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Lil Baby Says ‘WHAM (Who Hard As Me)’ Will Not Be The Only Album He Releases In 2025

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After mustering through a rocky 2023, this year Lil Baby took some much needed ‘me time’ to creatively regroup. Next, year the “Touchdown” rapper plans on treating supporters to what he crafted during his hiatus.

While, Lil Baby already announced his upcoming album, WHAM (Who Hard As Me), this isn’t the only project he has tucked away.

During an appearance on Lil Yachty’s A Safe Place podcast, Lil Baby confirmed that he will release two full length albums in 2025.

“At first, I was telling people I was going to drop a double album,” he said. “Now, I’m dropping the ‘WHAM’ album and ‘Dominique’ album.”

So far, the tracklist for WHAM (Who Hard As Me) has been revealed. But Lil Baby has not yet teased anything about Dominique. But later in the conversation, Lil Baby outlined what will separate the two bodies of work.

“’WHAM’ is more me on some young n**** sh*t — fast cars, girls, jewelry, money,” he said. “You know, the turnt lifestyle. And ‘Dominique’ is more the serious me, more personal. That’s a part of the new journey I’m on. I hate the word vulnerable, but I’m gonna be more open to my fans and my audience.”

But there will be slight crossover between the album. “I still put some of the songs I was gonna use for ‘Dominique’ on ‘WHAM’ [be]cause I know my fan base really want to hear them certain songs,” added Lil Baby.

Watch the full episode of Lil Yachty’s A Safe Place podcast featuring special guest Lil Baby above.

WHAM (Who Hard As Me) is out on 1/3/2025 via Quality Control / Motown.

Lil Baby Announces New Album “Wham” For Early 2025 Along With Key Young Thug Update

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Lil Baby fans have been waiting for him to come back in full-length form for years now, and 2022’s It’s Only Me left a sour taste in many of their mouths. Fortunately for them, it seems like the Atlanta MC is poised to do just that, as he announced his new album Wham over the weekend. It’s set for release on January 3, so it’ll kick off 2025 with a bang. What’s more is that we also have the feature list for the “Touchdown” rapper’s upcoming LP. Reportedly, it will feature appearances from Future (twice), GloRilla, Rod Wave, Travis Scott, and 21 Savage.

It’s a pretty exciting list, but one more name makes things even more hyped. Lil Baby will also reportedly feature Young Thug on Wham, although it’s unclear in what capacity Thugger could show up. Maybe it’ll just be some vocals for an intro or his first full-on verse since his release from jail, but either way, fans can’t wait to find out. They, Travis Scott, and Future hit the studio together recently, so maybe that indicates a more substantial guest slot.

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Lil Baby Announces Wham, Dropping 1/3

Elsewhere, though, Lil Baby also left fans scratching their heads this week thanks to his aforementioned new single “Touchdown” and one particular bar off of it. “Real gangster, I ain’t rocking no nail polish,” he rapped on the cut. Listeners theorized as to whether this was a direct diss, they debated whether or not men should use nail polish, and they questioned why another man would even care. All in all, it’s the same thinly-veiled homophobia that dominates discussions like these. Although, Baby probably didn’t mean it as seriously as others took it.

Meanwhile, Lil Baby fans don’t have to wait long for this new Wham album, which must feel amazing. They’re curious as to what could appear on this project lyrically. Some recent situations like supposed IG beef with Offset became big headlines. He certainly has a lot of time to make up for and a lot of topics that he could dive deep into. So we’ll see how this intro to rap in 2025 shapes up.

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Lil Baby Is Going To Reach The End Zone No Matter What On “Touchdown”

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Lil Baby is naming his next album, WHAM, which stands for Who Hard As Me. With a title like that, fans should expect some extremely braggadocious and confident trap bangers. However, it could be more than just a collection of those. There could also be a nice mixture of themes that still tie into what Baby is shooting for. On his latest single, “Touchdown,” the Atlanta native is rapping with a hunger and tenacity that has frankly been missing from him his sound for a little bit. Of course, he’s got a different mindset now, as he’s one of the biggest MCs in the game despite the recent vibe around his music.

He’s not going to be dropping tracks like “Freestyle” very often, as that era was about him trying to prove himself. But in that same breath, he does sort of have pressure on him right now. Generally speaking, folks feel his quality has been slipping since the release of his Lil Durk collab tape, The Voice of the Heroes. So, with songs like “Touchdown,” which has a real go-getter’s mentality, it’s going to be critical for Baby to have tracks in this vein. It’s a simple record in terms of what of it’s trying to do, but he just sounds livelier on the dark Wheezy production. It could take some a while to come back around, but this a solid return to form for Lil Baby, all things considered.

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“Touchdown” – Lil Baby

Quotable Lyrics:

Back on my young n**** s***, made a bunch of this s*** (Uh-huh)
Watch me thumb through that s***, keep a blunt of that s***
And you know how I come when I come in through that b****
Got the streets in a lock, I done conquered that s***
Got the ball in my hand, I can’t fumble this s***
He get hit stick, I get touchdown

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DRAM Ends The Week With A Bang By Dropping His New Song ‘Wham!’

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What rhymes with DRAM? The rapper’s new song “Wham!” does. A hypnotic banger produced by Spiff Sinatra, Hero, and Shelley/DRAM, he blends creative rhymes with a chill R&B chorus. “Wham!” was showcased during DRAM’s prior Instagram Live and teased via his social media channels in August. According to the song’s YouTube page, there will also be an acoustic video version.

Raised in Virginia, he was born Shelley Marshaun Massenberg-Smith, and has gone through a number of artistic name changes over the years. Stepping on the scene as D.R.A.M. with his debut EP #1Epic, the musician made impressive waves early on. His debut album Big Baby DRAM reached top 10 on the US rap charts in November 2016, and has since been certified Gold. Eventually, he changed his stage name in September 2020 to Shelley FKA DRAM, releasing a sophomore album in April 2021 with the same title. Now, as of a tweet he shared in July 2022, it appears he is back to just DRAM.

Over the past few years, DRAM has also attracted attention for a number of significant artist collaborations. His hit single “Broccoli” featuring rapper Lil Yachty made it to the top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and opened the door for DRAM’s work with other musicians. During the fall of 2016, he appeared alongside Chance The Rapper for a performance of “Blessings (Reprise)” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The following year, he teamed up with Gorillaz for the song “Andromeda” from the band’s 2017 album Humanz.

Now, DRAM’s “Wham!” is the first glimpse of a potential new project titled What Had Happened Was. On Twitter, he revealed that he will be including R&B songs cut from 2021’s Shelley FKA DRAM on his next release.

Listen to DRAM’s new song “Wham!” above.