From Lil Baby To DaBaby: A Brief History Of Hip-Hop's Baby Names

It seems like there are more rappers with "baby" in their name than ever, but there’s a long history of Baby MCs. Two of the most popular names today are Lil Baby and DaBaby. Some prominent examples from the past include Afrika Baby Bam of the Jungle Brothers, Cash Money CEO Bryan Birdman Williams (aka Baby), former Cash Money rapper BG (short for Baby Gangsta), and Baby Bash, who scored seven Billboard Hot 100 hits in the mid-2000s. Other recent Baby rappers include Florida native Bhad Bhabie, Atlanta’s SahBabii, and Yung Baby Tate.