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Lil Baby Appeared On Vince Staples’ ‘East Point Prayer’ For Free Despite His Previous Feature Demands
Lil Baby boasted that he isn’t doing features for less than six figures, but it looks like he’ll make some exceptions. Despite tweeting in 2020 “it’s safe to say I want $100k for a feature,” he recently gave the homie discount to one rapper who came looking for a verse. According to Vince Staples, who popped up on LA radio host Big Boy’s show to discuss his new album, Lil Baby gave him a big break on his feature fee to appear on “East Point Prayer.”
“He did it for free,” he said. “And I don’t believe in asking nobody to do nothing for free. I believe in whatever you charge – you gotta feed your family, and he did it for free. And you already know, he can charge whatever he wants. It’s funny because I met him at a Motown thing. We was cool and we ain’t really talk like that. And I was like, ‘Lil Baby would sound good on this.’ And I was tryna get it so where we could talk about it. He said, ‘We don’t even have to talk, I’ma do it.’ He just went and did it … he looked out.”
Both artists are signed to Motown — Vince through Blacksmith Records and his manager Corey Smyth, and Lil Baby through Quality Control Music. Still, that Lil Baby would waive his exorbitant feature price for Vince shows a lot of respect between the two rappers — and the potential for future, possibly more lucrative collaborations.
Lil Baby Teased A New Song During A Beats By Dre Commercial With Ja Morant
Lil Baby was not kidding when he said he planned to take over 2022. The rapper has been relentless over the past couple of months as he prepares to release his upcoming yet-to-be-titled third album. Last month, Baby kicked things off with a pair of singles, “Right On” and “In A Minute,” which officially launched his 2022 campaign. He continued with the recently-released “Frozen,” a record that captured his laser-focused approach to the world. For his latest act, Baby teamed up with Memphis Grizzlies’ star point guard Ja Morant and Beats By Dre to preview a new song in a recent commercial.
The commercial was released prior to the Grizzlies game three playoff game against the Golden State Warriors. The 90-second black-and-white ad is soundtracked by Lil Baby’s unreleased track, “Dark Mode,” which the Atlanta rapper uses to comment on his position in the game while keeping his eye on the prize and keeping his family close.
“Ja has been one of my favorite players to watch,” Lil Baby said in a press release. “We’ve been locked in. This is not my first time partnering with Beats, but we took it up a notch with this original song. The world gets to experience ‘Dark Mode’ for the first time in a way that’s crazy!”
It remains to be seen whether or not “Dark Mode” will appear on Baby’s upcoming third album.
You can listen to “Dark Mode” in the video above.
Lil Baby Releases New Song “Dark Mode” About Ja Morant In New Beats Campaign
Beats by Dre (Beats) teams up with Grammy Award-winning artist Lil Baby and NBA All-Star Ja Morant in its latest campaign. The 90-second video will air in Game 3 of the NBA Playoffs, during which Morant will be playing.
The campaign is centered around Lil Baby and Ja Morant’s friendship and mutual admiration, which ultimately led to Lil Baby writing “Dark Mode” about the player. Both the track and the campaign play off Morant’s ethos around basketball, which can be summed up with the phrase, “welcome to the dark.” While many want to bask in the spotlight, one’s work ultimately illuminates itself as a result of relentlessly honing their craft in the darkness.
Lil Baby’s track focuses on “going into dark mode,” a behavior which has ultimately made Morant one of the most exciting players to watch in the league. The spot also visually reflects darkness, with both superstars appearing solely in monochromatic black and white throughout the entirety of the video.
“Ja has been one of my favorite players to watch. We’ve been locked in,” said Lil Baby. “This is not my first time partnering with Beats, but we took it up a notch with this original song. The world gets to experience ‘Dark Mode’ for the first time in a way that’s crazy!”
Beats first partnered with Lil Baby on its 2020 award-winning campaign titled “You Love Me,” while Ja Morant was recently signed as an ambassador to the brand. In the new spot, Lil Baby sports Beats Studio Buds in Moon Gray and Morant wears Beats Studio Buds in Sunset Pink, available exclusively at Target.
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Future Drops ‘I Never Liked You’ Deluxe Album and New Merch Designed by Donda
Best New Music This Week: Future, Lil Baby, Giveon, and More
Future f/ Drake, “I’m On One”
Lil Baby, “Frozen”
Giveon, “Lie Again”
Kehlani, “Everything”
Internet Money f/ Yeat, “No Handoutz”
Justin Bieber f/ Don Toliver, “Honest”
Action Bronson, “Ninety One”
Toro Y Moi, “Goes By So Fast”
Bobby Shmurda, “They Don’t Know”
Lil Tjay, “Going Up”
IDK f/ Denzel Curry, “Dog Food”
Reuben Vincent, “Butterfly Doors”
Tanna Leone, “Fatal Attraction”
Hot 97 Summer Jam’s 2022 Lineup Is Led By Fivio Foreign, Lil Durk, And Lil Baby
Whatever city on the hip-hop map you call your own, there’s no escaping the impact of Hot 97’s Summer Jam in New York. It’s still one of the biggest single-day festivals in the culture, nearly always offering a who’s-who of the biggest stars in hip-hop. This year’s lineup is no different, highlighting the leading rap artists of 2022, as well as some of the genre’s fastest-rising up-and-comers.
The festival’s top line gets to include one of New York’s hometown favorites in the form of Fivio Foreign, with Chicago’s Lil Durk and Atlanta’s Lil Baby right behind. Young Thug and Gunna are apparently sharing a joint set, which makes sense considering how closely tied the duo’s output has been over the past two years between Punk, DS4EVER, and Slime Language 2 (we’re definitely getting both “Surf” and “Ski“).
Elsewhere on the lineup is a cross-section of styles and locales, from Miami’s City Girls to Virginia’s Pusha T to Compton’s Roddy Ricch. Even Nigerian favorite Burna Boy is there. Meanwhile, New York will remain well-represented thanks to Benny The Butcher (I know, I know, he’s from Buffalo, but still), DreamDoll, 22Gz, Lady London, Dougie B (hopefully, he makes bail by showtime), and The Girll Codee (worth giving a Google).
Summer Jam takes over Metlife Stadium on June 12. As always, get more information at the official website.
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Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Pusha T, & Young Thug to Perform at Hot 97 Summer Jam
Summer Jam is heating up.
Hot 97 has announced the star-studded lineup for the iconic hip-hop festival, which will return to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 12, with performances from Lil Durk, Pusha T, City Girls, and more.
Before he heads on tour with Chris Brown, Lil Baby will hit the main Stadium Stage, along with Young Thug, Gunna, and Roddy Ricch. The bill also includes Burna Boy, Shenseea, Benny the Butcher, DreamDoll, and Fivio Foreign, who will close out his hometown show.
The night will also feature a special musical tribute to Hot 97’s own DJ Kay Slay, who died after a battle with COVID-19 earlier this month.
Additionally, the Festival Stage will showcase emerging stars including Nardo Wick, NLE Choppa, Yung Bleu, Cordae, BabyFace Ray, Drewski & Friends featuring B-Lovee, JNR Choi, Dougie B., 22GZ, Lady London, and Saucy Santana.
Tickets go on sale April 30 at 10 a.m. EST, with a pre-sale for American Express card members beginning April 29 at 10 a.m. EST.
See the full lineup below.
