Southside (Lil Baby song)

"Southside"
Single by Lil Baby
from the album Harder Than Ever
Released	May 8, 2018
Recorded	2018
Length	2:53
Label	4PF Wolfpack Quality Control Motown Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Dominique Jones Joshua Luellen
Producer(s)	Southside Max Lord
Lil Baby singles chronology
"Sold Out Dates" (2018) "Southside" (2018) "Gossip" (2018)
Music video
"Southside" on YouTube

"Southside" is a song by American rapper Lil Baby. It was released by 4 Pockets Full, Wolfpack Music Group, Quality Control Music, Motown and Capitol Records on May 8, 2018 as the first single from Lil Baby's debut album Harder Than Ever (2018). ^[1] It was produced by Southside and Max Lord.

Composition

The song features "street-oriented bars" from Lil Baby, who pays homage to his Atlanta neighborhood ^[2] and raps about "everything from swag, Crips, and his Draco". ^{[3] [4]}

Music video

The music video was released on May 8, 2018, and was directed by Edgar Esteves. Filmed in Lil Baby's neighborhood, he "gathers everyone for this video" ^{[2] [4]} where they are shown dancing and flashing money on a "sunny spring day".

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 [5]	79
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [6]	39

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [7]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Southside - Single by Lil Baby, 2018-05-08
2. Parizot, Matthew (2018-05-08). "Lil Baby Brings The Hood Out For "Southside" Video". HotNewHipHop.
3. Berry, Peter A. (May 8, 2018). "Lil Baby Hits the Block in New "Southside" Video - XXL". XXL Mag .
4. Robertson, Darryl (2018-05-09). "Lil Baby Visits The "Southside" In New Video". Vibe .
5. "Lil Baby Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
6. "Lil Baby Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
7. "American single certifications – Lil Baby – Southside". Recording Industry Association of America.