RapperDaBabyhas taken the music industry by storm.
The North Carolina native first stepped onto the scene in 2015 under the aliasBaby Jesus.
On the track, the rapper mentions that his name change was “political.”
In an interview withInterrupted Blogs, the rapper further explains his decision.
“I don’t want the name to keep me from any listeners,” he tells the outlet.
“I feel like the music, and the movement is bigger than all that.”
2016 was a massive year in the rising rapper’s career.
His 2016 track “Light Show” was his first big single to create buzz.
He went on to perform the hit at South by Southwest in 2017.
The album peaked at no.
7 on the Billboard 200 Charts (perNeed Some Fun).
Dababy released his second album “Kirk” later that same year, solidifying his spot in hip hop.
What is DaBaby’s birth name?
DaBaby was born on Dec. 22nd, 1991 (viaNeed Some Fun).
Baby, whose real name is Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, is the third and youngest child.
Although born in Cleveland, the rapper spent most of his childhood raised in Charlotte, North Carolina.
“My sound, I don’t …
I ain’t [really] pull from no rapper,” he told XXL.
I make it a point not [to], you know what I mean?"
“Out of all the people I named, they had big eras, they had the time.
Wayne, it was something different.
That’s what I’m on.
Confident and talented, DaBaby is adamant that he will leave his mark in the realm of hip hop.
