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Jonathan Lyndale Kirk [5] (born December 22, 1991), known professionally as DaBaby (formerly Baby Jesus), is an American rapper.After releasing several mixtapes between 2014 and 2018, he signed with Interscope Records in January 2019 in a joint venture with the North Carolina–based record label, South Coast Music Group.
The song was released on April 17, 2020, as the second single from DaBaby's third studio album Blame It on Baby (2020). It was written by the two rappers. It was written by the two rappers. "Rockstar" spent seven non-consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 . [ 1 ]
The discography of American rapper DaBaby consists of four studio albums, four extended plays, thirteen mixtapes, and 138 singles (including 92 as a featured artist).. DaBaby, who was known as Baby Jesus at the time, released his debut mixtape NonFiction in 2015, [1] he then released three more mixtapes from 2015 to 2016.
The official remix of the song was released on July 7, 2023, and is a collaboration with Sexyy Red. [7] A music video for the remix was released on July 10, 2023. It also shows DaBaby dressed as a fireman, and he and Red are accompanied by a group of twerking dancers. Actor Gianni Paolo makes a cameo in the clip, as a hostage of Sexyy Red. [8]
The song explores themes of family and DaBaby handling his newfound success. [1] The song strays away from his usual comedic subject matter, which is synonymous with his music. He explains how he found out about his father's passing only moments before he was informed that his debut studio album, Baby on Baby , debuted atop the Billboard ...
"Baby" received acclaim from music critics. HipHopDX called the collaboration "a match made in heaven", [5] and in their album review, commended Wheezy's production as "magical stepping stones for Lil Baby to lay his verse as he boasts about still hanging out in the projects and DaBaby smashes on the beat equally, while both maintain their own unique way of rhyming". [6]
Given the right production, Baby's charisma can carry them forward, with 'Toes' and 'There He Go' landing firmly in the upper ranks of his catalog." [ 3 ] Will Schube of Complex wrote, "'Toes' works, mostly because of the whistle-led Kenny Beats production and the surprising chemistry between Moneybagg Yo and Lil Baby."
The official music video for the song was released on November 16, 2020. Directed by Motion Family, it begins with a tribute to DaBaby's older brother Glenn Johnson, who died earlier in the month. [4] DaBaby invites his grandfather (played by himself) to spend the day with him and Young Thug at his video shoot as a treat for his 90th birthday. [5]