Lil Baby Biography

Lil Baby was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 3, 1994, into a lower-middle-class family, which lived in the suburbs of Georgia. Throughout his childhood, he was exposed to many criminal activities. Since many of his neighbors were making a living out of petty crimes, Lil Baby did not have much of an option but to tread the path laid by his neighbors.

Lil Baby was never interested in academics. His lack of interest in studies made his parents worry about his future. In the late 90s, a musical genre called ‘Gangsta rap’ was at its peak and almost every other kid was influenced by it. Lil Baby too was attracted to the musical genre, which eventually pulled him towards rap. However, making a career out of it was never the plan.

He spent most of his early days just hanging around with his friends and selling illegal drugs on the street. He also often got involved in brawls. When some of his childhood friends went on to make successful careers in music, he felt left out but refused to change his ways.

He always had a passion for music, but leading the life of a criminal seemed better and easier than any other profession. He was sentenced to five years in prison for selling drugs.

While in prison, he showed signs of improvement, due to which he was released in just two years. Upon his release, he decided to lead a better life and his childhood friend Coach K came forward to help him.

They established a music label ‘Quality Control,’ and his childhood friends Pierre Thomas (Pee), and Kevin Lee (Coach K) started working together. Around this time, Lil Baby started developing his debut mixtape.

In April 2017, Lil Baby released his debut mixtape ‘Perfect Timing.’ The album was a collaborative effort by all of Lil Baby’s childhood friends, who worked together to ensure the success of the album.

Lil later said that he and his team took just two days to come up with the mixtape and that was when he realized that he had a natural flair for music. The mixtape took Atlanta’s underground music scene by storm. The album was played in many pubs, bars, and cafes in and around Georgia.

Lil Baby was praised for his lyrics. Most of his lyrics were inspired by the experience he had during his time in prison. He had also written about his thoughts on leading the life of a petty criminal.

He became even more popular with the release of his next mixtape, ‘Harder than Hard.’ While the lyrics explained the psychological pain that he suffered because of his past, the catchy beats and tunes ensured the success of the album. Some of the songs, such as ‘My Dawg,’ ‘Ride or Die,’ and ‘My Drip’ went on to become chartbusters.

Lil Baby presently works for his ‘Quality Control’ label, which he co-owns, along with his childhood friends.

In 2021, for his song, "The Bigger Picture", Lil Baby was nominated for two Grammy Awards - 'Best Rap Performance' and 'Best Rap Song'. The same year, he also released his studio album ‘The Voice of the Heroes,’ which he made in collaboration with Lil Durk. The album managed to top the charts, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200.

In 2022, he released the singles, “Detox” and “Right On” which made it to the Billboard Hot 100. He also came out with the singles “Heyy” and “In a Minute.” The singles were a part of his third studio album, ‘It's Only Me,’ released in October 2022. The same year also saw the release of the documentary film ‘Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby’ directed by Karam Gill. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was later released on Amazon Prime Video.

Lil Baby got his name from some of his older friends, with whom he used to hang out a lot. Since he was just 10 years old back then, his older friends often called him ‘Lil Baby.’ He has a sister named Myra.

Lil Baby was in a relationship with Instagram star Jayda Cheaves. They were blessed with a son named Loyal Armani on February 18, 2019.

He was previously in a relationship with Ayesha Howard and has a son named Jason Armani with her.