Jonathan Lyndale Kirk is better known as DaBaby, rose to fame with his debut studio album "Baby on Baby (2019)" and "Kirk (2019)." He also released the EP title "My Brother's Keeper (Long Live G)," in a tribute to his late brother, Glenn Johnson.
DaBaby is a famous rapper and songwriter who came spotlight after releasing several of his mixtapes between 2015-18. He has come into the music industry in the name of "Baby Jesus" to help people through his words and poetry. He got arrested for driving with a fake license and possessing marijuana in his past days. After that, He underwent a major psychological transformation and, he changed himself. He upgrades his vocals and lyrics through several record studios like Interscope Records, South Coast Music Group, etc. Let's dig more about his personal and professional life through this article.
DaBaby was born under the birth sign of Capricorn in the year 1991 to his parents. However, his parent's details are not public yet. Currently, he is aged 29 years old. He is from Cleveland, Ohio. But he lives in Charlotte, North Carolina because his parents moved there shortly after his birth. He also has two siblings. One of his brothers named Glen Johnson committed suicide last year, while his other brother's details are currently missing. Similarly, he holds American citizenship and belongs to the African-American ethnicity. Further, he has faith in Christianity.
Concerning her education, he schooled at Julius L. Chambers High School, and he then enrolled at the University of North Carolina. But he dropped out the college after two years.
DaBaby has loved music since his childhood. He grows listening to artists such as Eminem, Kanye West, 50 Cent, and Lil Wayne. However, he was never quite interested in making a career in music. But his fate leads him to his interest. After facing many troubles in his life, he becomes serious about music. Finally, He released his first mixtape titled "Nonfiction" in 2015. Then, He released several mixtapes like "God's Work mixtape series," "Baby Talk mixtape series," "Billion Dollar Baby," and "Back on My Baby Jesus Sh*t." Those mixtapes become a commercial success at that time. It makes him quite famous to the audience.
After that, he got an offer to join South Coast Music Group, where he upgraded his abilities on vocals and lyrics. He later signed a short-lived distribution deal with Jay-Z's Roc Nation for his Blank Blank mixtape in 2018. After that, he joined Interscope Records and landed a seven-figure recording deal with Interscope.
After a year, he launched his imprint named Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment. He released his first studio album, "Baby on Baby," through Interscope Records. It reached 25 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the US. He featured on various hit songs throughout mid-2019, Dreamville's "Under the Sun." Several publications rank it as his best verse of 2019, and Complex magazine calls it a "defining breakout moment for a new rap superstar."
The same year, he released his second studio album named "Kirk," in a tribute to his last name and contains a picture of his father on the cover. He ended the year with 22 entries on the Billboard Hot 100, which is the most of any artist that year. The same year, He made a cameo appearance in the music video for an up-and-coming rapper named Rich Dunk's breakthrough single "High School."
In 2020, he released his third studio album named "Blame It on Baby," which also achieved commercial success. He then released a new single with his signee Stunna 4 Vegas and titled "No Dribble." The single was included on the deluxe edition of "Blame It on Baby" and described as a "brand new album" by DaBaby.
The same year, he released his first EP named "My Brother's Keeper (Long Live G)," in a tribute to his late brother, Glenn Johnson. He also contributed a feature on the remix of "Levitating" by English singer Dua Lipa in late 2020, which eventually peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2021.
In 2021, He released a new single, "Masterpiece." The track includes references to his relationship with DaniLeigh and his past legal troubles. He then released several singles like "Ball If I Want To," "Red Light Green Light," and "Giving What It's Supposed To Give."
DaBaby has had many love affairs during his life but has never been married to date. He also mentions in the lyrics of many of his songs about his love affairs. He was a previous romantic relationship with DaniLeigh. Together, they share a daughter. He also has a son from MeMe. He previously was rumored to be dating singer Jessie Reyez. Besides that, he has two allegations as well. They are: he was married to Ashley Kirk. Also, It is said to be that he cheated on MeMe for Latoia Danet. Later, he directly refused those allegations and rumors through her Instagram post. Further, his love affiliation is currently unknown.
DaBaby is a famous rapper and songwriter by profession. Thus, he might have impressive remuneration too. As per the authentic reports, his estimated net worth is $5 million, and his salary is somewhere $124K at present. Further, his actual assets details are not public yet.
DaBaby has an athletic body with a height of 5 feet 10 inches. He weighs around 75 Kg. Similarly, he has a pair of dark brown eyes, and his hair color is dark brown. Further, his chest size is 40 inches, waist size is 30 inches, and biceps size is 35 inches.