Lil Baby is an $8 million dollar American rapper. In 2018, he released his first studio album, “Harder Than Ever,” which quickly rose to the top three on the “Billboard” 200 charts and was certified platinum.
Even more impressive was the success of his 2020 follow-up, “My Turn,” which went triple platinum and topped the “Billboard” 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. Lil Baby has also worked with Gunna, Moneybagg Yo, Ralo, Lil Uzi Vert, Kodak Black, Gucci Mane, Offset, Young Thug, Lil Yachty, and Lil Durk, among many others, and released several mixtapes.
He directed the music videos for “On Me,” his song, and “Hear This” and “Walk” by Rylo Rodriguez in 2020. Both “Yes Indeed” (with Drake) and “Drip Too Hard” (with Gunna) is certified 6x Platinum and made the top 10 on the “Billboard” Hot 100, respectively, becoming two of Lil Baby’s most successful singles to date.
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What is Lil Baby’s Net Worth?
| Net Worth: | $8 Million |
| Date of Birth: | Dec 3, 1994 (27 years old) |
| Place of Birth: | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Gender: | Male |
| Profession: | Rapper |
Lil Baby’s Early Life.
Dominique Armani Jones, known as Lil Baby, was born on December 3, 1994, in Atlanta, Georgia. Lil Baby’s father abandoned the family when he was just two years old, and his mother brought him up on her alone. He had two sisters and left Booker T. Washington High School after one year.
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Among the many counts against him, Lil Baby was detained in 2012 for possession with the intent to sell. Lil Baby’s original attorney tried to get him to accept a two-year plea bargain, so he hired a new one who negotiated a program that would only keep him in jail for a single year.
After getting into a confrontation with another inmate in the program over racial slurs, Lil Baby was forced to return to prison to finish his initial two-year sentence. He was first arrested for marijuana possession in 2013, and then again the following year for selling the drug. After spending two years in jail, Lil Baby started his rap career with Quality Control Music and his label, 4PF.
Lil Baby’s Career.
To follow up on the success of his 2017 debut mixtape “Perfect Timing,” Lil Baby dropped “Harder Than Hard” in July, “2 The Hard Way” (with Marlo) in October, and “Too Hard” in December. After reaching #80 on the “Billboard” 200 and #33 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, “Too Hard” was certified gold.
The single “Freestyle,” featured on the mixtape, was certified 2 Platinum, and its music video has been viewed over 400 million times on YouTube. “All of a Sudden” (featuring Moneybagg Yo) is another hit from “Too Hard,” and it peaked at #20 on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart after going Platinum.
In 2018, Lil Baby released the studio album “Harder Than Ever,” which included the Gold-certified hit “Southside” and the six-times-Platinum single “Yes Indeed.” After that, in October he dropped the Gunna-featured “Drip Harder” mixtape, then in November he dropped the solo “Street Gossip.”
The mixtape “Drip Harder” was certified Platinum, while “Street Gossip” was certified Gold. Both albums debuted in the top 10 on the “Billboard” 200 chart, and the singles “Drip Too Hard” (featuring Gunna) and “Close Friends” from “Drip Harder” were certified 9x Platinum and 4x Platinum, respectively. In September 2018, Lil Baby performed on Adult Swim’s “FishCenter Live,” and by December of the same year, he was featured on Yung Gravy’s single “Alley Oop.”
Lil Baby played his character in the 2019 MTV movie “How High 2,” where he also performed on the show “Wild ‘N Out.” In addition to “Woah,” his album, he has released the singles “Phone Down” (featuring Stefflon Don), “Out the Mud” (featuring Future), “Baby” (featuring Quality Control and DaBaby), “Toast Up” (featuring Ali Tomineek and Shad on the Beat), and “Woah,” which has been certified three times platinum.
The singles “Sum 2 Prove,” “Emotionally Scarred,” and “The Bigger Picture” from his sophomore studio album, “My Turn,” all went platinum. The album was released on February 28, 2020. On the “Billboard” Hot 100, twelve of the album’s tracks were featured.
As a response to the unrest caused by George Floyd, Lil Baby released his protest song “The Bigger Picture” in June 2020. He gave some of the money made from the song to Black Lives Matter, the NAACP, the Bail Project, and Breonna Taylor’s lawyer.
With this song, Lil Baby was nominated for two Grammys and the “Billboard” Hot 100 charted at #3. He also sang it during the Grammys in 2021.
To the tune of “Wants and Needs,” which Drake released in March 2021 and reached #2 on the “Billboard” Hot 100 with his assistance, he gained widespread recognition and fame. The record he made with Lil Durk, “The Voice of the Heroes,” was released in June 2021 and went to #1 on the “Billboard” 200 lists.
Lil Baby’s Personal Life.
On February 18, 2019, Lil Baby and Jayda Chaves, a model and entrepreneur, became the proud parents of a son they named Loyal. In 2016, the couple started dating after Cheaves participated in his music video for “Close Friends.” Also, Lil Baby has a kid named Jason from a prior relationship with a woman named Ayesha.
On the first anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, in May 2021, the rapper was there with Floyd’s family at the White House. To discuss the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, they met with Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden.
Lil Baby was taken into custody in Paris, France, in July of 2021 for marijuana possession. As soon as he paid the fine he was freed from police custody the following morning.
Lil Baby’s Awards and Nominations.
For his work on “Drip Too Hard” (2020), “The Bigger Picture” (2019), and “Best Rap Performance” (2019), Lil Baby has been nominated for three Grammys (2021). He won nine ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards in 2021, including Songwriter of the Year, and was nominated for a Song of Summer VMA (for “We Paid”) and a Video for Good VMA (for “The Bigger Picture”) in 2020.
He won Best New Artist at this year’s ceremony and Best Male Hip Hop Artist in 2021. In 2020, Lil Baby won a BET Hip Hop Award for Impact Track for “The Bigger Picture,” and in 2021, his album “My Turn” was named Hip-Hop Album of the Year by IHeartRadio.
He has also been nominated for the American Music Award for New Artist of the Year and the Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album for “My Turn,” as well as the “Billboard” Music Award for Top New Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Album, and Top “Billboard” 200 Album.