Lil Baby Is Lost And Confused
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2024
- Generally speaking, they say that what goes up, must eventually come down. But in the case of Lil Baby who once looked to be in pole position to replace Drake, it seems like things are spiraling out of orbit at an alarming rate.
For a window of around three years, the rapper lesser known as Dominique Jones had more momentum and combined goodwill than any other artist in the field. Commended by oldheads and seen as the leader of the new school by his contemporaries, Lil Baby might not have meaningfully entered the game until 2017, but he wasted no time in becoming one of the biggest names in the culture.
And after a stellar mixtape run, the release of 2020’s My Turn wasn’t just critically acclaimed and commercially lucrative, but had one of the most fitting album titles we've seen in a while.
Suddenly, Baby was on such a pedestal that he found himself performing at the FIFA World Cup, something usually only reserved for megastars. Putting Baby in front of the eyes of 2 billion televisions globally. But now there are now concerns over LIl Baby’s staying power due to a combination of persistent factors, and now the public that elevated him is begging him to stop rapping. So what happened?
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The people that had potential to replace Drake were juice wrld and xxxtentacion. They had the versatility and creative ability to replace Drake and carry the genre forward. Unfortunately both passed
They were doomed to meet an early departure. Neither of those guys had the information and guidance Drake was privy to when Drake first came into the rap game. Juice world surrounded himself with criminals and got wrapped up in gang culture he had nothing to do with. X life was filled with turmoil and reckless behavior. They had no chance of becoming the “next Drake” because they lacked proper guidance
Juice?!? XXX?!?! Naaah fam. Not even remotely
Both those dudes got knocked off because these other dudes didn’t feel they were street enough.
not really, you prolly think that because of their numbers rn, but before their death they were not close to drake at all, dont get me wrong they WERE big but at the end their death is what brought a lot of people to notice them especially the international audience
@@zeldarfromplanetbeldar4188I’m not a fan of Juice but I definitely think he could’ve been the next big name.
His freestyling skills were very impressive and I actually catch myself listening to those more than his songs.
I also liked he was willing to experiment with other genres.
Overall not a big fan but I think had he lived he would be doing hella numbers
He had a legendary run, billions of streams, he left his mark, but all good things come to an end, now he just needs to be smart with his money
Please believe he’s SUPER smart for his money‼️😭💪🏿
Word, building generational wealth for him & his!
@@AreYouFNQRAZIIdidn’t know yall knew each other
legendary is kind of a stretch in comparison to actual legendary artist like 2pac outkast nas jay z even drake at this point
@@vibrationalcurrencyhe already built generational wealth
Lil Baby was unstoppable from 2018-2021.
Changed his image and cursed himself.
Trash 🗑
People thought he was
Mid
@@thephreshkid1 Still Hood
That lil baby and gunna run back in the day was legendary
they forgot it was legendary
It's baby fault it stopped he wanted to get out gunna shadow
That was definitely a era ❤
👏🏾👏🏾
I see this about da baby, Facebook niggas saying he the next drake 😂😂😂
The fact that you guys believed Lil Baby was going to replace Drake is crazy as hell.
Like for real. just shows you how brain dead some people are
Nobody believed that.
One untalented rapper to over untalented rapper.
@@ryanhumorIt was definitely niggas saying Baby was gonna be the next big rapper of this era
pipe down mate @@resonancetides7196
People saying that Lil Baby was the heir to Drake were delusional. Drake's versatility is what makes him 1 of 1. Lil Baby is an extremely one-dimensional artist, just like the overwhelming majority of rap artists in this era. Social media and streaming have given these artists an unnecessary boost to their careers. Unfortunately, the 2000s and early 2010's was the last era of music being the sole focus for the artists, now it's about everything but the music.
I got mad respect for Lil baby, but you can never compare drake with lil baby, no body can match drake dominance in the rap game since 2009 to 2023 he still at the top.
@@k.dashbeatsbeats5150 Since 2012 lol He was on the come up prior and only became a MEGA star in like 2016.
Facts
You're just saying the same crap people have always been saying about new artists for years
How is this even a topic of discussion... nobody fucks with Drake, numbers, versatile
I think Lil Baby’s problem is his beats. He works with the same producers for the most part and it shows. My Turn is his one project with a diverse beat selection so it’s no surprise it’s considered his best. He needs to evolve his sound.
That’s literally not true, you do not know what you talking about.
Baby actually go out his way to give producers a chance! 350 was made by DB! this his first time working with him.
Really! Really! Not the same exact flow and subject matter every song?
@@McClain3000Gunna mostly raps the same but because he has good beats and he snitched, people like him and won't give him that criticism
@@randomyoutuberobot3247gunna is just better than baby all around and ALWAYS GAS BEEN
@@McClain3000thank you he so one dimensional
Lil baby is very lucky that he lasted this long.
It's fking shocking to me. I saw someone say he would be forever remembered as a legend like Nas, Tupac, Biggie. Blew my mind. To me it doesn't even sound like music, i don't know what it is. It sounds like a guy talking fast with drums in the background that make no damn sense. The "beats" (I use that word lightly) very often don't even have a bass line, which is a joke lol. It's gotta be some kind of drug that makes this music sound good to these people cause I can't see it. Even as background music i don't see it.
Honestly
@@niveKOnBassLikewise. This isn’t music. Just overhyped garbage. Everybody’s gonna wake up 1 day. What they like now, is not what they’re gonna like 10 years from now.
@@seanq9884 Yup. These guys will be forgotten, like Plies and Mike Jones were forgotten. I could put so many names here. I used to think those guys were trash, but people like Lil Baby took it to another level.
@@niveKOnBasslol damn, I remember those times when we did think Plies sucked
I sat next to him on an American flight one time in first class back in 2020 during the pandemic. He was a really cool down to earth dude. I feel like the industry took advantage of him.
Why do you feel he was taken advantage of? Genuinely curious. I’ve always been indifferent to him as an artist.
He looks like a person with brain damage.
He probably came across as a dude who, despite his talent, in his personality lacked many of the characteristics of someone capable of intelligently navigating the cut throat entertainment industry on his own, and largely relied on others to pull the strings in fostering and tailoring his image of fame, like you would see with a child star.
@@ShannonMichelle7937look his pic « hugging » Jews. He got taken advantage of lmao
@@anthonyhill3512he a lil baby after al
There is 1 thing that I GUARANTEE will solve most of his problems… _make genuinely better music_
💯
Ain’t possible everything is either hating snitching or pocket watching to these type of dudes
I’ll never forget him saying that roddy dababy and Megan we’re gonna be the biggest three artists of this decade and all 4 of them ended up falling off
😂
Meg didn’t fall off…
Who the heck thought this guy would surpass Drake?
Plenty of people in his comments and also Charlemagne
🤣🤣🤣
He was overrated from day one lol
Harder Than Ever
My Turn
The Voice of the Heroes
He had a chance.
@@AuburnFanSince2010 None of those touch Drake's best worst
What if I told you…..he was never that good, and people are just noticing it now?
The casuals finally got tired of him and his repetitive shit. He put out the same 5 songs the whole time😂
This is the truth. It’s crazy that people are just now waking up to this fact.
Scru🐐🐐🐐🐐
he was good at a point 💀 plus u prob listen to Eminem anyway
I be saying this to most artists that doesn't live up to the hype
Baby out here floundering yet my guy Gunna out here flourishing
Funny how Baby turned on the only reason he is known
Gunna can slide on any beat, mainstream or not.
He had one album after he got out using that first day out buzz. We will see if he last
Fax
Whoever is his management have him link up with a producer like was nas did with Hitboy. A lil baby-metro boomin album could revive his career. His beat selection is too generic and repetitive, give him a link up with metro, hitboy, or another top knotch producer
That could possibly work
Turbo
Yo Pierre you wanna come out here!?
@@slamdawgmillionaire9171get a producer that fell off years ago to try and revive a guys career that just fell off? Its so crazy it just might work ☝️ 🤡
Lil baby made his mark in the rap game. He can retire and live comfortably doing other things.
Maybe lil baby is destined to be more than just a rapper.
True
No
Underrated comment... Look at 50 and luda
100% lil baby was a breath of fresh air when he came out I do admit the climax is over but of course he can do a crossover career or just only release bangers like once a year
If they letting Kai cenat be a taste maker it’s over bro
facts😂
This is why it's important for artists to pay homage to the artists that came before them. Working with them will keep your sound fresh among your peers while capturing the older generation for longevity.
I definitely agree 💯 but as u can see it's social media, and clout. Even older rappers like Nikki ride whoever is hot in social media. Drake. They all do it. And that's the future of rap 😢
No, u capture the new generation for longevity
Not at all you can’t be a gangster rapper and get caught getting hugged from behind from your master 😂 don’t matter how much homage you pay
Underrated comment
Damn well said
Bro who tf said he was going to be the next Drake? I don’t even like Drake that much but respect his skill and longevity, y’all tweakin
Unfortunately a LOT of ppl were saying that 🤦🏽♂️
That’s not surprising. People always looking for the new shiny toy; who will be the next best thing. Lil Baby just became that new shiny toy to some people. I’ve tried listening to him, I can’t really rock with his rapping style though.
Exactly. Why tf can’t he just be him. Drake don’t have shit to do with him
Social experiments. When a label markets something and the masses grasp onto it, it starts a wildfire. That was the gimmick back then, "best rapper alive" lmao and it gassed him up apparently given his current form. The same goes to Cardi, I think she's the best social experiment the industry ever put on trial since Jennifer Lopez
Right most versatile artist of all time besides being corny
The intro with akademiks is wild 😭😂😂
Lil baby makes good music, but I always felt like people liked lil baby himself more than they really LOVED his music
Damn true music is just a NY product
That's facts
I'm from Atlanta and saying I don't care nothing about him being lost and confused that his reign is over. What goes up must come down. Every big artist's time on top will expire eventually. Then it's another artist's turn. Thats why you have to make the most of it when you're on top and get all the money you can cause it will not last long. He was too arrogant and disrespectful to the Migos when they were falling from the top and he was rising. Migos made Quality Control. And Lil Baby was not humble or respectful to them for paving the way for him.
Lol, all this rappers (not all, but most) don't care about each other. They just make money as long, as possible.
MIGOS GANG
Realest comment and I’m a HUGE Migos and when I knew they time was coming I felt waay back in 2016
@@august9639facts when they made culture 2 I knew that was their last album
Then let him release. It flops, who gives af. He'll get whatever message he needs from whatever music he releases + fan feedback
This aint do or die, its a long process
And fans pressuring an artist is bullshit, let the man breathe
A man fall off he still livin
Why cant we celebrate each others accomplishments??
Man ain’t been the same since releasing Heyy, 👋🏾
Might be right but what’s bad is that second verse on Hey was crazy only real niggas would relate , the hook and beat just wasn’t it tho
Bro its over. Lil baby had is run. You cant stay on top with meaningless lyrics like that
And no cap I went to see him perform and he was terrible. No stage presence, crowd interactions was blah. I enjoy him from my living room more than concert.
@@traceysaglife983 oh I didnt know he was a bad performer .
Soon as all the rappers thought they was some type of fashion icon…. The music went downhill
No hate but to me he was never that good artistically
Thank you
Exactly he was just overhyped by casuals
same audience as most dr*ke fans, hit makers wit good flows nd beats that sell but no real substance to em
Facts
@@FounderOfEarlSweatshirtFanClubWhy'd you censor Drake lol
It has become clear that Gunna is the better/more versatile out of the duo from when they first dropped and that's no shade to Lil Baby. I don't know if he can bounce back but I don't think he can see he has to change the formula
Stop the cap 🧢 gunna don’t even switch his flows up the only reason ppl say baby songs sound the same is bc he has a very distinct voice and ppl notice it more bc they are actually listening to his lyrics not just vibing out to the beat 🤷🏽♂️
Facts
@@100K-Pollofax folks don’t wanna listen to any other narrative that doesn’t fit theirs, it’s all bias nowadays it’s sad asf💯
Gunna trash
@@100K-PolloHe switches his flow up more that baby 💀. And he genuinely just makes better music the streams speak for themselves 😂.
Shoutout to Lil Baby cuz he made it out the streets! 💪🏾💪🏾
Lil Baby just found out he had a formula that worked and then just decided to run it into the ground. You have to reininvent yourself but it's a slippery slope because if you do it too much, people will clamour for the old you and you might lose what made you you in the first place. Lil Baby can't wake up tomorrow and start making music like JPEGMAFIA. His core audience don't like that music. The thing is, Baby has a sound which is so easily replicated and saturated, he can't continue making the music he's making or he becomes stale. McDonalds can continue pushing Big Macs because that is their signature they pioneered and no other fast food brand makes it/markets it like McDonalds. Baby really doesn't do anything the best and he came in an Atlanta wave pushed by Thug, Future, Gucci, Migos, and even 21 was here before him.
Baby doesn't have to make entirely new music but he should try working with new producers to catch new flows. One thing about Future is he always tapped in with an array of producers. He started with Lex Luger and then Zaytoven but then he worked with DJ Esco. When Metro started catching heat, Future worked with Metro and made heat. More recently, Future's last album had hits from ATL Jacob. So even when Future is having similar thematic elements, the soundscapes are different and modern which makes his songs interesting and not as repetitive.
Well said!
It's cause all his songs sound the same and he doesn't have a crossover hit.
@jusnblzip it up when ya done
@@douBBle0306he not lying tho
2 years ago i felt like he was literally everywhere now i feel he’s been gone and I didn’t even notice 😅
He didn’t even want to be a rapper. He is not gonna evolve
homie was always just ok the internet/social media just loves to move the goalposts & say hot takes even if it don’t make sense.
After watching so many of these "new rapper who fell off" videos it makes me wonder if maybe part of the problem could be that as soon as a new rapper appears who is good, everyone immediately hails them as the "savior of rap." I know it at least goes as far back as people calling Vince staples the next 2pac. It's a lot of both pressure and praise that are given to people who aren't old and experienced enough to handle it. Unless you're Kendrick, but that's a pretty high bar.
Kendrick sabotaged the whole game I’m not gonna get all into it. I’m just gonna let the lyrics and stories speak for themselves. As far as the savior of rap in this new era of music
Kendrick is overrated. The only reason he’s so popular is because the west hasn’t had a rap leader since 2pac. The Game was leading the west for a bit but fell off. Drakeo was gonna be the next leader but unfortunately he got murdered.
I haven’t listen Kendrick since damn because his music isn’t fun to listen too. Conscious rap is cool to listen once in a while but I manly listen to music for enjoyment not to have to sit and focus on the lyrics. I wish for something like GKMC again.
The problem is the commercialization of rap it got filled with to many casual fans that love to spread narratives and negativity of artist, instead of enjoying the music their waiting on the downfall of artist just to go on here or Reddit to get their jokes off🤷🏽♂️the ppl that love rap and grew up on rap are drowned out by these fly by night ppl that don’t give af about it that just like a couple of songs here or their 🤷🏽♂️
true@@abes3925
@@100K-PolloBro thank you for what you said i feel the same way about music and hoop feel like the real fans get drowned out. Hella artist dropping good music but if they don’t got that public approval they’ll say they’re washed
This is what happens when rappers get too comfortable making the same type of music and not evolving their sounds
We're in a age of hip hop where the last big 3 Cole, Kendrick and Drake (even though I'll argue to replace Drake with Krit) won't be replace easily, there's no cohesiveness in today's hip hop music especially when it comes to making a conceptual album
There's no musical understanding in this music. Those 3 rappers you mentioned, actually understand music. Theres rules that are NEEDED, to ensure that you can "get jiggy with this shit." Basics of musical composition/theory. That's why you won't see many 90s hip hop heads liking this guy. But they like Cole Kendrick and Drake.
@@niveKOnBass Exactly!
Yeah man! Throw KRIT in there! IYKYK 🔥 Kendrick mentioned him on "Control" for a reason!
Thank you for making this video, as it needed to be said.
Even if he never regains his form, his run to the top was legendary…..
It honestly reminds me of 50 Cents career trajectory and 50 is still a GOAT regardless of the fact he can’t produce bangers no longer
50 still got it, you just aren't interested in the story anymore. Happens to everybody whether their music quality falls off or not.
This is why transitioning to other mediums allowed 50 cent to continue his relevance in Hiphop & pop culture in a way we rarely see even though interest in his music isnt there (which is why he doesnt make the effort by the way).
Rappers hate when people lose interest & move on even if they feel they still got it, but its actually one of the most beautiful things about Hiphop. Hiphop celebrates people from the bottom & lifts them up, turning nothing into something. They will stick around once or twice to see what you have to say from up there, but then once that initial story arc is over they move on to the next person & do the same thing which allows Hiphop to make so many successes.
Of course though, somebodies story doesn't end just because they're in their 30s & rich, but the danger & suspense dies down. the rags to riches/something from nothing part of the story that rap music is built on is over, they made it. so they either fade away, or transfer to another medium that's more applicable to the current part of their story which allows the audience to keep up & retain interest in them. The thing that made 50s transition so successful is he saw the writing on the wall & didn't really fight it. He transitioned while he still had the people's interest. That's why is isn't musically relevant, but yet is as relevant at any Hiphop figure at that stage has ever been.
The moment lil baby fell off is when he failed to sell out shows ithink and had to cancel. From there it all went downhill. I think he is a good rapper, his image was perceived as hiphops face until the inevitable if you just fall into one style and known for one thing. He was not bad he was mid nothing bad and nothing extraordinary but he had a great run, no hate towards him i bump his music.
that wasnt that long ago, if you're a real fan you would've recognised it a while ago.
@@Ahmed-nc2qz lil baby to me has some very cool songs that drills into your head because of his flow and voice, im not his biggest fan but i listen to his music for special nuances.
his tour sold out
@@glogangsammy thats great props to him.
@glogangsammy 🧢⚖️📡
9:00 This really hurt him. When he put out that song during the BLM movement then quickly stepped away from that after the hype wore off really rubbed people the wrong way.
Sucka move
I mean support BLM today is very delusional, countless of misdeeds that movement alone has done.
That's when I knew he was pump faking just for the bag
Yea that shit was pretty lame ngl
Black Lives Matter is a scam movement anyways. Glad he dropped that.
Lil baby actually worked too much with Drake to replace him. Most folks now attribute his success to Drake in the first place.
Real ones know. Earl called it years ago.
Exactly. The Drake "Stimulus package" comes with two faces: to give you a boost and to put you in his pocket.
@@arseeoliveira6934it's not that serious. Drake feature has helped Future and Weeknd. If Lil Baby was huge rn we would be saying Drake had nothing to do with his success and if he fell off then somehow it will be blamed on Drake anyway. People just don't want to give Drake his flowers.
Right
Lil baby is not getting another hiit anytime soon and bro needs to stop dissing gunna hes making his own fans turn on him
🛜🛜🛜 Rap Game
yk his fans not turning on him stop lying 😭
Lil Baby's fall off needs to be studied cause wow, his next album is do or die, he better deliver
You don’t gotta be the hottest thing smoking to be successful. There’s enough people that love enough songs of his for him to eat for a long time. Plus he’s already got plenty of money. I think he knows this, and he seems like a sensible dude so I doubt we’ll see him resort to antics to stay relevant if the music isn’t hitting like it used to.
Maybe its because Im into music production but Lil Babys new music sounds uninspired and his vocals are alot flatter then his earlier music yall keep saying he sounds the same but he doesn't. His cadence and vocals have been lackadaisical in his newer music
That HUNGER GONE
@@PhilTheThrillConnerthats what im hearing
His fan age group moved on to rage rap
Facta
Lil baby whole fanbase we’re always full of casuals and they done eating his shit up
His biggest problem his refusal to evolve his sound, lyrical content, & image.
To what tho? If his music is a real reflection of his life what do people expect him to do? Fake it?
@@hakshustletvnah, just look at chief keef, he got so many styles and always being himself, he ain't faking nothing
@@bernabefernandeztouceda7315 But where is he now? Is it good? Keef is a pioneer for his side and drill don't get me wrong but his music has never truly be considered "quality" like that. So cats can have 100 styles but is it good tho? Jays style hasn't really changed yet he's still Jay, Nas style hasn't changed, Coles style hasn't changed, Futures style hasn't really changed, I think it's more about substance, content and material.
Once cats feel like they've heard it all before they get bored, especially if they can't relate anymore. They love the come up rapper because they can relate to it but not so much when you're a success rapper and only rap about your success. How many hundred thousand dollar chains and millions in rolls royces can you rap about to some cat that's still trying to come up?
@@hakshustletv man, it seems you didn't bother to get deep into sosa discography. I guarantee that I've heard EVERY song he dropped or been leaked, and I can tell he's one of the more unique and versatile rappers of all time. Of course he's quality! Another thing is if his business game is weak, wich I agree, but I honestly thing that a few of the major rappers got a lot to learn from him. And if we talk about ol school: ghostface had been versatile, but yeah its a rare quality
@@bernabefernandeztouceda7315 I'm not saying Keef isn't versatile, I'm saying the standard for what the general consensus would consider "highly quality/good", I wouldn't put Keef in that category bro.
Also, Ghostface is versatile and still makes quality music, I'm not saying no one from back then makes quality or isn't versatile but that's content, material and substance which is what I said, Ghostface actual style hasn't changed much. None of the guys that I mentioned have changed much in terms of style.
You can be versatile in other areas without changing your style. Like what would you suggest Lil Baby does? I would say a song like Forever vs In a minute or California breeze are completely different songs. How should he change his style? Like the beats, the flow, tone etc..? Or like Kendrick that pulls out weird voices etc..
Organically built fanbases is what these mainstream rappers lack, its one of the reasons they fall off
I didn’t think “It’s Only Me” was a bad album, that album still hits. I just think Baby is getting lazy but he’ll get back up
I gotta give him one thing , he interviews well and is articulate 👍🏽
That’s sarcasm right?
Gotta be sarcasm. 😂
@@Sammysosa518 no fr. Like when she was asking how are you gonna live up to the last album he straight up said “ I’m not going to live up to the album, it’s something else.”
Or when he said “I’m not saying that shooting isn’t real shit, I’m just saying that you
Gotta try to listen to what I’m saying “
@@DanielFlores-qe2xrlol 😂
that just means hes self aware, not articulate lol @@DanielFlores-qe2xr
As many are pointing out in the comments there was never a comparison between Lil Baby and Drake. Beyond Drake arguably being one of the most versatile artist's ever, he is also a genuis at understanding the changes within Hip Hop and adapting his sound and relationships within the music industry accordingly. Lil Baby on the other hand is a symbol of modern Hip Hop, very one-dimensional when it comes to their scope and range within the genre, as well as being very ephemeral and short lived. With the ephemeral nature of their careers coming from the fact that all his songs kinda sound the same, and Lil Baby doesn't have the vocal range or creative talent to switch up once his fanbase' interest in him plateaus. My last point would be that if you look at the big three in Hip Hop, none of them are gangster rappers. Why would this matter you ask? Well, being a ganster rapper in Hip Hop severly limits the option of your creative output, which keeps your core fanbase very static, and makes it harder to branch out into other genre's without it affecting the perception of how authentic you are, which can hurt your career. Even people who aren't fans of Hip Hop can listen to Drake, which helps him appeal to a larger audience, the same can't be said for Lil Baby. Drake can also more freely experiment with his sound and look, without it damaging his career, whilst a gangster rapper is relegated to a set of predefined choices, the stepping out of which will bring his authenticity and streetcred into question, which for a gangster rapper is the very foundations of their career's.
Lmao you are delusional
Bro really wrote all that 😂
@@Scamp2x are you that dumbbbb you can’t read?
Goddammnit you spot on mf😐 There's definitely some truth to that.
I couldn’t have said it better ! Drake was the chosen one ☝️
Never heard a lil baby song that wasn’t ass
Im sorry but not a soul ever said he was gonna be the one be to replace drake 😂
I fr don’t get how this dudes fall off is surprising to people he was so obviously a trend rapper, the trend is dead so therefore his career is too
I’ve been saying this for almost 2 years… finally everyone else is realizing it too
No
It’s sad to see that when gunna came out and was unfollowed by baby that’s when everything changed. Never thought lil baby would limit himself
Lil baby came doing his thing and got praised so much he got comfortable. He made so much money he didn't put any effort in evolving his sound because why would he? I think he can still bring new stuff to the table if given the time to do it. He was pushed to produce so much music in so little time people and himself just got bored. Same thing happened with the Migos.
I notice as I get older, a lot of things have dropped in “quality”.
Rather it be kid shows, music, movies etc. It’s like people forgot how to make art.
Or maybe the younger generations don’t really care about quality.
Facts
I remember playing Lil Baby freestyle over and over back then. Knowing he was good , but not expecting him to start getting hundreds of millions of views😳.
His whole aura was manufactured and inflated. He wasnt as popping as the media wanted him to seem like.
I'll never forget how he tried to play the Migos and they were carrying the label. So once qc took the budget from Migos and gave it to lil baby, it flipped the label and nothing was the same.
Everyone wanted to hang me when I said, "He's got a good floe, but it sounds like he uses the same flow on most songs. Also, the subject matter is nasic," years ago. Now folks are saying it.
Rappers seem to have NFL quarterback Shelf life’s
3-4 years if you’re not part of the generational Big four
Your hit maker, your thug, your lyrical miracle & your spiritual leader.
Drake, Future, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West
@@blaccpanther777 damn, here I was thinking about , you know , Kendrick and J Cole but, you right, you right.
@@wowthatsbrutalxxxtentacion juice wrld pop smoke or king von
Because they drop too much music too fast if they was to give it 3-4 months between every 1-2 songs than they'd have a longer career
@@shida5320 those are just contemporary artist, they me be the goat to a lot of ppl, but we talking about ppl with legacy and studio albums .
All Lil Baby gotta do is drop a heartfelt country album and he’ll be right back on top
@@neohosanna2374 my reaction
Not even dressed on a top 😂😂😂😂 that would be his downfall
These rappers don’t stay Humble when they made it they feel God mode
The album with Durk was a hit.
Baby will never be like Drake, No need to compare them. But Lil Baby ain't over yet, he's gonna come back and stronger than ever. The guy keeps getting billions of plays every year, He will continue to do so.
Never got how popular Baby was, and this comparison to Drake is stupid.
I thought he was singing ganggg not heyyy 😂🤦🏾♀️
😂😂
I’ve always believed that Lil Baby was the most overrated rapper of all time. I don’t know how he brainwashed everyone into liking his music. His interviews are cool though.
One word: marketing.
@@resonancetides7196 True
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he has fire songs don't hate
He was fresh and new at the Time and more younger too so the youth was behind him
He is not only one demetional but only good as a feature.
But we'll see
In a position to replace drake is a crazy statement 😭
I said last year his engineers are destroying his career but I also think since QC cashed out they not really zoned in on making sure Baby production and roll outs are the main focus anymore same thing happened with the City Girls
Never been the biggest Lil Baby fan but I did notice that since like last year; he stopped popping up everywhere. I thought it was my algorithms tbh
He's done. His new songs solidified it. 😩
The way baby was going I thought he would’ve been one of the next rap moguls by the time his career would end
I really appreciate the research used in this video. I’d say that QC also use a lot of in-house producers and engineers so it’s quite possible that Baby will end up “sounding the same” because they’re so used to crafting the similar sound/concept for him. I’d like to see QC allow him to use a wide variety of producers such as Metro, Pi’erre, Pharrell, Madlib, 808 Mafia, Working on Dying or even producers in the rap/rage scene such as Starboy, Outtatown or Art Dealer. This will sort of allow him to break the glass ceiling on his rapping capabilities. It’s not all lost. But hey, labels do want to save money and this may not be in their best interest.
I think Lil Baby's been granted creative control over his craft for a while. The thing is, this guy just doesn't care about music like that...
I think Lil Baby's been granted creative control over his craft for a while. The thing is, this guy just doesn't care about music like that...
the title is funny asf
He was never diverse, and lowkey, your rise can’t be too fast, it’s gotta be slow and steady. The last time I ever saw anything close to a proper ride was Migos and even that was too much too fast
Baby was definitely the leader of the new generation but he eventually became one dimensional
Nah he never was
Definitely not nor ever was a new school leader 😂
@@Solidekans84 Sure he is/was. You can’t deny his popularity among new school music listeners
@@Solidekans84 back in 2020 he was the hottest artist out
@@joeyskywalker1322 he was the biggest artist before durk at that time
What people fail to realize is rappers like lil baby are technically underground niche rap. Any commercial pop success should be seen as a win, I think even lil baby doesn’t realize this. Most of the time these guys go viral due to street beefs and online antics.
We’ve undergone a radical cultural paradigm shift over the last 5 years, it being the most dramatic within the last 2-3. Nothing is the same. Everything is different. This goes beyond hip-hop. This world we live in is more different than anything we could have imagined and it’s evolving at an exponentially increasing pace. This rapid constant cultural and societal change is unprecedented. Today is nothing like yesterday and tomorrow isn’t even fathomable.
That’s what makes marketing so hard. The only thing we can almost guarantee that’ll still be true tomorrow
•People will still like sex so it’s safe to bank of sexuality being able to sell
•People will still feel the need to be superior to the next man/woman so greed will still take place
•We gone get older
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You're waffling but I see what you're saying... Rap is no longer the cool thing and the thug image isn't respectable anymore. Drake, Kendrick, cole are civil people who can speak in full sentences. Not mumbling murderers with face tats and anxiety.
All he gotta do is make good music, and it’s as simple as that, it doesn’t get more simpler than that, I’m a Dababy fan and even I started to notice that he started doin the same shi over & over again but now he just tryin to make good quality music(he knows that he got to comfortable so he just went to the drawing board/the basics, which is making good music)
The best thing Lil Baby has done are those “all-in” rap snacks and he didn’t even do those.
He gotta start writing down his lines, this freestyling every song is killing him
He got hot too fast he and he got comfortable with milking his sound him and dababy made their own glass ceilings.
He needs to leave that auto tune alone
The problem is that he’s running it up.. and he hit the feat. Phase early in his career.. usually when people do the feat phase.. it’s after they have established their career..then the drake phase.. he got that early… lil baby my favorite.. but went through phases of his career that guys don’t go through until they’ve been in the game for a while… the duo phase .. but man he’s running it up
i appreciate this video and i sadly i think lil baby not comin back. But pls let us not forget his run from My Dawg, Freestyle to It's Only Me (which I think is slept on and has good tracks). The man had a crazy good run and should still be remembered even if today he's lost.
The zesty shit is his downfall
Prayers for Lil' Baby.
Sounds like y’all just had way to high of expectations. If you thought he was going to over take Drake, you got a few screws loose.
Lil Baby had a good run. Not many rappers achieve what he did.
The “next Drake” is locked up, his name is Tory Lanez
Baby needs that Freestyle era flow
We live for Le Bebe slander over here🙏🏾
Why? If I may ask
@@TeezyfolKKzgunna fans
That shit lame. Go get your money up
@@thatwilightzone4760 you can do both actually 😂
Cant be at the top forever. Its inevitable. He had a pretty good run tho
Gunna helped Baby tremendously in the studio. Real Atlanta musicians know this
He’s still one of my favorite rappers. I fw Its Only Me heavy, I’m just not fw the latest singles he’s been putting out. I’m still rocking with him , he’s gonna drop an album and it’s gonna have us all hooked again
I was listening to ace hood today (on accident) and he’s making crazy good music. It’s crazy what being labelled as washed/fallen off does to your brand
I was at an Ace Hood show (on accident) at a 800-1000 person venue and there was about 6 or 7 people total inside the theatre . Seriously not sure if they sold a single ticket or got anyone at all to pay at the door. Only reason I was in there myself was bc I was asked to photograph the performance for a weekly entertainment/ music mag. I’m not sure they ended up even using the pics from that night after the sparse turnout but I definitely still have them all on a hard drive. Shits crazy…
Ace Hoods music right now is way better than his music back then but as you said, once you're labelled as "fallen off" it doesn't matter.