DA BABY

Raised in Charlotte, North Carolina as Jonathan Kirk, DaBaby started rapping in December 2014. By January 2015, he had premiered his debut mixtape NonFiction (released under the name Baby Jesus), and garnered local attention and over 10,000 streams in the first 48 hours — despite no promotion beyond his Instagram account. DaBaby continued to earn buzz with mixtapes like 2015’s So Disrespectful and 2016’s God’s Work: Resurrected, which includes a feature from Louisiana rapper Boosie Badazz. DaBaby’s past releases also include “21”, which has racked up over 20 million views on YouTube to date. Most recently, the rapper was named as part of the 2019 XXL Freshman Class and as a performer for the Inaugural JMBLYA Arkansas hip-hop festival. He was also included on the No. 1-debuting album, Revenge of the Dreamers III and has collaborated with several prominent musicians including Offset, Lil Baby and Rich the Kid. DaBaby’s first studio album, Baby on Baby, was released with Interscope Records in March 2019 and peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200 with a Gold certification. Baby on Baby was #1 for five weeks on Urban radio and received critical acclaim and coverage from the likes of Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and more. The lead single, “Suge” also peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified double platinum with tracks "Goin Baby” and "Baby Sitter" (featuring Offset) certified gold.