Dominique Armani Jones[3] (born December 3, 1994), known professionally as Lil Baby, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. He rose to prominence following the release of his 2017 mixtapes Harder than Hard and Too Hard, the former of which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100 entry with its lead single, "My Dawg". He signed with Quality Control Music, an imprint of Motown and Capitol Records to release his debut studio album Harder Than Ever (2018), which peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and was supported by the Billboard Hot 100-top ten single "Yes Indeed" (with Drake). He released two additional retail projects that same year: The collaborative mixtape Drip Harder with fellow Georgia-based rapper Gunna—which saw continued success with its singles "Drip Too Hard" and "Close Friends"—and his commercial mixtape Street Gossip, which peaked at number two on the Billboard 200.
Lil Baby's second album, My Turn (2020) was his first to debut atop the Billboard 200, received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and became the best-selling album of that year. It spawned the hit song "We Paid" (with 42 Dugg), as well as the George Floyd protest-inspired single "The Bigger Picture"; both of which peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, while the latter received two nominations—Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance—at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. The following year, his collaborative album with Chicago rapper Lil Durk, The Voice of the Heroes (2021) became his second to peak the Billboard 200, while he won the Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance for his guest appearance on Kanye West and The Weeknd's 2021 single "Hurricane". Lil Baby's third album, It's Only Me (2022) was met with continued success and peaked the chart once more.
In addition to a Grammy Award, Lil Baby has won an MTV Video Music Award, two BET Awards, and was named the all-genre Artist of the Year at the 2020 Apple Music Awards. As an imprint of Motown and Capitol, he founded the record label Glass Window Entertainment (known previously as 4PF) in 2023, through which he has signed frequent collaborators 42 Dugg and Rylo Rodriguez.
A day before his Saturday Night Live musical debut. He came to the show made his debut on May 18, 2019, cameoed as a guest spot with DJ Khaled (who is also the musical guest), which is the Season 44 finale of Saturday Night Live, hosted by the actor Paul Rudd; which coincidentally, was the final episode for longtime cast member Leslie Jones, which he performed "You Stay" with Jeremih, Meek Mill, and J Balvin.
He officially made his Saturday Night Live musical guest debut, as well as his 2nd appearance on January 28, 2023, the eleventh episode of Saturday Night Live's 48th season, hosted by actor Michael B. Jordan, star of the Rocky franchise spin-offs films Creed, and the two sequels Creed II, and Creed III. He performed two songs "California Breeze" and "Forever" with Chloe Flower on piano and Fridayy appearing on the screen singing the chorus from his third studio album It's Only Me.