arguably the biggest person to come out of North Carolina since j.cole before
the baby would show his support for the black lives matter movement and be
enough evidence anyone make sure that we do where we can you know to put some
amazing together the joint honor this movement is going on and aware of are
not as beautiful movement before the baby would have mass over 39 million
monthly listeners on Spotify 2 million Twitter followers 4.3 million YouTube
subscribers and 13 million followers on Instagram before the baby would be known
for walking around in a diaper diaper the effects the big ones that the old
people maybe walking around you know when I came when I came back to the
bathroom no more cuz I let I put it all for them to know nope it just died I had
some drawers on under the baby's career really has been like no other
overshadowed with past controversies getting checked by cloud chasers and of
course going viral for walking around in adult sized diapers it seems there
really was nothing left to chance here even with all that drama and negativity
he's had to deal with somehow too baby has managed to find his way to the top
of the rap game with numerous songs and albums topping the charts but it wasn't
always easy for the Charlotte raised charismatic rapper whose videos also
grabbed the attention of the world
it took a lot of hard work dedication hustle and confidence something duh baby
is brimming with what's going on guys I'm your host for this one Jared
Bronstein welcome back to before they're famous don't worry Mike be back soon but
hopefully you guys know me by now either way this video is about the one and only
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baby was born Jonathan Lynn Dale Kirk on December 22nd
1991 in Cleveland Ohio but as we know he would grow up in Charlotte North
Carolina the place he called home from the age of six being the baby of the
family with two older brothers Kirk would be raised by his mother who would
work in finance well his father would be traveling serving his country in the
army however the baby would still spend time in the summers with his pops and
although they didn't see each other as often as Kirk saw his mother the North
Carolina rappers still had a close relationship with his dad aside from
this the baby also recalled how his father would send child support checks
and his mother would cash the checks in dollar bills so the baby could flex on
and dog-eat-dog mentality that the baby would learn to endorse from a young age
wouldn't necessarily happen by chance Walken interview by nard word the baby
showed his love and appreciation for his uncle Rick Kuhn Artois apparently got in
touch with and found out an interesting fact about Kirk yes another way you were
raised by robbers someone was around us yeah tell us more about your uncle Rick
the realest nigga that from the age of five the baby knew he wasn't going to
work your average nine-to-five job but what did to find something that was
going to make him a lot of money we're talking millions of bucks so he can live
the lifestyle while lifestyle he's currently living but maybe certainly
wouldn't be an overnight success and his work ethic and determination will allow
them to start grinding from a young age but before dominating the rap game -
baby took to the streets by hustling and grinding at the age of 17 the baby would
really start to secure the bag and it wouldn't be long before he started
seeing real success telling double-xl back in a 20-17 interview I quote I had
already been successful with the things I was doing on the streets I really
I got bored with it I had a couple of foreign cars and this at the age of 21 I
was staying at a condo downtown things like that although he would graduate
from Vance high school in North Carolina debate he would spend two years enrolled
at North Carolina University before dropping out although it seems he never
had intentions of staying long telling the Guardian I quote I never
studied marketing I've always just been a hustler I didn't even have a major
decide in a college I only went to school for my parents
however he admits go into a predominantly white school forced him to
grow especially being in an environment where he claims to have stuck out like a
sore thumb it had me in a different environment it
was something I had to adapt to at first I'm like what the I do in here I did
what I did for two years and then I went back to the city I came back a grown man
although he doesn't speak much about his life post school and pre-wrap to maybe
would have his fair share of run-ins with the law from driving with a revoked
license to marijuana possession before his career would take off On June 15th
2013 the baby was caught in possession of
half an ounce of marijuana and carrying a concealed weapon he was released on
$500 bail then in December of 2014 the baby would sell his cars and condo
betting on himself once again to make it this time he was trying his hand in Rafi
after buying studio time with the money he made selling his possessions de bebé
was able to create his first mixtape nonfiction however prior to being the
baby Kirk would go by a different rap name baby Jesus would not only be his
debut song as a rapper but would also become his first moniker with influences
like Eminem Kanye West 50 cent and Lil Wayne mostly thanks to his older
brothers it wouldn't be long before the baby would find a sound like no other
baby Jesus would be streamed over 10,000 times in the first 48 hours with no
promotion aside from a few posts on his Instagram account shortly after - maybe
would soon find himself onstage at South by Southwest after the Nira for our saws
music online and invited him onstage during his performance this is also
where the baby would get acquainted with one of the three directors from Rio
goats known for producing his outrageously fun music videos but the
baby who at this time was still known as baby Jesus we needed a little while and
have a lot more work cut out for him before he'd make it big time without a
real team we're talking no managers were booking agents Kirk had to do it all on
his own and by that I mean he had some help from his day ones who would be out
on the corner promoting whether that meant putting up posters handing out
flyers or CDs any way they could help their boy they would and it seemed
all that work has paid off because the baby is doing quite well for himself but
before he started making all his coin to baby would really need to grind and put
a ton of effort into his marketing at the time of this record and his first
Youtube upload is a freestyle under the name baby Jesus called no compadre
posted on may 25th 2015 that same year the baby would go on to drop dab City
Carolina Panthers anthem between the song itself and the hilarious visuals it
wouldn't be long before the likes of WorldStarHipHop would pick up the video
and help the babies rise to stardom grow even faster after dropping two more
mixtapes so disrespectful in September of 2015 and the 10 minute mixtape in
November of that same year after peanut large sum of money to a little boozy to
baby would be performing locally not only getting more comfortable on the
stage but also growing his brand on his own which would eventually lead to a
short tour in 2016 that same year - baby we dropped two more tapes God's work and
God's work resurrected but it wouldn't be until he teamed up with Arnold Taylor
of South Coast Music Group label that things would really start happening
being a big time burrito promoter Taylor not only helped the baby get some air
time but also really took his career to the next level around this time the baby
also dropped the Jesus from his name which he explains in the video - baby
aka baby Jesus the baby intro but as we know the baby was always heavy on
marketing so to no surprise he did something that got the people talking at
South by Southwest in 2017 I mean a grown man walk around in a diaper is
usually a bad look but it seems for the baby somehow the guy made it work and
after went viral for walking around like a life-sized baby
dub a be continued to put in work by dropping a total of six mixtapes in that
year alone including baby talk 1 through 4 billion dollar baby and back on my
baby Jesus but don't get it twisted this diaper thing wasn't done by chance the
baby is a calculated man and he knew what helped him grow his brand
explaining I quote my internet presence was definitely bigger than my music I'm
so good at marketing so once I knew I had them looking I turned up with the
music I knew what I was doing it was premeditated what I did in four years
like the average person in ten years they won't do it everyone do it in 10
years so their four years was long it's hell you know I mean I felt like of the
RIP as the years went on the baby and his team would continue laying down the
groundwork that would eventually lead to him being one of the biggest names in
the game in June of 2018 he dropped baby talk 5 but it wouldn't be until
member of 2018 that the baby would drop blank blank his last mixtape which would
actually be distributed by rock nation almost that's right the baby and jay-z's
label almost had a deal where his tape would be distributed but at the last
minute it didn't work out uh we had a situation going on right nation we did
you know I mean um you know for whatever reasons you know I mean like uh it was
getting up to slow start you know I mean we we parted ways respectfully you get
what I'm saying and then like a week later the Walmart Walmart thing Heather
unfortunately for the baby his tape blank blank wouldn't be the only reason
people were talking about him that month in fact it seems an incident at a
Walmart with overshadowed not only his tape but a lot of his career and
although there would be a handful of rumors regarding the situation the baby
claims he shot a man in self-defense unfortunately that man 19 year old
jaelyn Dominique Craig would be shot and killed after allegedly running up onto
baby in the produce section the baby would be charged with one count of
carrying a concealed weapon however the misdemeanor was dropped
after a key witness failed to appear in court the family of Craig then pushed
for a retrial which would lead to the baby sentenced to a year of probation
however he went to Instagram to clear things up to walk down oh you and your
home off and dirty yellow we're paddling out let me see what y'all gonna do if
you went in on my produce station I wasn't grocery shop Obama baby some old
winter clothes it's cold outside you see me buying baby clothes and he don't want
to come show me how tough day years come on
it seems 2019 would really be the baby's biggest year after he would eventually
signed with Interscope Records landing a seven-figure deal of course with the
controversies to be found himself in you'd think he'd have issues getting
signed but the guy's charismatic ways and undeniable talent actually led to a
bidding war to break out among a handful of labels looking to secure the rap
games next big thing his album baby on baby would also drop debuting at 25 on
the Billboard 200 album charts in the US and featured the likes of offset rich
homie Quan and rich the kid his song should would also debut at number 87 on
the Billboard charts but by June make it to the top ten this same year the baby
would also be featured on the double XL freshman's class along to the likes of
Megan D stallion rowdy rich and blue face to name a few aside from dropping
his debut album the baby would jump on features with Megan the stallion on the
song cash shit and quality controls baby as well as the track under the Sun which
was on dreamville records revenge of the dreamers
August 20 1901 that may be announcing his second studio
album Kirk which would be released on September 27th debuting at number one on
the US Billboard charts he would also jump on remixes of stop snitchin by YG
truth hurts by Liz Oh life's good by future and of course was featured on
post Malone's enemies all of these tunes were hits and the may be finished 2019
with 22 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 the most of any artist that year this
includes all 13 of his songs from the album Kirk unfortunately with the fame
comes the cloud chasers now if you know what happened well that maybe came out
on top of this one I think it's safe to say you shouldn't check the baby because
well he's known to hold his own there are also the guys in Atlanta who tried
to check him while he was on set shooting the music video for the song 21
and when they asked who signed his permission slip to be down in Atlanta
while this was his response you just say come holla at me bro and I come holla at
you you see what I'm saying but today I go never check in hey I'm not chickening
in no world as we know the baby would have some more legal issues in 2020 spar
here we go again starting off the year in 2020 the baby was spent about 48
hours in jail after members of his crew allegedly jumped a promoter the story
here is that the promoter tried to paint a baby only 20,000 of the $30,000 agreed
upon this led to the baby and his crew robbing the promoter for approximately
80,000 in cash on iPhone 7 and credit cards during his up-close-and-personal
tour a fan got a little too up close and personal which led to the baby actually
striking that turns out to baby hit a woman which led to the crowd showing
disappointment and - baby leaving the venue without performing a song since
apologize I do I'm very sorry there was a female on the
other unit a flashlight and a phone he would then apologize on Instagram but I
do apologize that there was a female on the other end I think by this time you
know it's a well-known fact that male or female I would have responded the same
exact way however yet again these controversies wouldn't stop the baby's
career from growing even with all that happened he would still be nominated for
two Grammy Awards in 2020 both for the song sug one for best rap song and the
other for best rap performance although he didn't nab the awards even being
nominated is a huge milestone but on April 13th the baby would announced his
album blame it on baby would be released also debuting atop of the Billboard
charts this album includes the song rockstar featuring rowdy rich which
recently peaked at number one on the Billboard charts in both the US and the
UK probably help it's a huge tick-tock song but still the song itself is fire
and even with his busy schedule the baby still made sure to let his followers
know he supports the black lives matter movement posting a video on Instagram
good morning how you feeling I hope you feeling bliss it's been a crazy two
weeks from me and the single been super busy you know I'm super super busy but
now that we got everything checked off our list and and completed out a test
that we had on our agenda and we bat around the way me and band out of
evidence anyone make sure that we do where we can you know to put some major
together the joint on at this movement is going on in a wherever I know this
beautiful movement and to make sure that these voices there's been effective
firsthand by systemic racism the racism from the police you know get hurt cuz we
know we don't went through it and we didn't cried out for help several times
and receive not in retirement you get what I'm saying so it's just beautiful
to see did you know they listening up right now you know I mean so we want to
make sure that we get with the people of influence man uh
and do our part and just create something Greyson type a platform for
the voices to be heard and you can be heard so how are the people power
influence in the city I'm gonna be reaching out on my on my staff reaching
out and I look forward they are reaching out to me let's make it happen now as
for the rest of story guys well we're gonna have to wait and see how this one
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I've been your host Peter Braunstein for this one and we'll see you guys in the