominated
DaBaby & Reel Goats Video Director of the Year Nominated
Billboard Music Awards 2021 Himself Top Hot 100 Artist Nominated [89]
Top Streaming Songs Artist Nominated
Top Rap Artist Nominated
Blame It on Baby Top Rap Album Nominated
"Rockstar"(feat. Roddy Ricch) Top Hot 100 Song Nominated
Top Streaming Song Won
Top Collaboration Nominated
Top Rap Song Won
Grammy Award 2020 "Suge" Best Rap Performance Nominated [26]
Best Rap Song Nominated
2021 "Rockstar"(feat. Roddy Ricch) Record of the Year Nominated [90]
Best Melodic Rap Performance Nominated
Best Rap Song Nominated
"Bop" Best Rap Performance Nominated
2022 Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)(Justin Bieber) Album of the Year Nominated [91]
Donda(Kanye West) Nominated
iHeartRadio Music Awards 2020 Himself Best New Hip-Hop Artist Won [92]
"Suge" Hip-Hop Song of the Year Won
2021 Himself Hip-Hop Artist of the Year Nominated [93]
"Rockstar"(featuring Roddy Ricch) Song of the Year Nominated
Hip-Hop Song of the Year Nominated
iHeartRadio Titanium Awards 2021 "Rockstar"(featuring Roddy Ricch) 1 Billion Total Audience Spins on iHeartRadio Stations Won [94]
MTV Video Music Awards 2019 "Suge" Song of Summer Nominated [95]

See also

Explanatory notes

  1. ^abMecklenburg public records show DaBaby's birth date as being December 21, 1991.[1]However, DaBaby himself has stated his birth date is December 22, 1991.[2]

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