Per The Guardian, it was Arnold Taylor — South Coast Music president and now DaBaby’s manager — who elevated the young man to the level of rap superstar. “He can really spit with the best of them, but he can also make songs,” Taylor told the outlet in January 2020, “some spitters can’t make songs.” DaBaby continued to refine his work, gathering more faithful fans along the way, until he dazzled again with his 2018 release “Blank Blank” (per AllMusic).
The rising star’s talents were in such demand that, with Taylor’s help, several labels tried to put their money where their mouths were and get DaBaby under their banner. Interscope won, The Guardian reports, and so he became a major label rapper. His first Interscope releases were 2019’s “Baby on Baby” and “KIRK,” which were followed by “Blame It on Baby” the next year. The latter two albums, per AllMusic, both dominated the Billboard 200. Billboard also states that his 2020 single “Rockstar,” a Roddy Ricch collaboration, held onto the number one spot for nine weeks.
Where will he go from here? Rap fans can only wait to find out.
