DaBaby Spits Freestyle For DJ Whoo Kid & Says He Wants To Hold It Down For Charlotte

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DaBaby at the HNHH office, March 7 2019
DaBaby
The rapper recently dropped his Interscope debut record, "Baby on Baby."

North Carolina's DaBaby is more than the antics that have garnered him attention, including showing up to his SXSW performance back in 2017 wearing a diaper. He's a lyricist and an artist, and he proved just how much of both he can be during a recent interview with DJ Whoo Kid. The rapper is celebrating the release of his debut Interscope record, Baby on Baby, an impressive 13-track album that showcases the Charlotte rapper's skills.

While chopping it up with Whoo Kid, DaBaby casually slipped into a smooth freestyle that had Whoo Kid exclaiming, "Those bars are ri-f**king-diculous man!" DaBaby wants to make sure he continues to rep for his city, and represent it well saying, "It ain't no place like Charlotte. It’s either going to make you, fold you, or it’s goin' to mold you to be a certain type of person."

This month DaBaby visited us and talked about shifting the perspective of how a rapper is expected to look or act like. "I really just do me," he said. "I'm not afraid to be creative and push the envelope when it comes to creating a vision for my music. I'm not doing [comedy] so much to break stereotypes, it just happens naturally. Every rapper doesn't need to be a tough guy in the video, with guns, staring into the camera like they're going to scare somebody. It doesn't need to go down like that anymore. I'm making it okay to have fun with your content."


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Since 2019, Erika Marie has worked as a journalist for HotNewHipHop, covering music, film, television, art, fashion, politics, and all things regarding entertainment. With 20 years in the industry under her belt, Erika Marie moved from a writer on the graveyard shift at HNHH to becoming a Features Editor, highlighting long-form content and interviews with some of Hip Hop’s biggest stars. She has had the pleasure of sitting down with artists and personalities like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt ’N Pepa, Nick Cannon, Rah Digga, Rakim, Rapsody, Ari Lennox, Jacquees, Roxanne Shante, Yo-Yo, Sean Paul, Raven Symoné, Queen Naija, Ryan Destiny, DreamDoll, DaniLeigh, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Jason Lee, Kamaiyah, Rome Flynn, Zonnique, Fantasia, and Just Blaze—just to name a few. In addition to one-on-one chats with influential public figures, Erika Marie also covers content connected to the culture. She’s attended and covered the BET Awards as well as private listening parties, the Rolling Loud festival, and other events that emphasize established and rising talents. Detroit-born and Long Beach (CA)-raised, Erika Marie has eclectic music taste that often helps direct the interests she focuses on here at HNHH. She finds it necessary to report on cultural conversations with respect and honor those on the mic and the hardworking teams that help get them there. Moreover, as an advocate for women, Erika Marie pays particular attention to the impact of femcees. She sits down with rising rappers for HNHH—like Big Jade, Kali, Rubi Rose, Armani Caesar, Amy Luciani, and Omerettà—to gain their perspectives on a fast-paced industry.