Lil Baby

I've been frustrated with Lil Baby lately. Coming off of the gargantuan success of his 2020 album My Turn, the young Atlanta rap star seemed like he could ...

I don’t know if It’s Only Me has hits, and I have to imagine that it won’t have the same kind of impact as My Turn. But I’m on my first listen of It’s Only Me, and this album is working. [Staying Alive](https://www.stereogum.com/2195230/dj-khaled-staying-alive-feat-drake-lil-baby/news/)” or the Budweiser-sponsored, Tears For Fears-sampling World Cup song “ [The World Is Yours To Take](https://www.stereogum.com/2200518/lil-baby-samples-tears-for-fears-for-fifa-world-cup-qatar-anthem/music/).” That kind of thing is obnoxious and artistically bankrupt, but I understand it. Lil Baby works best when you let him establish a vibe and just zone out to his pain-wracked, Auto-Tune-scrambled voice for an hour at a time. Lil Baby has a comfort zone, and that comfort zone can be perfectly effective at album-length. Coming off of the gargantuan success of his 2020 album My Turn, the young Atlanta rap star seemed like he could go anywhere.

Lil Baby's 'It Only Me' has finally arrived and comes accompanied by the visuals for the single “California Breeze.”

I know what they’re doing and what they are not to a certain extent.” But now, I have to be very mindful, because I know as much as people who are listening to what I’m saying is a critic.” It’s the fact that I know the situation of where we are and what we’ve overcome. I could put out two albums in no time,” Lil baby explained. “But I haven’t put nothing out in two years. “I could’ve put 15 songs out and just added seven more songs then put out another album.

It's Only Me, the eagerly awaited new album by Lil Baby, has been released through Quality Control Music Group, Wolfpack Global Music, and Motown Records.

I think I just want to go on and get it out there. Even though it is not saying that for some reason I just got ‘California Breeze’ out of it. “It’s like, the harmonizing in the back, it just was saying ‘California Breeze’ to me.

Lil Baby's new album is finally here. On Friday, October 14, the Georgia native delivered his third studio album It's Only Me. The 23-track album contains ...

[Future](https://www.iheart.com/artist/future-296257/?autoplay=true), [Nardo Wick](https://www.iheart.com/artist/nardo-wick-34364198/?autoplay=true), [Young Thug](https://www.iheart.com/artist/young-thug-369494/?autoplay=true), [Fridayy](https://www.iheart.com/artist/fridayy-33738670/?autoplay=true), [Rylo Rodriguez](https://www.iheart.com/artist/rylo-rodriguez-32283996/?autoplay=true), [Jeremih](https://www.iheart.com/artist/jeremih-43480/?autoplay=true), [EST Gee](https://www.iheart.com/artist/est-gee-32185050/?autoplay=true), and [Pooh Shiesty](https://www.iheart.com/artist/pooh-shiesty-33284146/?autoplay=true). “She post a picture without my permission, Got me in some s**t, man, these women is wild,” Baby raps. One song in particular “Not Finished” has been placed under a microscope after fans believe he’s addressing recent rumors about him and Saweetie. But I haven’t put nothing out in two years. “I could put out two albums in no time. On Friday, October 14, the Georgia native delivered his third studio album It’s Only Me.

“It's only me is album of the year and lil baby is lowkey the goat,” tweeted one, while another wrote: “It's Only me further proved on why Lil Baby is the ...

Even if I didn’t know the people involved, I’ve seen it.” The new album promises to be a massive hit. In an interview with i-D in September last year, he said: “I always thought rapping was kind of corny.

Lil Baby performed on "The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon" following the release of his album "It's Only Me."

"Russian Roulette" appears on Lil Baby's third studio album, It's Only Me. The rapper is the subject of the Amazon documentary Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby, released on Prime Video in August. 14 (UPI) -- Lil Baby took to the stage on The Tonight Show starring

This very, very stacked week's Notable Releases include The 1975, Plains (Waxahatchee, Jess Williamson), Lil Baby, MAVI, Birds In Row, and much more...

Tacoma, Washington's Enumclaw have been on the rise thanks to their fresh take on traditional, '90s-style indie rock. It's a sprawling record that's loaded with an amazing cast of guests: Dinosaur Jr's J Mascis, Julien Baker, Ryley Walker, Yasmin Williams and Samantha Crain, plus co-producer Peter Silberman of The Antlers), and it revolves around one of the most devastating and personal topics of main member John Ross' career thus far: his cancer diagnosis and treatment. Punitive Damage, the PacNW hardcore band fronted by Steph Jerkova (who also plays bass in Regional Justice Center), have just followed up their early EPs and demo with their first full-length, the Taylor Young-recorded This Is The Blackout, out now via Atomic Action. It was produced by Tucker Martine (My Morning Jacket, The Decemberists, etc), and made with a cast of collaborators including Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket), Scott Avett (The Avett Brothers), Eli Moore (Lake), Mikaela Davis, Luke Ydsitie (Blind Pilot), and Ryan Fracesconi (Joanna Newsom). [fourth installment](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/10-best-rap-albums-of-august-2022/) their Dollar Menu EP series, and this week they surprise-released a sequel to their collaborative 2018 album Duck CZN: Chinese Algebra. That might explain why 劇變 (Jubian) feels bigger and grander than Ripped To Shreds' previous work. It's been a while since she's released new music, but in her absence, lots of M.I.A. French post-hardcore band Birds In Row do not work quickly, but whenever they do return with a new album, it's always worth the wait. Lil Baby called his shot with 2020's My Turn, the album that skyrocketed him to the forefront of mainstream rap. -- Salami](https://lasalami.bandcamp.com/album/ottoline), [Pony Girl](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/40-new-songs-out-today-4/), [Charlotte Dos Santos](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/30-new-songs-out-today-27/), [Nok Cultural Ensemble](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/21-new-songs-out-today-49/) (Sons of Kemet), [Logan Farmer](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/21-new-songs-out-today-49/), [Meat Wave](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/30-new-songs-out-today-30/), [Microwaves](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/stream-microwaves-new-chaotic-art-punk-lp-discomfiture-atlas/), [Boston Manor](https://bfan.link/datura), [GIFT](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/34-new-songs-out-today-20/), [Mabe Fratti](https://tinangelrecords.bandcamp.com/album/se-ve-desde-aqu), [Robin Holcomb](https://robinholcomb1.bandcamp.com/album/one-way-or-another), [Ribbon Stage](https://ribbonstage.bandcamp.com/album/hit-with-the-most), [Lolo Zouaï](https://playgirl.lolozouai.com/), [Betty Who](https://bettywho.komi.io/), the [Central Cee](https://open.spotify.com/album/1HTdVIlFgO8o2Oby5rdXs0?si=86V3u9k6SIeQ7E9JrmlU8w) EP, the [Justice](https://open.spotify.com/album/4j8UWYk7Ytc2HqkW7EnUTw?si=v-n0fuaaR7WYJY9nHFfc_w) EP, the [Joyeria](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/20-new-songs-out-today-44/) EP, the [BEKIND](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/22-new-songs-out-today-48/) EP, the [Law of Power](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/14-new-metal-hardcore-songs-out-this-week-8/) EP, the [Native Sun](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/21-new-songs-out-today-47/) EP, the [Fire-Toolz](https://fire-toolz.bandcamp.com/album/i-will-not-use-the-bodys-eyes-today) EP, the [Fazerdaze](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/20-new-songs-out-today-43/) EP, the [Natural Lines](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-natural-lines-matt-pond-announce-debut-ep-watch-the-the-problem-is-me-video/) (Matt Pond) EP, the [Poppy](https://poppy.lnk.to/fyb) EP, the [Steve Queralt (Ride) & Michael Smith](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ride-bassist-steve-queralt-preps-ep-with-filmmaker-michael-smith-listen-to-glitches/) EP, the [PUP](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/31-new-songs-out-today-25/) live EP, [The Early November](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-early-november-announce-20th-anniversary-album-tour-with-i-can-make-a-mess/) 20th anniversary album, [Ryuichi Sakamoto's soundtrack for Exception](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ryuichi-sakamoto-tribute-lp-coming-thundercats-track-streaming-now/), the deluxe edition of [Ayra Starr](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/23-new-songs-out-today-56/)'s 19 & Dangerous, the [Can](https://canofficial.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-cuxhaven-1976) live album, the [Florence + the Machine](https://open.spotify.com/album/6iV7fblw3HOWXUcQZmLkO8?si=ipY_WUTXRgCYzEWeJPxweA) live at Madison Square Garden album, the [Kid Congo Powers & The Near Death Experience](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/kid-congo-preps-memoir-new-wolfmanhattan-project-album-more/) live album, the "supreme edtion" of [Robert Glasper](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/robert-glasper-shares-new-song-ft-mac-miller-adds-halloween-show-with-thundercat-to-blue-note-residency/)'s Black Radio III, and the [Leonard Cohen](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/iggy-pop-releases-cover-of-leonard-cohens-you-want-it-darker-for-tribute-lp-listen/) tribute LP (ft. I highlight 17 new albums below, Bill covers nine more in [Bill's Indie Basement](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/album-reviews-10-14-bill-callahan-king-gizzard-the-lightning-seeds-lesser-evil/) -- including Bill Callahan, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Ecstatic International (Priests, Ex Hex), Matt Kivel, and more -- and there are still plenty of others worth checking out beyond that.

“I could've put 15 songs out and just added seven more songs, then put out another album,” he tells AP. “I could put out two albums in no time. But I haven't ...

Listen to “Bye Bye” below. “I took the Wock to Poland,” Lil Boat sings on the cut. “I’ve got like thirteen years of age that I ain’t still got off my chest / It must be so much more to life, if I had diamonds and baguettes.” “Poland” amassed more than 6 million streams on Soundcloud alone. [ZIAS!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmcXE8dHCYc) “I was actually just trolling and my mans was drinking a Poland Springs water bottle. The two powerhouses joined forces on songs like “Come & Go” and “Hate the Other Side” prior to Juice’s death. “You’re out your mind / I’m out of pills and you’re out of lines or lines / It stays dark outside.” “Your legacy will live forever.” “Oh my, get out my life / I hit her with a bye, bye, bye, bye,” he sings. “I’ve been leanin’, baby girl, I’ve been leanin’ / Phone starts ringing, battling all my demons.” Now, in the wake of Juice’s tragic passing, the famed producer is releasing one more of those collabs: “Bye Bye.” “I could put out two albums in no time.

This week, Lil Baby takes his turn again, Blink-182 is back and edgier than ever, and The 1975 has a concise mission statement.

At 75 minutes, Return of the Dream Canteen (recorded during the Unlimited Love sessions) is both a deluge of what the Chilis do best — opening track “Tippa My Tongue” gives Anthony Kiedis free range to spit his game — and a project that’s more satisfying than a B-sides collection, especially when it comes to blissed-out cuts like the Eddie Van Halen tribute “Eddie.” decided to team up with Jack Antonoff for Being Funny in a Foreign Language — with the seeming intent of making an album about love — should entice anyone who’s even a casual fan of the UK group. That tension between personality and product has been fascinating to witness as Lil Baby’s profile has exploded since 2020’s My Turn, and makes up the heart of It’s Only Me, which arrives as a blockbuster (with guest spots from Future, Young Thug, Jeremih and Pooh Shiesty, among others) but is defined by Baby’s attention to detail and searing approach to storytelling instead of any lunges toward catchiness.

Press play for the latest from Blink-182, Callista Clark, Lil Baby, Queen, The 1975, Tove Lo, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ashe, and more this week on Audacy All ...

Lil Baby has no love for DJ Akademiks, and he let it be known a couple of times on his new album “There's Only Me.”

Baby then applies further pressure on Ak via the song “Top Priority” which sounds more threatening … Ak was caught in a downpour last night ... Lil Baby Rips Akademiks on Album ...

Following up the biggest album of your career is tough sledding for any artist. But for rappers? It's something only Houdini might pull off with ease.

Defying expectations rather than meeting them in the middle is paramount for a guy who prides himself on his pen game and ear for beats. Lil Baby improved from one album to the next and is more technically proficient here than on his last joint. The album starts promising enough with “Real Spill,” a track built around Baby chronicling how different life is for him at this juncture. “Real Spill” sets the tempo; Baby is hellbent on inspiring the people he grew up with and those coming after him. It’s Only Me, out Friday, October 14th, is the result of all that pressure, success, and newfound lifestyle for the young ATLien. Following up the biggest album of your career is tough sledding for any artist.

This week, Lil Baby is back with his highly-anticipated album, It's Only Me, which features a standout collaboration between him and Young Thug, entitled, ...

“Lay Up N’ Chill” is a must-add to those late-night playlists. “Lay Up N’ Chill” is a slow-burning record that finds Pink Sweat$ pleading to get close and personal with a special someone. The best way to describe the track is that it is simply a vibe. “Bye Bye” is somewhat of a sad record, but it’s nice to hear Juice’s voice again. At the start of the first verse he sets the record straight on who he is, spitting, “The fake do a good job blending in with the real these days, but I still tell the difference/Realness get recognition, I recognized that from a distance.” “One Up” is one of four singles from Central Cee’s EP, No More Links and is bringing a bigger spotlight back to the UK drill scene. “Hide and Seek” is a solid record from Stormzy that captures the transition from the summer to fall season.

Lil Baby just released his new project, 'It's Only Me,' and Billboard is ranking each song on the album. Check it out!

It’s the perfect song to throw on in the whip for a nighttime cruise. Fame has afforded Lil Baby a taste of the good life, warm weather, and the disbelief that his life has taken a complete 180. One thing for certain is that Lil Baby is a man of integrity. Lil Baby spits one of his clearest verses over one of the entire project’s hardest tracks. It’s clear from the beginning that Lil Baby is in a much better place financially and spiritually. The song’s opening prog-rock-inspired piano loops gives Lil Baby the space to combust on the hard track like a climax. Over some breezy snare cracks, he acknowledges his incarcerated homies and recognizes that he’s a chosen one that’s changing the narrative. It gives Lil Baby one of his more sincere, softer moments on the entire set. Lil Baby enlists ATL Jacob and Ayo Slim to help him deliver a message to the ones that doubted him. Lil Baby is also co-producing the new BET+ unscripted series, The Impact Atlanta, and is featured in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II “Squad Up’ commercial. It’s one of the few times on the album that Lil Baby’s pitch isn’t altered. His smash single with rapper Gunna, “Drip Too Hard,” was recently certified Diamond with sales of over 10 million copies.

Lil Baby is back with a lengthy project with lots to dissect. Here are our first impressions of 'It's Only Me,' from best song to biggest skip and more.

Yes, the album is a little long and could use some trimming, but there are some great songs on this thing and Baby is writing from a fresh new perspective. EST Gee has been on a ridiculous run as well, and his verse on “Back and Forth” is a strong honorable mention. Eric: It’s so great to hear Young Thug on “Never Hating.” With Thug, it’s the little flourishes that make his verses so special, like the part where he chirps “whoooowoo!” at the end. I think Lil Baby is at his best on this album when he is reflective and vulnerable in his storytelling. The smooth verse he delivers on “Never Hating” makes you realize how large of a space his absence leaves in rap. Jessica: This is an ongoing issue but, had this project just been six to eight songs shorter, I’d have a different perspective on the album as a whole. Jessica: I’m not a fan of “Heyy.” When I heard it, I was shocked that it was the track Lil Baby was teasing ahead of the album. Long albums have been great for business for Lil Baby (his 26-song My Turn deluxe has been on the charts since it dropped) but it leads to some repetitiveness and fatigue on the back half of It’s Only Me. His life is full of paranoias and contradictions, and they’re spilling out into his songs in a fascinating way. Jordan: Ironically, I think “Heyy,” one of the singles, is the biggest skip on the album. But on It’s Only Me, Lil Baby is rapping about his life right now, in an honest and compelling way. Baby thrives when he dives into his backstory and gives a snapshot of what his life looks like now, and this track does exactly that.