This July would be a treat for music and rap lovers of the world. On Sunday May 22, the Atlanta rapper Lil Baby announced he will release his new album in July. He made this announcement on Twitter. However, he chose to remain mysterious regarding the release date of his album in cryptic tweet, “something will be happening in July” with some flame emojis. He did not reveal exact date.
Lil Baby’s Last Album My Turn Is His Biggest
Lil Baby already delighted his fans across the world by releasing music videos like “In A Minute,” “Right On” and “Frozen.” In 2020, his album My Turn debuted at No.1 on the US Billboard 200, earning 197,000 album-equivalent units. His coming new album would be a follow up of his previous one. In the meantime however Lil Baby uploaded a picture of himself sitting with massive piles of cash loaded on his lap on Instagram, saying, “this summer’s mine.”
Lil Baby’s Collaboration with Ja Morant
Earlier this year on May 7, this Atlanta rapper collaborated with Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies superstar and Beats By Dre and released “Dark Mode,” a brand new single from Baby shot in black and white during Game 3 of the Grizzlies Western Conference semi-final series against the Golden State Warriors. Memphis basketball fans and Memphis’ rap community admired Lil Baby for Morant’s play.
Journey of Lil Baby as One Of America’s Leading Musical Artists
Lil Baby’s journey in the music world is similar to most of rappers in USA. Atlanta’s Dominique Jones was in prison for some time. One day he was released from prison and he geared all his attention into rap. He is no longer attracted to thrills of streets. His album My Turn demonstrated his musical abilities with improved technical skills and song writing capabilities. The project became the biggest streaming week of 2020. Three projects he released in 2018 landed in the Top 5 Street Gossip hit No. 2, Drip Harder with Gunna landed at No. 4 and Harder Than Ever peaked at No. 3. In 2021, this Grammy-nominated artist teamed up with Lil Durk and they released album titled as The Voice of the Heroes, it also became no.1 on the US Billboard 200 with 150,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.
Lil Baby is certainly the most sought after rapper in the mainstream rap. He is one of the leading musical artists of hip-hop’s new generation.
