Baby on Baby

This article is about DaBaby's first studio album. For his third album, see Blame It on Baby.

Baby on Baby is the debut studio album by American rapper DaBaby. It was released on March 1, 2019, by Interscope Records and South Coast Music Group. It features guest appearances from fellow rappers Offset, Rich Homie Quan, Rich the Kid and Stunna 4 Vegas.

Baby on Baby
Studio album by DaBaby
Released	March 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)
Recorded	2018–19
Genre	Hip hop trap
Length	31:36
Label	Interscope South Coast
Producer	1st Class Cubeatz Eddie Priest FortyOneSix Go Grizzly James Maddocks JetsonMade Marii Beatz Nick Mira OJ Finessey Pooh Beatz Producer 20 Pyrex Sean Da Firzt SethInTheKitchen Yung Lan
DaBaby chronology
Baby on Baby (2019) Kirk (2019)
Singles from Baby on Baby
"Suge" Released: April 23, 2019 "Baby Sitter" Released: August 13, 2019

Release and promotion

A music video for "Baby Sitter" was released on April 3, 2019.^[1] A music video for "Pony" was released May 20, 2019.^[2] The songs "Walker Texas Ranger" and an alternate version of "Best Friend" without Rich the Kid were featured on DaBaby's previous mixtape Blank Blank.^[3]

Singles

"Suge" was released to rhythmic contemporary radio on April 23, 2019, as the album's lead single.^[4] A music video for "Suge" was released on March 4, 2019.^[5] The song has since peaked at number 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number 5 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.^[6] On May 15, 2019, the single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 digital copies in the United States.^[7]

"Baby Sitter" featuring Offset was released to rhythmic contemporary radio on August 13, 2019, as the album's second single.^[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[9]
HipHopDX	3.8/5^[10]
Pitchfork	7.7/10^[11]

Fred Thomas of AllMusic gave the album a positive review, saying "DaBaby's charm lies in how he's not even taking his irreverent cockiness too seriously, much less asking his audience to bow down to his greatness. Springy, uncluttered, and unable to contain its own grinning excitement, Baby on Baby zooms by in a captivating rush."^[9] Marcus Blackwell of HipHopDX rated the album 3.8 stars out of 5, saying "DaBaby has staked his claim as an artist by developing a compelling balance of street and lighthearted content that effectively highlights his personality. Baby On Baby at its best delivers an energetic, fun sound that stands out in rap's current landscape, making for a refreshing listen."^[10] Paul Thompson of Pitchfork, rating the album 7.7 out of 10, said "Baby on Baby comes in the middle of a prolific period for the rapper [...] the music is refreshingly without pretense or artifice, concerned less with the way it will play in boardrooms and more with the way it will play out of trunks."^[11]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 25 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States, before eventually rising to number 7.^[12] As of July 2019, the album has earned 473,000 equivalent album units.^[13]

Track listing

Track listing adapted from Tidal.^[14]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Taking It Out"	Jonathan Kirk Anthony Mosley	Sean Da Firzt	1:58
2.	"Suge"	Kirk Tahj Morgan Darryl Clemons	JetsonMade Pooh Beatz	2:43
3.	"Goin Baby"	Kirk Morgan Gavin Valencia Eze Ugbor, Jr.	JetsonMade OJ Finessey Eddie Priest	2:21
4.	"Pony"	Kirk Kedrick Cannady Kevin Gomringer Tim Gomringer	Pyrex Cubeatz	3:24
5.	"Deal Wit It"	Kirk Jamarii Massey Jason Hernandez	MariiBeatz FortyOneSix	1:08
6.	"Baby Sitter" (featuring Offset)	Kirk Kiari Cephus Massey Kevin Price	Go Grizzly MariiBeatz	2:37
7.	"Celebrate" (featuring Rich Homie Quan)	Kirk Dequantes Lamar Milan Modi James Maddocks	Yung Lan Maddocks	3:12
8.	"Joggers" (featuring Stunna 4 Vegas)	Kirk Khalick Caldwell Mosley	Sean Da Firzt	2:13
9.	"Carpet Burn"	Kirk Morgan Khaleel Griffin Nicholas Mira	JetsonMade 1st Class Nick Mira	1:42
10.	"Best Friend" (featuring Rich the Kid)	Kirk Dimitri Roger Ross Portaro IV	SethInTheKitchen	3:06
11.	"Tupac"	Kirk Morgan Modi	JetsonMade Yung Lan	1:54
12.	"Backend"	Kirk Morgan	JetsonMade	2:46
13.	"Walker Texas Ranger"	Kirk Antwain Fox	Producer 20	2:30
Total length:				31:36

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[15] 27 Latvian Albums (LAIPA)^[16] 30 US Billboard 200^[17] 7 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[18] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position Icelandic Albums (Plötutíóindi)^[19] 75 US Billboard 200^[20] 28 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[21] 16 Chart (2020) Position US Billboard 200^[22] 107 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[23] 62 Decade-end charts Chart (2010–2019) Position US Billboard 200^[24] 172

Certifications

Sales certifiations for Baby on Baby

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[25]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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2. "Ride It: DaBaby's "Pony" Continues His Run Of Entertaining And Audaciously Over-The-Top Music Videos". Bossip. June 8, 2019.
3. "Blank Blank by DaBaby". Genius. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
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10. Blackwell, Marcus (March 15, 2019). "Review: Who Is DaBaby? His Personality Shines On Debut Album "Baby On Baby"". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
11. Thompson, Paul A. (March 8, 2019). "DaBaby: Baby On Baby". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
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13. Aniftos, Rania (July 19, 2019). "Nicki Minaj Puts a Spin on DaBaby's 'Suge': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
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19. "Tónlistinn – Plötur – 2019" (in Icelandic). Plötutíóindi. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
20. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
21. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
22. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
23. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
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