Blame It On Baby- Dababy (Album Review)

This past Friday on April 17th, Rapper Dababy dropped his third studio album, Blame it on Baby. Just after 7 months of releasing his commercial successful second studio album, KIRK, he returns with another album during our current COVID-19 pandemic.

A little background for people who don’t really know Dababy. Dababy is one of the few rappers of the new school Hip-Hop wave that I actually listen. Dababy is a rapper who hails from Charlotte, North Carolina. He started off by self-releasing his first mixtape in 2015, Nonfiction. He began releasing a numerous series of mixtapes over the years such as Billion Dollar Baby, Baby Talk and God’s Work. He first broke out in the scene in early last year in 2019 with his #1 breakout hit “Suge.” He later then signed to a seven-figure deal with Interecope Records. He also dropped his debut studio album at the same time, Baby on Baby. He then became a featured artist on 2019 XXL Freshman list cover. I like Dababy because of his energetic and charismatic flow on his songs.

The direction Dababy went with this album was completely. His last and second studio album, KIRK, dropped in September, which fans quickly compared to. According to fans and I can kinda agree that he used the same flow on almost every songs. This later became a popular opinion as it was a common theme in many more songs he was dropping. So, he switched up his style and flow of songs on this album and the perfect examples are “SAD SH*T,” “FIND MY WAY,” “NASTY,” & “AMAZING GRACE.” He goes more into a soft spot and tries to sing a little bit and be more realization of his own feelings. The features on these especially make it surprising with singer Ashanti on a song, w/ him and frequent collaborator of his Megan Thee Stallion.

But, I was shocked to the point that he really listened to his fans and changed his sound. This shows how much fans opinions really have a impact on a artists’ sound. This also worried me as well. He might lose his way and come off as inconsistent for the rest of his career, which could lead to very failing results. There’s a lot of artists who tend to do this as a way to experiment, but it has a big impact on your image, your music label and especially the fans. They like the sound you came up with, so that’s what you should stick to and make it work.

I will point out the good things about this album was that the production was crazy on the album and Dababy uses that to remind everyone that he is still the same old Dababy. Good examples of these are songs like “PICK UP” featuring Migos Member Quavo, “LIGHTSKIN SH!T,” featuring Atlanta rapper Future & “BLAME IT ON BABY.”

The best song on the album in my opinion is “TALK ABOUT IT.” It gives that old Dababy sound that is both good, about himself and just a hyped, well-produced track. The worst song on the album is the one with him and another rapper named NBAYOUNGBOY called “JUMP.” The production on that song was kind of a mess and the lyrics were regular, but the beat made it really not sound good overall.

Overall, the project was okay. I really didn’t expect much, just to be the same Dababy music we are used to. He even tried switching his sound, which I do not see working for him. I would rate it a good 5/6 out of 10. To be honest, if Dababy wants to keep his fanbase and a good music career going, he should stick to what he knows and stay consistent.