Dominique Armani Jones (born December 3, 1994), known professionally as Lil Baby, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. He rose to mainstream fame in 2017 following the release of his mixtape Perfect Timing, becoming one of the most popular artists in the trap music genre as of now.

Lil Baby's debut studio album Harder Than Ever (2018) was certified RIAA Platinum and included the song "Yes Indeed" with Drake, which peaked at six on the Billboard Hot 100. He went on to release two more mixtapes in 2018, Drip Harder and Street Gossip, the former containing his most popular song "Drip Too Hard", which peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, and the latter peaking at number two on the US Billboard 200. Lil Baby's second album, My Turn (2020), peaked at number one on the Billboard 200. The song "We Paid", from the album, charted at number ten on the Hot 100. In June 2020, he released the single "The Bigger Picture", which peaked at number three on the Hot 100 and became the highest charting song of his career. 

Throughout his career, Lil Baby has been nominated for three Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, and seven BET Awards.

Career

2016 
Shortly after his release from prison, Jones released his mixtape Perfect Timing, with features from Young Thug, Lil Yachty, and others.

July 18, 2017 
He released his second mixtape entitled Harder Than Hard.

October 9, 2017 
Jones released a collaboration mixtape with close friend and fellow Atlanta rapper Marlo, 2 The Hard Way. This mixtape did not create as big an impact as the two former tapes, but still garnered some attention.

November 2017 - December 2017 
Jones finally started to break through to the masses with his December 2017 mixtape Too Hard, led by his hit single "Freestyle", which was released as a music video on November 5 to promote the upcoming mixtape. Through the success of the single, Jones attracted much attention towards his mixtape. When the mixtape was finally released, it featured the single "All of a Sudden" with featuring American rapper and friend Moneybagg Yo. This mixtape was defining for much of Jones' current career.

May 2018 
Baby released his debut studio album, Harder Than Ever, which debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart.The album was supported by the singles, "Southside" and "Yes Indeed" (with Drake), the "Yes indeed" peaked at number six on the BillboardHot 100. "Life Goes On" featuring Lil Uzi Vert and Gunna charted at 74 on the Billboard Hot 100.

October 5, 2018 
After Lil Baby released Harder Than Ever, he released his collaborative mixtape Drip Harder with fellow label member and close friend, Gunna on. The single, "Drip Too Hard" went on to become certified 9x Platinum by the RIAA and MC Platinum, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and being nominated for Best Rap/Song Performance at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. The mixtape was released under the labels Quality Control, YSL Records and Motown/Capitol.

September 2018 
Baby appeared on the Adult Swim television series FishCenter Live.

November 2018 
He released his mixtape Street Gossip.

December 2018 
Baby collaborated with Yung Gravy on the Gravy's single, "Alley Oop".

He starred in How High 2, the latest sequel to the 2001 stoner film How High, which premiered on April 20, 2019, on MTV.

June 21, 2019 
Baby and Future released a single titled "Out the Mud".

July 17, 2019 
Lil Baby appeared alongside DaBaby on the single "Baby", released on Quality Control's second studio album, Control the Streets, Volume 2. The song peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100.

November 8, 2019 
Baby released his single "Woah" as the lead single for his second studio album My Turn.The song peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.

November 9, 2019 
Baby who was featured in YouTuber KSI's song "Down Like That" along with rapper Rick Ross and British producer S-X performed it for KSI's ringwalk at Staples Center for his fight against YouTuber Logan Paul.

November 15, 2019 
Baby released a song from the film Queen & Slim, titled "Catch the Sun", which subsequently appeared on My Turn.

January 10, 2020 
Lil Baby released the second single, "Sum 2 Prove", for his album, and it reached number 16 on the Hot 100.

February 28, 2020 
The album, My Turn, was released and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. It features guest appearances from Gunna, 42 Dugg, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Wayne, Moneybagg Yo, Young Thug and Rylo Rodriguez. My Turn produced 12 songs that appeared the Billboard Hot 100chart, giving him a career total of 47 songs on the chart, putting him at a tie with Prince and Paul McCartney.

May 1, 2020 
Following the release of the album's deluxe version, My Turn returned to the top spot on the Billboard 200.

June 12, 2020 
Lil Baby released the political song "The Bigger Picture", following the George Floyd protests. The song also debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Lil Baby's highest-charting song as a lead artist. His song "We Paid" featuring 42 Dugg from the My Turn deluxe also peaked in the top 10 of the Hot 100.

July 2020 
Lil Baby was featured on Pop Smoke's "For the Night", from his posthumous debut album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon. The track reached number six on the Hot 100.

September 2020 
My Turn became the first album of the year to be certified double platinum by the RIAA. "The Bigger Picture" received two nominations at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards: Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song.

March 14, 2021 
Lil Baby performed "The Bigger Picture" at the Grammys in 2021 to mostly positive reviews. The following day, another collaboration with Drake, "Wants and Needs", debuted at number two on the Hot 100. Passing a previous peak and debut with "The Bigger Picture" for Jones, becoming his highest-charting song overall.

June 4, 2021 
Lil Baby released his collaborative studio album with Lil Durk, The Voice of the Heroes. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.

Background 
Lil baby was born and raised in Atlanta living with his mother and 2 sisters while there father is no longer with them.

Personal Life 
Jason is a son of Jones which he had from his relationship with his Ex girlfriend, Ayesha. Jayda Cheaves Is an entrepreneur and a model who fall in a relationship with Jones in 2016.

References

1994 births