Bali Baby

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Bali Baby
Birth nameKaitlin Fletcher
Born (1997-06-15) June 15, 1997 (age 27)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2016–present
Labels
  • TWIN
  • Billmania Media
  • PlayHouse Music
Asylum

Kaitlin Fletcher (born June 15, 1997), known under the name Bali Baby, is an American rapper based out of Atlanta, Georgia. [2] In 2018, i-D magazine described Bali Baby as "one of very few openly gay female rappers with any skin in the game." [3] [4] In March 2018, LA Weekly 's Shirley Ju described Bali Baby as "the hottest female rap artist to come out of Atlanta." [5]

Contents

Career

Her career as a rapper began in 2016 when she produced the freestyle rap song "Designer". [3] [6] Her breakthrough mixtape was Bali's Play 2, which was released in 2017. [7] On March 30, 2018, she released the five-track EP Bali Blanco, which represented her sixth release overall. [8] Her debut studio album, Baylor Swift, was released in May 2018. It features a more distorted, rock-centered sound than most of her previous work. [9] She has been named as an influencer by ppcocaine. [10]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum details
Baylor Swift
Resurrection
  • Released: October 30, 2018
  • Label: TWIN
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Baliprint
  • Released: June 17, 2023
  • Label: RBC Records
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Mixtapes

TitleMixtape details
Brazy Bali
  • Released: November 1, 2016
  • Label: Billmania Media, PlayHouse Music
  • Formats: Digital download
Bubbles Bali
  • Released: January 4, 2017
  • Label: Billmania Media
  • Formats: Digital download
Bali's Play 2
  • Released: June 26, 2017
  • Label: Billmania Media
  • Formats: Digital download
The Book of Bali [upper-alpha 1] [11]
  • Released: November 1, 2019
  • Label: Billmania Media
  • Formats: Digital download

EPs

TitleEP details
Bali Blanco
  • Released: March 30, 2018
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
Lost Flies Vol. 1 [12]
  • Released: October 21, 2021
  • Label: Create Music Group
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
The Book of Bali, Vol. 2
  • Released: August 25, 2023
  • Label: RBC Records
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As a lead artist

TitleYearAlbum
"Right Now"
(featuring Lotto Savage)
2017Brazy Bali
"Bible"
(featuring Zay Hilfigerr)
Non-album singles
"Make It Pop"
"Enemies"
"Elastic"
"Banana Klip"
"Vlone Tatted"
(featuring ManMan Savage)
"Coupe"
"WWW"Baylor Swift
"Miley Cyrus"2018Non-album single
"Futurama"Resurrection
"Flavors"Bali Blanco
"Winter Wonderland"
"Backseat"Baylor Swift
"Few Things"
"Amber Alert"Resurrection
"Game Over"
"Professor Finessor"2019Non-album singles
"Swiper No Swiping"
"Blueberry"
(with Charlotte Devaney)
"Miss CEO"
"Shadow of Death"
(with Swaray)
"Can You"2020The Book of Bali
"Nasty"Non-album singles
"Sucker"
"Freestyle"2021
"X-Rated"
(with DAGR)
DAGR
"Waddup Bitch"Non-album singles
"Bad Influence"
(with Tinywiings)
2022
"Chips n' Dip"
(with Novul)
"Fuck It Up"Baliprint
"Purple"
"Heaux"
(with Young X)
A Kngs Ransom
"Trap Party"
(with Big Boss Mulaa)
Non-album single
"Cocky"Baliprint
"Rogue"
(with Majorlilkween)
Non-album single
"Dirty Pixx"
(with Love Ghost)
Dark Phoenix
"OMFG"
(featuring Ashes and Strgurrl)
2023Non-album singles
"Hypnotize"
"Where YBA?"
"Bitches in Paris"
(featuring Majorlilkween)
The Book of Bali, Vol.2
TitleYearAlbum
"Woah Woah Woah"
(Trippie Redd featuring Bali Baby)
2017 A Love Letter to You 2

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  1. This mixtape was released excusively on SoundCloud.