There’s a baby problem in the rap world. No I’m not talking about a new flock of
baby mama's I'm talking about the moniker of Baby taking over the game. There is Lil
Baby, DaBaby, Bhad Bhabie, Sada Baby, Bali Baby, BBG Baby Joe, Yung Baby Tate, Bryan
'Baby' Williams aka Birdman.
We ain't talking about that baby today but instead focusing in Lil Baby and DaBaby. Thanks
to the massive success of Yes Indeed where he rapped “Wah Wah Wah”, Yes I'm the Baby
and Drip Too Hard has made Lil Baby a household name more so than DaBaby but technically speaking,
DaBaby made his inaugural release first, with his premier mixtape coming out in January
2017 as opposed to Lil Baby’s first offering in April 2017. On top of this only one of
these two babies has gone as far as to wear an actual diaper.
Now that's commitment! Both young gentleman har having phenomenal success this year but
can the world of rap handle two different babies? I'm not so sure. That's why we are
gonna be pitting these two rap super stars against each other in a 3 round Versus video.
My name is Michael McCrudden, The last time we did one of these videos it was Blackpink
Vs BTS but no-one showed up for that video. 14K viewers? What do you guys think I'm doing
- Making these videos for my health? In that one 52% voted for BTS. Our NLE Choppa VS NBA
Youngboy video brought in some serious views with a Quarter Million eye balls and 62% of
the vote going to YoungBoy Never Broke Again. You will have your chance to vote in this
versus as well on who is the bigger or better Baby near the end - but for now, let's get
into this Versus video...
ROUND 1 – We gotta start off looking at the numbers, this includes on Social Media
& the Billboard Charts.
In May of 2018 Lil 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" featuring Drake, the latter peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot
100 and Drip Too Hard peaked at number one on the On-Demand Streaming Songs list.
The man has had plenty of songs on YouTube go viral. Freestyle Official music video has
pulled in almost 250 Million views and the audio for Drip Too Hard is at 168 Million.
His channel boasts 2.2 Million YouTube Subscribers and on Instagram he's rocking 6.2 Million
followers at the time of this recording where he's been showing off plenty of stacks and
ice.
These are gonna be tough numbers for DaBaby to try and keep up with but the man has had
1 hit crack the Hot 100 at number #46 with Suge.
Also his album Baby on Baby peaked at #14 on the Billboard 200. On DaBaby's YouTube
channel with over 670K Subscribers his biggest hit so far has been Suge (Yea Yea) with 31
Million views. Next Song has pulled in 16 Million and Walker Texas Ranger has pulled
in another 13 Million. I gotta give the man bonus points for his creativity and humour
with his music videos. On Instagram the man has 1.7 Million followers
both of these dudes names into Google Trends DaBaby is trailing far behind so for round
1, Lil Baby gets the W.
ROUND 2 Who is the bigger Baby?
For this round we are gonna look at who is in fact the bigger baby and bonus points out
the gate go to DaBaby for him rocking that diaper.
Lil Baby was born in Atlanta Georgia on December 3rd 1994 which makes him the younger of the
two. in his self produced Documentary about his come up his mom explained how he got the
name Lil Baby.
In an interview with DJ Smallz Eyes he tells the same story...
Pretty straight forward stuff. As for DaBaby well he takes the Baby name a little more
seriously. DaBaby was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on December 22, 1991 making him the
older of the two but in his household he was the baby.
He also goes by the name Baby Jesus and he talked about what going Baby on Baby mean
in this interview:
Speaking with Rollingstone DaBaby explains: “Anything that you do [to] the best it could
be done, you goin’ baby. If you hit the gym every day, you go hard, you got your body
right, your body goes, you goin’ baby. Females, they goin’ baby. When she put that dress
on with them heels and get her hair done, she goin’ baby. When I shoot these game-changing
videos, when I chart on Billboard with my debut project with only a week of self-promotion,
I’m goin’ baby. Anything that you do exceedingly well you goin’ baby.”
& his dedication to the moniker has held strong with his mixtapes. Let me list off the names.
Baby Talk, Baby Talk 2, Billion Dollar Baby, Baby Talk 3, Back On My Baby, Jesus Shit,
Baby Talk 4, Baby Talk 5. Blank Blank His album title? You guessed it. Baby On Baby.
I think it's fair to say that when it comes to who is the bigger baby, DaBaby is holding
it down.
ROUND 3 – – were gonna talk about their come up.
By now you've likely heard the story about DaBaby getting caught up in a Wal Mart shooting
and killed a man. While shopping in the produce aisle a dude tried to rob DaBaby with weapons
while he was with his family, including his two young children. He shot one man in the
abdomen leading to his death. DaBaby was cleared of all charges as security cameras confirmed
that he acted in self defence.
He also told DJVlad that he was successful in the streets before making it in rap.
Lil Baby got mixed up in street life a little younger. He started out playing dice then
started looking up to the dudes who had a bit of money and started dealing himself.
In early 2012 at the age of just 18 he was charged for possession with intent to sell
among other charges. His original lawyer urged him to take a 2-year plea deal, but Jones
refused, and acquired a new lawyer. This new lawyer placed Jones in a special program that
would only hold him for a year. While in this program, he got into an altercation with a
white prisoner over racial comments. After that, Jones' sentencing was replaced with
the original 2-year deal. Later in 2013, he had a charge of possession of marijuana, less
than an ounce. Then in 2014, he had another charge of possession of marijuana with intent
to sell among other things.
This time locked away was his wake up call to make money another way and he got into
the rap game. Having been friends with other Atlanta natives like Quavo likely helped him
out. In an old IG post he captioned it. Quavo Been My Nigga Since I Was Trapin Out
The Bando Fr !! Year’s Before I Stepped In A Booth !!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BdRaXxMlYTk/
But the dude had a massive ascent to the top and in record time. You guys have to decide
who the true victor is for this Versus video. There is a poll above my head. Remember only
one of these two men actually wore a diaper – that's gotta count for something.
I'll announce the winner in our next versus video. My name is Michael McCrudden
and I'll see you guys in another video.