DaBaby is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter who is known for having released several songs, mixtapes, and albums such as Baby Talk, Baby on Baby, Kirk, Billion Dollar Baby, and Back on My Baby Jesus Sh*t. He has succeeded greatly in his career and has also accrued a huge fan base on social media as he enjoys more than 17 million followers on Instagram, more than 3 million followers on Facebook, more than 8 million subscribers on YouTube, and more than 4 million followers on Twitter.
Born Name
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Jonathan Lyndale Kirk
Nick Name
DaBaby, Baby Jesus
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DaBaby is currently 32 according to his birthdate December 21, 1991
Sun Sign
Sagittarius
Born Place
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Residence
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Nationality
Education
DaBaby studied at Vance High School which is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, and graduated in the year 2010.
Occupation
Rapper, Singer, Songwriter
Family
- Siblings – Glenn Johnson (Older Brother, died in 2020 at 34)
Manager
He is managed by Daud Carter.
Genre
Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
Instruments
Vocals
Labels
Billion Dollar Baby, Interscope Records, South Coast Music Group
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 8 in or 173 cm
Weight
72 kg or 158.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
DaBaby has dated –
- Slim Danger
- B. Simone (2020)
- DaniLeigh (2020-2021)
Note – DaBaby fathers a son and a daughter.
Race / Ethnicity
Black
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Dimpled smile
- Sports a mustache
- Multiple tattoos
DaBaby Facts
- After spending his initial years in Cleveland, Ohio, he later shifted to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1999.
- He started his career under the pseudonym ‘Baby Jesus’.
- The first mixtape released by DaBaby was titled Nonfiction.
- He released his first studio album, Baby on Baby, on March 1, 2019, via South Coast Music Group and Interscope Records and it included songs such as Taking It Out, Deal Wit It, Suge, Carpet Burn, Baby Sitter, Walker Texas Ranger, Backend, Best Friend, and others.
- The album, Baby on Baby, also featured several celebrated artists like Rich the Kid, Offset, Rich Homie Quan, and Stunna 4 Vegas and it was ranked at number #3 in the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) chart, at number #7 in the US Billboard 200 chart, and at number #27 in the Canadian Albums (Billboard) chart. Moreover, the album was certified ‘Gold’ by the United States (RIAA) as well.
- DaBaby’s father passed away sometime after the release of his debut studio album.
- On September 27, 2019, he released his 2nd studio album, Kirk, via Billion Dollar Baby and Interscope Records and it topped the US Billboard 200 chart while was also ranked number #2 in the Canadian Albums (Billboard) chart, at number #11 in Australian Albums (ARIA) chart as well as Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) chart, at number #15 in the Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) chart, and number #24 in the UK Albums (OCC) chart.
- Kirk comprised songs such as Pop Star, Prolly Heard, Raw Shit, Intro, Off the Rip, There He Go, and Gospel and the album also featured a couple of popular artists like Chance the Rapper, Nicki Minaj, YK Osiris, Gucci Mane, Moneybagg Yo, Lil Baby, Kevin Gates, Migos, and Stunna 4 Vegas.
- DaBaby has also been involved in an incident that took place in Huntersville, North Carolina, and resulted in the death of a 19-year-old man.
- In November 2020, DaBaby lost his older brother, Glenn Johnson (at the age of 34) after getting a gunshot wound.
- In December 2020, rapper 24kGoldn released a new song Coco where DaBaby was a featured artist.
- He received 4 nominations during the 2021 Grammys.
- In January 2020, he was arrested while shopping in Beverly Hills, California, after the police had found a gun in his vehicle.
- In February 2021, DaBaby released a diss track titled Beatbox Freestyle dissing JoJo Siwa. However, he tweeted to clear the air that it was not a diss track it was just a play of words that was taken negatively by many fans.
- During the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, he received awards for “Top Streaming Song” and “Top Rap Song” for Rockstar.
- After he made some comments at the Rolling Loud Festival about the HIV community, he was dropped from the 2021 Governors Ball lineup.
- In April 2022, DaBaby was involved in a shooting at his home in North Carolina after a man who allegedly climbed the fence around DaBaby’s property was shot in the leg.
- In September 2022, DaBaby released a new song titled Boogeyman. In the lyrics of the song, he claimed that he once slept with Megan Thee Stallion.
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