Battle of the “Baby”s

DaBaby and Lil’ Baby have both become major stars in 2020 — but which rapper had a better year?

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Rap these days is being dominated by babies: specifically, by DaBaby and Lil Baby. In 2019, DaBaby was voted the #1 best new rapper by music fans on Ranker, followed very close behind by Lil Baby at #2. In 2020, both rappers have released new albums that received plenty of airtime on the radio, but it’s hard to say which one is currently has more favor with Ranker voters. 

“ROCKSTAR” by DaBaby (also known as Jonathan Kirk) is currently the #1 song on our list of Best Rap Songs of 2020 — meanwhile,  “Bigger Picture” by Lil Baby (born Dominique Armani Jones) is at #4. But Lil Baby is outdoing his fellow infant in the “Best Rap Album of 2020” category, as “My Turn”’s #3 spot on the list beats “Blame It on Baby” current ranking at #10. Lil Baby is (as of this publication) #10 on the list of Best Young Rappers and New School Rappers, seven spots ahead of DaBaby. But Ranker Insights says that DaBaby has a 66% approval rating with Ranker voters overall, while Lil Baby’s approval rating is a still-impressive 60%.

Lists Where DaBaby Outranks Lil Baby

Best Rap Song of 2020 (ROCKSTAR)

Most Famous Rappers Right Now

The Greatest Rappers of All Time

Lists Where Lil Baby Outranks DaBaby

Best Young Rappers and New School Rappers

Best New Rap Album of 2020 (My Turn)

Best Rappers of 2020

Our voters may have differing opinions about which “Baby” is best, but it’s clear that both are well-liked by rap fans on Ranker. Ranker Insights has found that fans of one rapper are 8X more likely to also love the other. For example, more than 75% of the Ranker readers who voted up Lil Baby on our list of Best Young Rappers and New School Rappers also voted up DaBaby on the same list.

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These stories are crafted using Ranker Insights, which takes over one billion votes cast on Ranker.com and converts them into actionable psychographics about pop culture fans across the world. To learn more about how our Ranker Insights can be customized to serve your business needs, visit insights.ranker.com, or email us at insights@ranker.com.