BabyTron | |
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 BabyTron performing in April 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Johnson IV |
| Born | June 6, 2000 Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
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| Member of | ShittyBoyz, D$M |
James Edward Johnson IV [1] [2] (born June 6, 2000), known professionally as BabyTron, is an American rapper. He initially gained popularity in 2019 with his track "Jesus Shuttlesworth" and was a member of hip hop group ShittyBoyz. [3]
James Edward Johnson IV was born on June 6, 2000, in Ypsilanti, Michigan. [4] He attended Lincoln High School in Ypsilanti and graduated in 2018. [5]
BabyTron began taking music seriously at age 13, alongside childhood friends TrDee and StanWill, and they established the rap trio ShittyBoyz while in high school. BabyTron would also consistently release solo songs and mixtapes on streaming platforms. [6] His 2019 track "Jesus Shuttlesworth" became viral within the hip hop community, [7] with a variety of memes spawning from the track. The track was released on his debut 2019 mixtape Bin Reaper. In 2021, he would feature on the Lil Yachty song "Hybrid", taken from the latter's Michigan Boy Boat mixtape. [8] BabyTron released the Bin Reaper 2 album in October 2021 with features from Lil Yachty, Miles Bridges (credited as RTB MB). [9]
BabyTron gained traction in 2022 through his series of tracks that feature him rapping on a multitude of popular beats in one song. This began with "Prince of the Mitten" in January and was followed up with "King of the Galaxy" later that month. [10]
BabyTron released the album Megatron on March 4, 2022, through Empire and The Hip Hop Lab. [11] His song "Emperor of the Universe" was released on May 17, and featured a music video directed by Cole Bennett. [12]
He was named as part of the XXL 2022 Freshman Class on June 14, 2022. [13]
On August 2, his single "Blah Blah Blah" with TrDee was released. [14] ShittyBoyz' second mixtape, Trifecta 2, was released on August 5, 2022. [15]
On September 19, BabyTron announced his next album Bin Reaper 3 . [16] On October 28, 2022, Bin Reaper 3: Old Testament released, peaking at number 69 on the Billboard 200, his first entry on the chart. [17]
On January 5, 2023, BabyTron announced his third album, Bin Reaper 3: New Testament. The album includes features from Lil Yachty, Babyface Ray and Cordae. New Testament acts as a sequel to Bin Reaper 3: Old Testament. The album was released on January 13, 2023 and peaked at number 100 on the Billboard 200.
Following his arrest on February 8, 2023, BabyTron surprise released the EP Out On Bond on February 24. [18]
On February 8, 2023, Johnson was pulled over and arrested after a police officer conducted a probable cause search of his vehicle, finding marijuana, marijuana edibles, psilocybin mushroom edibles, and a handgun. He was booked into Dawson County Jail in Lexington, Nebraska, for Possession of a Controlled Substance. He was released after posting 10% of a $15,000 bond. [19]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| US [20] | ||
| Sleeve Nash |
| — |
| Back To The Future |
| — |
| Bin Reaper 2 |
| — |
| MegaTron |
| — |
| Bin Reaper 3: Old Testament |
| 69 |
| Bin Reaper 3: New Testament |
| 100 [27] |
| 6 |
| — |
| MegaTron 2 |
| 110 |
| Title | Mixtape details |
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| Different Breed |
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| Bin Reaper |
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| Lewis & Clark |
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| Dookie Brothers 2(with TrDee) |
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| Luka Troncic |
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| Case Dismissed |
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| Title | EP details |
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| Pre-Game |
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| Shitty Bronx(with BandGang Biggs) |
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| Dookie Brothers(with TrDee) |
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| They Won't Clear This |
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| Out On Bond |
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