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."
For The Baby
DaBaby Lyrics
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Oh yeah
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
Go and bust it open for the baby
Go and bust it open for the baby (go and, go and, go and)
Go and bust it open for the baby
Go and bust it open for the baby (go and, go and, go and)
Go and bust it open for the baby (go and, go and, go and)
Go and bust it open for the baby
Go and bust it open for the baby (ayy)
Bust it open for the baby (yeah)
I dealt with you with some patience (ayy)
Left you 'cause you want relations (yeah)
You was in love with my style (love with my style)
Now you treat me like a stranger (now)
I thought we had some kind of chemistry (now)
This shit been fucking with me mentally
These other hoes ain't got that kind of energy
These other hoes ain't got the vibe (vibe)
You heard that I got something on the side (yeah)
So now you riding who tonight
Say when you catch it, you gon' (grr, tsst, grr)
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
Go and bust it open for the baby
Go and bust it open for the baby (go and, go and, go and)
Go and bust it open for the baby
Go and bust it open for the baby (go and, go and, go and)
Go and bust it open for the baby
Go and bust it open for the baby (go and, go and, go and)
Go and bust it open for the baby
Go and bust it open for the baby (go and, go and, go and)
Go and bust it open for the baby
Go and bust it open for the baby (go, gon')
Go and bust it open for the baby
Go and bust it open for the baby (go, gon')
Go and bust it open for the baby
Go and bust it open for the baby (go and, go and, go and)
Go and bust it open for the baby
Go and bust it open for the baby (go and, go and, go and)
I just bumped into your mama (yeah)
She asked me, "Baby, how you doing?" (Huh)
I said, "I really miss your daughter" (yeah)
She said, "Really? You should call her" (brr)
She talk about you all the time (oh yeah)
She say she don't know what to tell you (for real)
I tell her say what's on your mind (yeah)
Call her up, you got her number (okay)
Call her right now if you wanna (brrr)
We should go and catch a movie (for real)
Or fuck a movie, make a movie (for real)
Or make a movie in the movies (for real)
Or fuck a movie, let's just do it (for real)
Tell your boyfriend I'ma shoot him (like brr, brr, brr, brr)
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
Go and bust it open for the baby
Go and bust it open for the baby (go and, go and, go and)
Go and bust it open for the baby
Go and bust it open for the baby (go and, go and, go and)
Go and bust it open for the baby
Go and bust it open for the baby (go and, go and, go and)
Go and bust it open for the baby
Go and bust it open for the baby (go and, go and, go and)
Go and bust it open for the baby
Go and bust it open for the baby (go, gon')
Go and bust it open for the baby
Go and bust it open for the baby (go, gon')
Go and bust it open for the baby
Go and bust it open for the baby (go and, go and, go and)
Go and bust it open for the baby
Go and bust it open for the baby (go and, go and, go and)
Ayy, ayy
DaBaby, DaBaby, DaBaby, DaBaby
In the lyrics to "For the Baby," DaBaby speaks about a woman who was once in love with him, but now treats him like a stranger. He suggests that she go ahead and "bust it open for the baby," meaning that she should have sex with him. He also claims that he is dealing with the situation with patience, but it is still "fucking with him mentally." In the second verse, he runs into the woman's mother, who tells him that her daughter talks about him often and that he should give her a call. Then, he suggests that they have sex, and that he will even shoot her current boyfriend.
The lyrics to "For the Baby" show DaBaby's aggressive and sexual side, as he attempts to persuade a woman to have sex with him despite her feelings towards him. He portrays himself as both patient and frustrated, trying to balance his emotions while still pursuing his desires. The song is filled with explicit language and sexual suggestions, making it a controversial piece of rap music.
Line by Line Meaning
Go and bust it open for the baby
Encouraging someone to be sexually adventurous for the sake of pleasure
I dealt with you with some patience
I put up with you for a while despite issues in our relationship
Left you 'cause you want relations
Our relationship ended because you wanted something more serious
You was in love with my style
You were attracted to my persona or way of life
Now you treat me like a stranger
You're acting like we never had a connection
These other hoes ain't got that kind of energy
Other women don't have the same level of enthusiasm for sexual activities
You heard that I got something on the side
You learned that I'm seeing someone else in addition to you
Say when you catch it, you gon' (grr, tsst, grr)
Imitating gunshots to indicate that they will physically harm someone who interferes with their affairs
I just bumped into your mama
I had an unexpected encounter with your mother
She said, 'Really? You should call her'
Your mother suggested that I should reach out to you
Or make a movie in the movies
Suggesting to have sex in a movie theater
Tell your boyfriend I'ma shoot him (like brr, brr, brr, brr)
Threatening physical harm to anyone who interferes with their affairs
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave
Written by: Jonathan Lyndale Kirk
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