Baby on Baby 2

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Baby on Baby 2
DaBaby - Baby on Baby 2.png
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2022
Length30:49
Label
Producer
  • 1st Class
  • 800kay
  • Ambezza
  • ATL Jacob
  • Ben10k
  • Charlie Heat
  • CV
  • DrxftGod
  • Deuces RK
  • Fate F250
  • J. Stacks
  • Jack Rochon
  • Jee
  • JetsonMade
  • LMC
  • Lil Ty
  • Louis Yung
  • Neeko
  • Otxhello
  • Perx
  • Pooh Beatz
  • Sean da Firzt
  • Sim
  • Twoprxducers
  • Xjay
  • Zoo
DaBaby chronology
Better than You
(2022)
Baby on Baby 2
(2022)
Call Da Fireman
(2023)

Baby on Baby 2 is the fourth studio album by American rapper DaBaby. It was released through Interscope Records and South Coast Music Group on September 23, 2022. The album features a sole guest appearance from fellow North Carolinian, singer Anthony Hamilton. It serves as a sequel to DaBaby's debut studio album, Baby on Baby (2019). [1] [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

AllMusic criticized that the material on Baby on Baby 2 "begins to feel one-dimensional and interchangeable." and also concluded "As ever, the songs here are energetic and fun, but ultimately feel a little disposable, with DaBaby's work becoming more and more like a particular and brawny mood than any specific creative statement." [3]

Background and promotion

In July 2022, DaBaby was interviewed by Canadian-American YouTube channel Nelk's Full Send Podcast, in which he revealed the title of the album and announced an initial release for the beginning of the next month, which did not happen for unknown reasons. [4] On September 22, 2022, he shared its cover art and release date for the following day. [5]

Commercial performance

The album was projected to earn significantly less units in its first week than DaBaby's previous album Blame It on Baby (2020), with both DaBaby himself and rapper Meek Mill claiming that DaBaby had been "blackballed". His previous album had nine guest appearances on the original version, and four additional guest appearances on the deluxe edition, Baby on Baby 2 on the other hand had only one guest appearance. [6]

Baby on Baby 2 debuted at number 34 on the US Billboard 200 chart with around 17,000 album equivalent units. [7]

Track listing

Baby on Baby 2 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Go Again (Intro)"
  • Sean da Firzt
  • Kayothewizard
  • Fate F250
2:06
2."Drop Dat Diss"
1:23
3."Boogeyman"
  • Kirk
  • Morgan
  • Joseph Langston
  • Tyrese McGriff
  • JetsonMade
  • Jee
  • Lil Ty
2:06
4."Socks"
  • Kirk
  • Morgan
  • Darryl Clemons
  • JetsonMade
  • Pooh Beatz
2:51
5."No Condom"
  • Kirk
  • Morgan
  • Andre Harp
  • JetsonMade
  • Xjay
  • CV
  • Deuces RK
1:43
6."Summa Dat"
  • Kirk
  • Morgan
  • Shannon
  • Pitesa
  • JetsonMade
  • 800kay
  • Zoo
1:23
7."Still"
  • Kirk
  • Morgan
  • McGriff
  • Khaleel Griffin
  • Marcus Williams
  • JetsonMade
  • Lil Ty
  • 1st Class
  • DrxftGod
2:29
8."Act That Hard"
  • Kirk
  • Mathias Liyew
  • Benjamin Wilson
  • Louis Yung
  • Ambezza
  • Ben10k
  • Yung
2:03
9."Keep It Cute"
  • Kirk
  • Justus Stackhouse
J. Stacks2:16
10."One Man Army"
  • Kirk
  • Morgan
  • Shannon
  • Robert McKenzie
  • JetsonMade
  • 800kay
  • Perx
2:13
11."Call of Duty"
  • Kirk
  • Morgan
  • Liam McAlister
  • Dondre Moore
  • Jake Martin
  • Paul Gachie
  • JetsonMade
  • LMC
  • Neeko
  • Twoprxducers
1:15
12."That's Why I Creep"
  • Kirk
  • Liyew
  • Yung
  • Othello Houston
  • Ambezza
  • Yung
  • Otxhello
3:19
13."Blank" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)
3:19
14."Don't Let Em Lie"
  • Kirk
  • Jacob Canady
  • Simarpreet Bahia
  • ATL Jacob
  • Sim
2:17
Total length:30:49

Notes

Charts

Chart performance for Baby on Baby 2
Chart (2022)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [8] 34
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9] 21

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