This mixtape did not create as big an impact as the two former tapes, but still garnered some attention. On October 9, 2017, Jones released a collaboration mixtape with close friend and fellow Atlanta rapper Marlo, 2 The Hard Way. He released his second mixtape entitled Harder Than Hard on July 18, 2017. Shortly after his release from prison, Jones released his mixtape Perfect Timing, with features from Young Thug, Lil Yachty, and others. Career 2015–2018: Career beginnings and Harder Than Ever After being incarcerated for two years, he began his rap career with 4PF (4 Pockets Full) and Quality Control Music. In 2014, he was arrested again and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell among other things. Later in 2013, he had a charge of possession of marijuana for less than an ounce. After, Jones' sentencing was replaced with the original 2-year deal. While in this program, he got into an altercation with a white prisoner over racial comments. This new lawyer placed Jones in a special program that would only hold him for a year. His original lawyer urged him to take a two-year plea deal, but Jones refused, and acquired a new lawyer. In early 2012, he was charged for possession with intent to sell among other charges. Washington High School in the ninth grade. While he was not struggling academically, Jones would repeatedly get in trouble, resulting in him dropping out of Booker T. He was two years old when his father left the family, leaving his single mother to raise him and his two sisters. 2.3 2020–2021: My Turn and The Voice of the Heroesĭominique Jones was born in Atlanta, Georgia in the Oakland City neighborhood.2.2 2018–2019: Drip Harder and Street Gossip.2.1 2015–2018: Career beginnings and Harder Than Ever.He was crowned as the biggest all-genre 'Artist of the Year' at the Apple Music Awards 2020.
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. In 2021, Lil Baby and Chicago rapper Lil Durk released the collaborative album The Voice of the Heroes, which became his second number one project on the Billboard 200. In June 2020, he released the single " The Bigger Picture", which peaked at number three on the Hot 100, becoming the highest-charting song as a lead artist of his career. The song " We Paid" (with 42 Dugg) charted at number ten on the Hot 100. Lil Baby's second studio album, My Turn (2020), peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and is certified three times platinum by the RIAA. 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 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 rose to mainstream fame in 2017 following the release of his mixtape Perfect Timing. Dominique Armani Jones (born December 3, 1994), known professionally as Lil Baby, is an American rapper.