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'''Dominique Armani Jones'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/10/lil-baby-interview/|title=Lil Baby's Future in Hip-Hop Is Already Written|website=XXL|date=October 3, 2019 |access-date=October 3, 2019|archive-date=October 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004043433/https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/10/lil-baby-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref> (born December 3, 1994), known professionally as '''Lil Baby''', is an American rapper from [[Atlanta]], Georgia. He rose to prominence following the release of his 2017 mixtapes ''Harder than Hard'' and ''Too Hard'', the former of which spawned his first [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] entry with its lead single, "[[My Dawg (Lil Baby song)|My Dawg]]."<ref name="Lil Baby Harder Than Ever Review">{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lil-baby-harder-than-ever-review-news.50709.html|title=Lil Baby "Harder Than Ever" Review|work=HotNewHipHop|date=May 23, 2018|access-date=May 30, 2018|archive-date=May 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524001616/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lil-baby-harder-than-ever-review-news.50709.html|url-status=live}} * {{cite web |url=https://georgia.arrests.org/search.php?page=2&results=14&fname=dominique&lname=jones&fpartial=True |title=Most recent Georgia Bookings |website=Georgia.arrests.org |date=June 16, 2018 |access-date=June 16, 2018 |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617015401/https://georgia.arrests.org/search.php?page=2&results=14&fname=dominique&lname=jones&fpartial=True |url-status=live }} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ckj0ixgZE8&ab_channel=95G=True Alt URL] * {{Cite magazine|title=Lil Baby Has Become a Superstar. Here's How It Happened, In 10 Steps|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9416012/lil-baby-superstar-analysis/|access-date=March 23, 2021|magazine=Billboard|language=en}} * {{Cite news|last=Coscarelli|first=Joe|date=February 26, 2020|title=Lil Baby Might Be Rap's Most Reluctant New Star|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/arts/music/lil-baby-my-turn.html|access-date=March 23, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He signed with [[Quality Control Music]], an imprint of [[Motown]] and [[Capitol Records]] to release his debut studio album ''[[Harder Than Ever]]'' (2018), which peaked at number three on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and was supported by the ''Billboard'' Hot 100-top ten single "[[Yes Indeed (Lil Baby and Drake song)|Yes Indeed]]" (with [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]). He released two additional retail projects that same year: The collaborative mixtape ''[[Drip Harder]]'' with fellow [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]-based rapper [[Gunna (rapper)|Gunna]]—which saw continued success with its singles "[[Drip Too Hard]]" and "[[Close Friends (song)|Close Friends]]"—and his commercial mixtape ''[[Street Gossip (mixtape)|Street Gossip]]'', which peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200.
 
Lil Baby's second album, [[My Turn (Lil Baby album)|''My Turn'']] (2020) was his first to debut atop the ''Billboard'' 200, received [[RIAA certification|quadruple platinum]] certification by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) and became the [[List of best-selling albums in the United States of the Nielsen SoundScan era #Best-selling albums by year|best-selling album of that year]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59999/title.lil-babys-my-turn-named-best-selling-u-s-album-for-2020-over-taylor-swift | title=Lil Baby's 'My Turn' Named Best Selling U.S. Album for 2020 over Taylor Swift | date=January 11, 2021 }}</ref> It spawned the hit song "[[We Paid]]" (with [[42 Dugg]]), as well as the [[George Floyd protests|George Floyd protest]]-inspired single "[[The Bigger Picture (song)|The Bigger Picture]]"; both of which peaked within the top ten of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while the latter received two nominations—[[Grammy Award for Best Rap Song|Best Rap Song]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance|Best Rap Performance]]—at the [[63rd Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|title=Drake Makes Historic Hot 100 Start at Nos. 1, 2 & 3, Led by 'What's Next'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9541075/drake-top-three-hot-100-debuts-whats-next-number-one|access-date=March 15, 2021|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}</ref> The following year, his collaborative album with Chicago rapper [[Lil Durk]], ''[[The Voice of the Heroes]]'' (2021) became his second to peak the ''Billboard'' 200, while he won the [[Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance]] for his guest appearance on [[Kanye West]] and [[the Weeknd]]'s 2021 single "[[Hurricane (Kanye West song)|Hurricane]]". Lil Baby's third album, ''[[It's Only Me]]'' (2022) was met with continued success and peaked the chart once more.