Lil Baby Reveals That He Used To Pay Gunna $100 To Write His Songs

BYAron A.Updated on September 26, 202218.7K Views

Lil Baby and Gunna go way back.

In the past two years, Lil Baby and Gunna have been handed the torch for the next wave of Atlanta rappers. They've solidified themselves on the charts with their respective solo projects as well as their joint album, Drip Harder. In a recent interview, Baby explained that he and Gunna go way back. In fact, if it wasn't for Gunna, Lil Baby may have not been as successful as he is today.

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Lil Baby doesn't consider Gunna a friend in the industry because their relationship is way deeper than that. Of course, every song they hop on together is fire and these days, it's not uncommon to see the "Drip Too Hard" duo being tapped as features on the same song. Baby spoke to 16BARS in Europe where he explained that Gunna used to help him write songs for a fee back in the day.

"He was already rapping -- I kick it with him, fuck with him and then I start rapping. And he actually started helping me rap," Baby explained. "I done paid Gunna to write my songs. I never put the songs out but when I first started to rap, I used to like pay him $100 to like, 'Like I'mma give you a hundred, write something for me so I could go in and learn how to record it.' Like I ain't never like, recorded the songs and put 'em out but that's how I used to like practice."

Peep the full interview below.

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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.

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