(2018) Harder Than Ever

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.