DaBaby
Sign in to saveJonathan Lyndale Kirk (born December 22, 1991), known professionally as DaBaby (formerly Baby Jesus), is an American rapper. After releasing several mixtapes between 2014 and 2018, he signed with Interscope Records in January 2019. His debut studio album, Baby on Baby (2019), spawned the single "Suge", which peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 a month after its release.
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- Born
- 1991-12-22
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DaBaby was born Jonathan Kirk in Cleveland, Ohio in 1991. By age six, he'd relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina and spent his adolescence engaged in street life. In December 2014, Kirk made a quick decision to become a rapper, taking the name Baby Jesus and issuing his NonFiction mixtape a month later. Never having been on a stage before, he headed to South by Southwest in the spring of 2015. Kirk changed his name to DaBaby, going so far as to explain the "political reasons" for this decision
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- DaBaby
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- Jonathan Lyndale Kirk
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- DaBaby discography
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
- Musical artist.origin
- Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2014–present
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- Person.children
- 4
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- Billion Dollar Baby
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- Born
- 22 December 1991
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- human
- Family name
- Kirk
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cleveland
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Educated at
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Languages spoken
- African American English
- Native language
- African American English
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20 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- 2014–2018: Early mixtapes
- 2019: ''Baby on Baby'' and ''Kirk''
- 2020–present: ''Blame It on Baby'', ''My Brother's Keeper'', allegations of homophobia, ''Baby on Baby 2'', and ''Be More Grateful''
- Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment
- Roster
- Artistry
- Music
- Music videos
- Personal life
- Legal issues
- Discography
- Tours
- Headlining
- Awards and nominations
- See also
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Jonathan Lyndale Kirk (born December 22, 1991), known professionally as DaBaby (formerly Baby Jesus), is an American rapper. After releasing several mixtapes between 2014 and 2018, he signed with Interscope Records in January 2019. His debut studio album, Baby on Baby (2019), spawned the single "Suge", which peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 a month after its release.
His second studio album, Kirk (2019), debuted atop the Billboard 200 and spawned the hit singles "Intro" and "Bop". That same year, he guest appeared on the singles "Enemies" by Post Malone and "Cash Shit" by Megan Thee Stallion. His third album, Blame It on Baby (2020), also peaked the Billboard 200; its single, "Rockstar" (featuring Roddy Ricch), spent seven non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in the wake of that year's George Floyd protests. Furthermore, it received quintuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and was nominated for Record of the Year at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.
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