DaBaby: Blame It On Baby (Album Review)

This is the North Carolina rapper’s 3rd studio album and just like his other previous bodies of work, he stays in his own lane, and maybe that level of comfort is beginning to make DaBaby lose some wind out of his sails.

Following the success of his 2nd studio album Kirk, “Blame It On Baby”, is the 3rd studio album from the North Carolina Rapper DaBaby. Just like his previous bodies of work, we get to hear DaBaby regurgitate plenty of the same topics (money, women, sex, fame, etc.) and to no one’s surprise, same flow. However, with that being said, it's still an enjoyable body of work from DaBaby overall. The album consists of 13 tracks that gives it a running time of approximately 33 minutes and 40 seconds. We see guest appearances from the following artists: Quavo, Future, Megan Thee Stallion, Ashanti, Roddy Ricch, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, and A Boogie wit da Hoodie.

One of biggest gripes with this album is that DaBaby plays it safe throughout the entire album, with the exception of songs like “Sad Sh*t” and “Find My Way”. He continues to rap with the same flow for every track on this project, which can give off an aesthetic of one long song continuously being played. Even through all of that , I personally still enjoyed the album because I’m in the small minority of people that actually like his flow (even though it's in every song). I also like his overall voice and how he delivers his lyrics, which to me adds an extra layer to his overall lyrics.

The highlights of the album for me were the intro track “Can’t Stop”, “Talk About It”, and “Find My Way”. Can’t Stop is the perfect intro track because it helps to set the overall tone of the album. DaBaby finds himself on this track, giving out his personal views and insights on all the controversy that surrounds him outside of the rap game (the arrests, the interactions with fans, money, etc.) On the track Talk About It, he finds himself reminiscing on the knowledge that he gained from his uncle, as well as the knowledge he’s gained from just growing up in the environment and conditions that he had to thrive in. Find My Way, is DaBaby’s attempt at a R&B track about his relationship with this female and everything that entails from that (he dropped a dope music video for this song).

Overall, it’s a solid project by DaBaby however, it does seem to lose its steam toward the second half of the album. Although he stayed in his pocket with his same flow & delivery, I do give him some credit in trying to do more R&B tracks like “Sad Sh*t”, “Find My Way”, and “Nasty”. With the exception of Megan Thee Stallion & Ashanti on the Nasty track, none of the other features helped to uplift the album (neither did they aid in bringing down the album as well). In closing, I would like to see DaBaby switch up his flows, his beat selection, and change up his content slightly for his next body of work.

Favorite Track(s): Can’t Stop, Talk About It, Find My Way, LightSkin Sh*t

Least Favorite Track(s): Sad Sh*t, Champion, Amazing Grace

Guest Appearances/Features: Quavo, Future, Ashanti, Megan Thee Stallion, Roddy Ricch, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, YoungBoy Never Broke Again

Producers: DJ Kid, London on da Track, Foreign Teck, Jae Green, Jasper Harris, LosTheProducer, Mario Petersen, JestsonMade, Outtatown, Rocco Did It Again!, Wheezy, Sethin TheKitchen, Starboy, MVAbeats, JW Lucas, L.N.K, Nils, Jayston