Multiple mixtapes followed in the coming months, with 2017 offering Billion Dollar Baby, Baby Talk, Baby Talk 2, 3, and 4, as well as Back on My Baby Jesus Sh!t. 2018 continued in a similarly fashion with Baby Talk 5 and Blank Blank. In November of 2018, while shopping with his family at a Walmart in Huntersville, North Carolina, Kirk was approached by several men. An altercation broke out and gunfire ensued, resulting in the death of 19-year-old Jalyn Domonique Craig. Kirk, while involved in the dispute, did not admit to firing the fatal shots and was not charged with any crime connected to the incident. DaBaby got a label deal in 2019 when he signed on with Interscope.
The label quickly released Baby on Baby in March of that year, a full-length that was preceded by videos for singles "Suge" and "Walker, Texas Ranger."
Deserve It
DaBaby Lyrics
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And I tried to do my part, I ain't perfect
I should've listened up when everybody said
Don't fuck with everybody
'Cause I gave you my heart, you ain't deserve it
And I tried to use my heart and they hurt it
And I tried to do my part, I ain't perfect
I should've listened up when everybody said
'Cause I gave you my heart, you ain't deserve it (ha)
When you come up from nothing, it's crazy
What you know about your own people hating (What?)
I'm talking about your partner (yeah, yeah)
I'm talking about your clique (yeah, yeah, not my dawg)
I'm talking about your brother (yeah, yeah)
I'm talking about your bitch (yeah, yeah)
She make me sick (God damn)
I'm on a light brown thing, she all on my dick (God damn)
She look like Halle Berry, I fuck and I dip (God damn)
I can't do no muhfuckin' favors, get up, get some muhfuckin' paper
I taught these lil' boys how to turn up (turn up)
And they turned to some muhfuckin' haters (hate)
I'm cuttin' off all of the leeches (leech)
They taking my heart, tryna eat me (eat)
Must of forgot how I'm rocking (uh)
They taking my kindness for weakness (hey)
Anything I do outta love (love), so if you don't love me, I'ma peep it (hey)
And that look in your eyes, is deceitful (hey)
And that look in your eyes, is deceitful
And I tried to use my heart and they hurt it
And I tried to do my part, I ain't perfect
I should've listened up when everybody said
Don't fuck with everybody
'Cause I gave you my heart, you ain't deserve it
And I tried to use my heart and they hurt it
And I tried to do my part, I ain't perfect
I should've listened up when everybody said
Don't fuck with everybody (huh, huh)
'Cause I gave you my heart, you ain't deserve it
They got me like fuck a team (team), and fuck a friend (yeah)
'Cause they don't fuck with me (me), the way I fuck with them (yeah)
Who the fuck was there when you was fucked up with them?
Just seen my partner go outside and I can't be like him (yeah, yeah)
So she gotta know how to ride (hey), I ride around with a riot
I put in my work in with the time (hey), I put that on God, yeah (hey)
My name gon' speak (my name gon' speak), the gang gon' eat (eat, eat)
I'm sorry I got in ya ride (yeah), the tank on E (skrrt)
You ain't gonna be pushing (pushing, pushing)
I looked down, you was looking (yeah, yeah)
Thought you was a hundred (yeah, yeah)
but I found out you was wolfing (hey, hey)
I don't give a fuck what they think (hey)
They don't really love you they fake (yeah)
The love always turn into hate (hey)
The love always turn into hate
And I tried to use my heart and they hurt it
And I tried to do my part, I ain't perfect
I should've listened up when everybody said
Don't fuck with everybody
'Cause I gave you my heart, you ain't deserve it
And I tried to use my heart and they hurt it
And I tried to do my part, I ain't perfect
I should've listened up when everybody said
Don't fuck with everybody (huh, huh)
'Cause I gave you my heart, you ain't deserve it
I tried to use my heart and they hurt it
And I tried to do my part, I ain't perfect
I should've listened up when everybody said
Don't fuck with everybody
'Cause I gave you my heart, you ain't deserve it
In "Deserve It," DaBaby opens up about his experiences with betrayal and the difficulties of trusting others. He reflects on his past mistakes, which have led to heartbreak and disappointment. He mentions how he should have listened to others when they warned him not to trust everyone. DaBaby feels that he has given his all, but it is not appreciated. He's tired of being taken for granted and left feeling empty.
DaBaby goes on to discuss the struggles of rising to fame from a rough background. He talks about how people close to him, including partners, friends, and family, have turned on him. DaBaby speaks of his ex-partners negative influence on his life and how they were only interested in him because of his fame, which ultimately failed him.
The lyrics express DaBaby's pain and vulnerability, as he considers how his trust has been broken. He tries to warn others that people around them may not have their best interests at heart, just as he learned from the hard way.
Overall, "Deserve It" highlights the importance of surrounding oneself with people who are genuine and trustworthy, no matter how successful one becomes.
Line by Line Meaning
Tried to use my heart and they hurt it
I trusted people and they betrayed me
And I tried to do my part, I ain't perfect
I did the best I could but I'm not flawless
I should've listened up when everybody said
Don't fuck with everybody
I should have been more cautious about who I trusted
'Cause I gave you my heart, you ain't deserve it
I gave someone my love but they didn't deserve it
When you come up from nothing, it's crazy
What you know about your own people hating
It's difficult to rise up from nothing when even your own people hate you
I'm talking about your partner
I'm talking about your clique
I'm talking about your brother
I'm talking about your bitch
She make me sick
Even the people closest to you can turn on you and make you sick
I'm on a light brown thing, she all on my dick
She look like Halle Berry, I fuck and I dip
I engage in casual sexual encounters and don't stick around for commitment
I can't do no muhfuckin' favors, get up, get some muhfuckin' paper
I can't lend a hand if it doesn't benefit me financially
I'm cuttin' off all of the leeches
They taking my heart, tryna eat me
I'm distancing myself from people who drain me and take advantage of my kindness
Must of forgot how I'm rocking
They taking my kindness for weakness
People mistake my kindness for vulnerability and try to use me
Anything I do outta love, so if you don't love me, I'ma peep it
And that look in your eyes, is deceitful
I do things out of love but I can tell when someone's love for me is fake
They got me like fuck a team, and fuck a friend
'Cause they don't fuck with me, the way I fuck with them
I don't have faith in teams or friends because they don't reciprocate my loyalty
Who the fuck was there when you was fucked up with them?
Just seen my partner go outside and I can't be like him
When I was in a bad situation, no one was there for me and I can't follow my partner's example of abandonment
I don't give a fuck what they think
They don't really love you they fake
The love always turn into hate
I don't care about other people's opinions because their love is often insincere and turns to hate
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Shamann Cooke
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