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Lil Baby, born as Dominique Armani Jones, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. Lil Baby has been nominated for three\u00a0Grammy Awards<\/a>, two\u00a0American Music Awards<\/a>, two\u00a0MTV Video Music Awards<\/a>, and seven\u00a0BET Awards<\/a>. He was the biggest all-genre ‘Artist of the Year’ at the Apple Music Awards 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This\u00a0Grammy-nominated artst has been one of the most dominant and critically-acclaimed names in rap since his first release in 2017. In February 2020 he released My Turn<\/em>, which entered The Billboard 200 at #1, hovered in the Top 5 for 14 weeks, and then returned to #1 in June for four consecutive weeks. The album was the #1 streamed and #1 selling album of any genre in 2020. Lil Baby is as authentic as they come; at just 26 years old, he is unapologetically himself, speaking his truth in his lyrics and that connects him to listeners like no other. Last June as the nation protested, Lil Baby dropped a powerful record \u201cThe Bigger Picture,\u201d articulating frustration, confusion, and a call to stand up for something much bigger than himself.<\/p>\n

My Turn<\/em>\u00a0held 14 records simultaneously on The Billboard Hot 100, and Lil Baby has recently surpassed musical titans Prince and Paul McCartney among others in Billboard Hot 100 hits in his young 3-year career.\u00a0To date, Baby\u2019s catalogue reached 22 billion global streams, scored 8 #1 songs at urban radio, won the BET Award for Best New Artist, named Vevo\u2019s Top Performing Hip-Hop Artist of 2020, named MVP on Rap Caviar, he won the top award of Global Artist of the Year at the Apple Music Awards. \u201cThe Bigger Picture\u201d was nominated for two Grammy\u2019s (Best Rap Performance & Best Rap Song). He has seen widespread critical acclaim from the likes of GQ and Vanity Fair and has graced the covers of Rolling Stone and NME. With such a rapid rise and a relentless stream of critical and commercial hits, it\u2019s clear that Lil Baby is one of the greatest modern success stories in hip-hop.<\/p>\n

Stay updated on his career at http:\/\/www.iamlilbaby.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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