An old friend from the neighborhood, Thug cosigned the melodic rapper right out of the gate and appeared on some of his earliest tracks. Even in a city that breeds overnight successes faster than any other, Baby’s ascent has looked almost too easy.Ĭredit Young Thug for fast-tracking Baby to the city’s inner circle. By March, Gucci Mane was already trying to sign him. The 22-year-old only began rapping in February, but he already has four mixtapes, the backing of the taste-making Atlanta incubator Quality Control, and a major street hit, “ My Dawg,” that just got the star remix treatment with verses from Quavo and Kodak Black. Ever since he was released from prison last winter after serving two years on a drug charge, Lil Baby has been making up for lost time.
