Atlanta rapper
Lil Baby spent 2017 bubbling under, releasing four mixtapes through
Quality Control in addition to numerous guest appearances on tracks by the likes of
Gucci Mane and
Kodak Black. He made a major breakthrough with Harder Than Ever, his first proper album, which appeared in May of 2018 and charted at number three on the Billboard 200 album chart. The release matches
Baby's technically proficient rhyming skills with tough beats from producers like Quay Global,
London on da Track, and
Southside (the namesake of the album's first single). The album includes "Yes Indeed," a collaboration with
Drake that became a Top Ten hit single. Other guests include
Starlito,
Offset,
Lil Uzi Vert, and
Baby's regular collaborators
Gunna and
Young Thug.