Lil Baby, Dominique Armani Jones’ stage name, is an American rapper who was born on December 3, 1994. In 2017, after his mixtape Perfect Timing was released, he gained widespread recognition. His first studio album, Harder Than Ever (2018), produced the top 10 single “Yes Indeed” on the Billboard Hot 100. (with Drake). In 2018, he released two additional mixtapes: Drip Harder (featuring Gunna), which peaked at #2 on the US Billboard 200 and featured the track “Drip Too Hard,” which peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was later certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Quick Review Lil Baby Profile
- Full Name: Dominique Armani Jones
- Date Of Birth: December 3, 1994
- Place Of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
- Age: 28
- Occupation: Singer
- Year Active: 2015
- Net Worth: $8 Million
Early life
Jones was born in the Oakland City district of Atlanta, Georgia. His father abandoned the family when he was two years old, leaving his mother to raise him and his two sisters. He committed to drug peddling and left Booker T. Washington High School in the ninth grade.
Career
Lil Baby was a frequent drug dealer at Quality Control Records when he was seventeen years old, but label founder Kevin “Coach K” Lee encouraged him to pursue rapping because he thought Baby had “the swag… the lingo, [and] respect around the city”. Young Thug and Gunna were two other rappers who helped Baby develop his sound. He eventually released his debut mixtape, Perfect Timing, in April 2017 and featured Young Thug. Three months later, he released another mixtape called Harder Than Hard. In October, he dropped 2 The Hard Way, his third mixtape in as many months, which he worked on alongside buddy and fellow Atlanta rapper Marlo. In December, a fourth mixtape called Too Hard was made available.
Lil Baby Net Worth
The world became familiar with Baby thanks to his debut album, Harder Than Ever, released the year after. Yes Indeed, one of the album’s hits, peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The 27-year-net old’s worth is reportedly estimated to be approximately $8 million.
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