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Rising out of Charlotte, North Carolina, DaBaby became one of the biggest breakout rappers of the late 2010s, turning his energetic delivery, sharp punchlines and minimalist production into a distinctive sound His breakthrough came in 2019 with Baby on Baby, led by the viral hit “Suge,” followed later that year by Kirk, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and featured “BOP” and “VIBEZ” His biggest commercial moment came with “Rockstar,” his collaboration with Roddy Ricch, which became a global hit and topped the Billboard Hot 100, cementing DaBaby as one of rap’s most commercially successful artists of that period His career later became increasingly surrounded by controversy, particularly following remarks he made during his 2021 Rolling Loud performance, which resulted in major festival appearances being canceled and prompted a public apology from the rapper