SahBabii

SahBabii
Birth name Saaheem Valdery
Also known as SahBaby[1]
Born 1997
Chicago
Origin Atlanta
Genres
Labels CBMG
Associated acts
*Ski Mask the Slump God

Saaheem Valdery (born 1997), better known by his stage name, SahBabii, is an American rapper and hip hop recording artist based in Atlanta, Georgia.[2][3] His song, "Pull Up Wit Ah Stick" featuring Loso Loaded, gained widespread popularity after its release on his S.A.N.D.A.S. mixtape in 2016.[4][5][6][7][8][9] SahBabii peaked at No. 8 on Billboard's Next Big Sound chart in July 2017.[10]

Early life

Valdery was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in the city's south side in the Wentworth Gardens projects.[2] His aunt, TeeBaby, gave him the moniker "SahBabii" at a young age.[4] He moved to Atlanta's Ninth Ward in 2010 at age 13 to be closer to his father and his older brother and fellow rapper, T3.

Career

Valdery began recording music under the name SahBabii shortly after arriving in Atlanta. His older brother, T3, helped produce songs, and SahBabii released two early mixtapes: Pimpin Ain't Eazy (2012) and Glocks & Thots (2013).[2][3] After a nearly three-year hiatus, SahBabii released a follow-up mixtape, S.A.N.D.A.S., in 2016. S.A.N.D.A.S. was recorded on the music software program, Cubase, using a broken microphone in T3's bedroom.[2] The mixtape featured the single, "Pull Up Wit Ah Stick" featuring Loso Loaded, which went viral on Instagram after SahBabii posted a 15-second clip of the song before its release.[4][9]

Soon after, the song made headlines and garnered millions of listens on SoundCloud.[5][7][11] The music video for the song was released in February 2017[3] and earned 12 million views by May of that year.[5] In March 2017, SahBabii signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records.[6][12] His family also founded the production company, Casting Bait Music Group, and SahBabii's father, Delval, became his manager.[2][3]

"Pull Up Wit Ah Stick" was later remixed by T-Pain, Fetty Wap, and Wiz Khalifa.[3][13] Drake also expressed interest in adding a verse of his own to the official remix of the song.[14] SahBabii was flown to London by Young Thug where he met Drake.[3] In May 2017, it was announced that SahBabii would be remastering and re-releasing S.A.N.D.A.S. with new tracks on the Warner Bros. label. It was also announced that producer Mona Scott-Young was interested in shooting a reality television show centered on SahBabii and his family.[15]

Influences

In an interview with XXL, SahBabii cited T3, Future, Young Thug, Rich Homie Quan, Ca$h Out and Nujabes as influences.

Discography

Mixtapes

  • Squidtastic (2018)
  • S.A.N.D.A.S. (2017)
  • Glocks & Thots (2013)
  • Pimpin Ain't Eazy (2012)

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US Bubbling
[16]		 US
R&B/
HH
[17]		 RB/HH
Airplay
[18]
"Pull Up Wit Ah Stick"
(featuring Loso Loaded)		 2016 34745 S.A.N.D.A.S.
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ↑ https://myspace.com/sahbaby1
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Caramanica, Jon (23 April 2017). "Rising Rapper SahBabii Packages Tough Talk in a Sweet Voice". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Schwartz, Danny (1 May 2017). "Everything You Need To Know About SahBabii". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 C.M., Emmanuel (14 April 2017). "The Break Presents: SahBabii". XXL. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 Kochhar, Nazuk (5 May 2017). "SahBabii On Spirituality And The Song That Changed His Life". The Fader. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  6. 1 2 C.M., Emmanuel (11 April 2017). "SahBabii on Signing to Warner Bros. Records: "I'm Changing My Life"". XXL. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  7. 1 2 Kochhar, Nazuk (16 February 2017). "SahBabii's "Pull Up Wit Ah Stick" Is Nuts". The Fader. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Is Sahbabii The Next Big Thing To Rise From Atlanta?". The Source. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  9. 1 2 Rohn, Jake (2 March 2017). "From Drake To Young Thug, SahBabii Has The Ultimate Rags To Riches Story". HipHopDX. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Billboardchart for SahBabii". Bilboard. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "SahBabii – The Latest Soundcloud Rapper Making Waves". City of Hype. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  12. ↑ Walker, Angus (29 March 2017). "Atlanta's SahBabii Signs A Deal With Warner Bros". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  13. ↑ C.M., Emmanuel (6 April 2017). "T-Pain Remixes SahBabii's "Pull Up Wit Ah Stick"". XXL. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  14. ↑ Dandridge-Lemco, Ben (21 February 2017). "SahBabii Says Drake Is Remixing "Pull Up Wit Ah Stick"". The Fader. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  15. ↑ Lilah, Rose (19 May 2017). "Sahbabii: "SANDAS" Re-Release, Reality Show With Mona Scott-Young & More". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  16. ↑ "SahBabii – Chart history (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  17. ↑ "SahBabii – Chart history (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  18. ↑ "SahBabii – Chart history (Rap Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2018-07-23.

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