Atlanta rapper Lil Baby has announced his third studio record “It’s Only Me” on his Instagram Friday, sharing the album art along with its October 14 release date.
“I know it’s been a long time coming but I’m coming harder and harder,” Lil Baby wrote. His last solo studio album was “My Turn,” which dropped in February 2020 and has since been certified quadruple platinum. In 2021, he released “The Voice of the Heroes,” a collaborative 18-track record with Chicago emcee Lil Durk.
The album cover features a Mount Rushmore-style depiction of Lil Baby’s different life stages in a similar expressionist painting style that began with “My Turn.” The goats from his 2020 album cover have begun growing horns in the “It’s Only Me” cover, a not-so-subtle indication of where Lil Baby believes his rap career is heading.
The 27-year-old artist just finished touring alongside R&B singer Chris Brown for the “One of Them Ones” tour, which wrapped up in Las Vegas on August 27. He also appeared on multiple cuts off DJ Khaled’s recently released “God Did” album, including the Bee Gees-inspired lead single “Staying Alive” with Drake.
Filmmaker Karam Gill directed an Amazon Original documentary titled “Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby,” which recently began streaming on Prime Video.
Following the release of “My Turn” and his protest anthem “The Bigger Picture” in 2020, Lil Baby earned Variety‘s Hitmakers Voice of Impact award for the song and his efforts during the mid-year protests.
Lil Baby’s album announcement also coincides with the release of his single “Detox,” which was accompanied by a music video where Lil Baby shows off his boxing, finance brokering and yoga instructing chops.
Check out the video below.
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Lil Baby took to Twitter to hint that his new album is on its way just in time for summer.
“7/?/22,” the rapper tweeted, teasing fans for a probable release date sometime in July. The Atlanta rapper has slowly been jumping back on the music scene with a few releases this year with “In A Minute,” “Right On,” “Frozen.” Lil Baby previously hyped up the record when he tweeted “It’s Gone Be A Nastyyyyy Summer” earlier this March, hinting that he’s ready to deliver during the warmer season.
The GRAMMY winner’s last solo studio album dates back to 2020’s My Turn, which debuted at No. 1 and earned two GRAMMY nominations. Last year, he teamed up with Lil Durk for the collaborative effort The Voice of the Heroes, which also debuted at No. 1.
It’s Gone Be A Nastyyyyy Summer ??
— Lil Baby (@lilbaby4PF) March 14, 2022
7/?/22 ???????
— Lil Baby (@lilbaby4PF) May 22, 2022
Elsewhere in music, watch Drake perform “Girls Want Girls” with Lil Baby in Montreal.
The LP arrives on October 14
Lil Baby has announced a new album is on the way. It’s called It’s Only Me and will arrive on October 14 via Motown. When sharing the news, Lil Baby also dropped the new song “Detox” alongside a music video directed by Lil Baby and Ivan Berrios. Check it out below.
It’s Only Me will be Lil Baby’s third solo studio album. He released his collaborative record, The Voice of the Heroes with Lil Durk, last year. His most recent solo album, My Turn, came out back in 2020. Since then, Lil Baby won a Grammy Award for his work on Kanye West’s “Hurricane.” He also recorded multiple songs with Nicki Minaj, rapped alongside Drake for DJ Khaled’s “Staying Alive,” hopped on Nav’s “Never Sleep,” and dropped a joint track with Meek Mill and Lil Durk, among other ventures.
Revisit “We Need to Talk About Lil Baby’s All-Star Weekend Debacle” on the Pitch.
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