Bali Baby
Bali Baby (born June 15, 1997) is an American rapper. She is based out of Atlanta.[1] According to Nick Fulton of the magazine i-D, Bali Baby is "one of very few openly gay female rappers with any skin in the game."[2] In March 2018, LA Weekly's Shirley Ju described Bali Baby as "the hottest female rap artist to come out of Atlanta."[3]
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Born | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | June 15, 1997
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Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2016–present |
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Early life
Bali was born in Atlanta, Georgia,[4] but she is from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Bali had a keen interest in music even as a kid. She grew up with an older brother and a younger sister who passed away when she was still a kid. Bali began learning music and became an expert piano player in her teenage years. Although music had a strong influence on her while she was growing up, she had no particular interest in rap music. She played a musical game called "Guitar Hero". Initially, she was a huge fan of Lana Del Rey. However, Atlanta was the hub of Southern rappers, and as Bali grew up, she could not avoid the influence of rap music. Bali admired Nicki Minaj, and without knowing that she would eventually become a rapper, she started freestyling casually. She played soccer in school and wanted to join a big university through a soccer scholarship.
Career
Her career as a rapper began in 2016 when she produced the freestyle rap song "Designer".[2][5] Her breakthrough mixtape was Bali's Play 2, which was released in 2017.[6] On March 30, 2018, she released the five-track EP Bali Blanco, which represented her sixth release overall.[7] Her debut studio album, Baylor Swift, was released in May 2018. It features a more distorted, rock-centered sound than most of her previous work.[8]
Discography
Studio albums
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Baylor Swift |
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Resurrection |
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Mixtapes
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Brazy Bali |
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Bubbles Bali |
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Bali's Play 2 |
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The Book of Bali |
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EPs
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Merry Bhristmas |
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Bali Blanco |
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Hood Bratz (with I.Skyy & The Playgirls) |
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Sosa & Tony Reloaded (with RockStar Marquo) |
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Singles
As a lead artist
Title | Year | Album |
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"Taxes" (with Rico Nasty & Hoodrich Pablo Juan) |
2016 | Brazy Bali |
"Whatcha Say" (with Rico Nasty) | ||
"Clock Out" | 2017 | Bali's Play 2 |
"Banana Klip" | Non-album singles | |
"Elastic" | ||
"Winter Wonderland" | 2018 | Bali Blanco |
"WWW" | Baylor Swift | |
"Backseat" | ||
"Futurama" | Resurrection | |
"Amber Alert" | ||
"Game Over" | ||
"Professor Finessor" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
"Swiper No Swiping" | ||
"TINT" (with Billboard Benji) |
Hood Bratz | |
"Miss CEO" | Non-album single | |
"CopyKatz" | The Book of Bali | |
"Can You" | 2020 | |
"Nasty" | Non-album single |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Album |
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"Woah Woah Woah" (Trippie Redd featuring Bali Baby) |
2017 | A Love Letter to You 2 |
References
- Kellman, Andy. "Bali Baby". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- Fulton, Nick (2018-05-18). "bali baby makes cathartic emo rap about queer heartbreak". I-d. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- Ju, Shirley (2018-03-26). "Bali Baby Brings "Winter Wonderland" to Bottega Louie in DTLA". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- "Bali Baby Talks #MeToo Movement, Atlanta Rappers and The Power of "Clout"". The Source. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- "Bali Baby has rockstar dreams". The FADER. 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- Fagen, Lucas (2018-08-26). "A Rap-Rock Hybrid that Rocks". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- Coe, Kairi (2018-04-03). "Bali Baby Drops New 'Bali Blanco' EP, Shares Tour Dates". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- "Listen to Bali Baby's Baylor Swift". The FADER. 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- "EXCLUSIVE: Bali Baby on First Dating Guys But Realizing She's Lesbian at 17". VLADTv. October 13, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2019.