DaBaby Further Elaborates on His Feelings About People Saying His Music Sounds the Same
Rapper DaBaby is still having to address the backlash that he still gets about his music and flow not changing. He recently did an interview where he talked about what people have been saying.
Though he is one of the most successful rappers of the past year, DaBaby has been criticized
DaBaby kicked off 2020 by coming off of a 2019 when he was one of the biggest artists. In 2019, he had hit albums like Kirk and huge singles such as “Suge” and “Bop.” At the 2019 Grammy Awards, “Suge” was nominated for two awards in the categories of Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song. He continued this string of releases when he dropped the album Blame it on Baby. It debuted No. 1 on Billboard’s top 200 albums chart. The album became his second straight No. 1 and his third straight top 10 album release.
Still, with Blame it on Baby, many fans criticized the rapper leading up to its release because they believed that he wasn’t switching up his flow enough. Though the did switch up his flow some on Blame it on Baby, even singing some on the album, the accusations still plagued him. Some people also believed that his beginning to sound the same and he was releasing music too quickly.
He talked about the critiques in an April interview with The Breakfast Club. “As far as switching the flow, I have no problem rapping circles around any one of these n***as,” he said. I couldn’t find myself entertaining that. I could joke about it just like I joke about everything else. … I’ll make a conscious album right now, I’ll record the whole s**t today. On some J. Cole vibes. Joyner Lucas. I can get in there too.”
DaBaby addressed the claims once again in a new interview
In a new, long-ranging feature interview with Rolling Stone, DaBaby once again answered questions about some music fans believing that both his music and his flow continues to sound the same. He was asked felt any pressure to change or mix up his sound on Blame it on Baby after getting so much criticism from fans.
“The fact of the matter is, I’ve been making records like that since before the first record,” he explained. “I’d been making crossover records, diverse records. With this being my third album in 12 months, I thought at that point fans would be ready. At the end of the day, they take it in how they take it in. I’ve never been afraid to jump in the water. If there’s a style of music I can take it to, I’ll do that. I want to push the envelope and grow as an artist.”
He also spoke about why he didn’t slow down in between releases and why he doesn’t plan on changing it up anytime soon. “Some people wait because they have to. Fortunately enough, I wasn’t put in that position,” he said. “I had the green light, and everything I’ve dropped was hot. If I didn’t put out new music, there wouldn’t be ‘Rockstar.’ I’d still be trying to beat out ‘Suge.’”
Blame it on Baby is currently streaming on all music platforms.
