{"id":52741,"date":"2026-02-03T23:05:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T23:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/raq-baby-on-blowing-up-turning-tragedy-into-triumph-and-being-the-underdog-with-an-unforgettable-voice\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T23:05:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T23:05:30","slug":"raq-baby-on-blowing-up-turning-tragedy-into-triumph-and-being-the-underdog-with-an-unforgettable-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/raq-baby-on-blowing-up-turning-tragedy-into-triumph-and-being-the-underdog-with-an-unforgettable-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Raq Baby on Blowing Up, Turning Tragedy Into Triumph and Being the Underdog With an Unforgettable Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Show &amp; Prove:\u00a0Raq baby<\/span><br \/><em>Words:\u00a0Paul Meara<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/raq-baby\/\" target=\"_blank\">Raq baby<\/a> is young in name but\u00a0his life experience\u00a0goes far beyond his moniker. The 20-year-old Chicago-born, Atlanta-based rapper has all the talking points that a\u00a0rising hip-hop artist is expected to have these days: authenticity, music that hits, millions of streams and YouTube views, touring in major cities and collaborations with rap&#8217;s frontrunners old and new.<\/p>\n<p>But what&#8217;s helped Raq make an impact is that his personality lives through his music. Whether it\u2019s more humorous, like his viral track \u201cGot It Tucked\u201d where he pulled out a dance from pro wrestler Jeff Hardy on TikTok, or songs like \u201cDay By Day,\u201d on which Raq combines his Chi-Town grit with ATL-influenced melodies,\u00a0he&#8217;s\u00a0become a unique force in the rap landscape right now.\u00a0But for Raq, there may be one triumph that rises above all.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with <em>XXL<\/em> via Zoom last November, the rapper, born Robert Johnson,\u00a0reveals\u00a0his craziest accomplishment so far is twofold: one has nothing to do with his rhymes. \u201cDefinitely being a daddy and a rapper,\u201d he says, just weeks after welcoming a baby boy into his life\u00a0last September. It\u2019s a blessing that changed his life for the better, especially since he\u2019s had tragedy and setbacks that have tested him to this point.<\/p>\n<p>Raq baby was born in Chicago and spent the first decade of his life in the Windy City, but since then, he\u2019s resided in Los Angeles, North Carolina and Atlanta, where he currently calls home. Traveling across America during his earlier years opened his eyes to different ways of life and musical influences.\u00a0Raq names Chief Keef as the artist he derives\u00a0inspiration from. Future, Young Thug, Lil Uzi Vert and Tay-K are also rappers he praises, and it\u2019s not hard to connect the musical dots when you hear his music.<\/p>\n<p>Part of Raq baby\u2019s appeal is his ability to combine the sounds of Chicago&#8217;s hard-hitting drill beats, grit in his lyrics and melodic style he\u00a0adopted from Atlanta rap. Aside from \u201cDay By Day,\u201d \u201cBelt Boyz\u201d is a preeminent example of this. He gives listeners the combo of both influences while spitting about the hardships of simply being young in a world growing evermore violent and untrustworthy.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to understand why Raq baby chose to rap in the first place. In 2019, his grandmother, who played an integral part in raising him, passed away. It became a crossroads for him,\u00a0being that he was 15 at the time and hadn\u2019t even\u00a0started a music career yet. \u201cSh*t, you want me to be real? When my grandma died,\u201d Raq baby said when asked about what made him want to be a rapper. \u201cThat\u2019s what inspired me. Now I\u2019ve got to do something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Turning tragedy into the fuel to succeed, Raq baby began his rap career in 2021. At first, the young rhymer said he didn\u2019t like recording and felt there was something missing, but he always freestyled or punched in\u00a0while making music. That didn\u2019t last long though after he began dropping songs under the name 952 Raq. Things really started bubbling up after that. In 2023, the same year he started going by his current moniker Raq baby, he released his debut project, <em>Maniac Baby<\/em>, featuring the song \u201cSoldier Love,\u201d an autobiographical track about his rough journey.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, violence has impacted Raq baby&#8217;s life. During his come up, hardship came full force. In November of 2022, Raq\u2019s childhood friend Lil Hot was murdered in Atlanta. As a tribute, Raq baby dropped \u201cI Miss Lil Hot,\u201d which earned over 3 million YouTube views, 2 million Spotify streams and remains one of the rapper\u2019s most successful songs to date. \u201cThat\u2019s my baby brother,\u201d Raq says. \u201cI made a song about who I miss. I miss my lil bro.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s also\u00a0had to\u00a0deal with\u00a0the consequences of his actions. In June of 2023, he was locked up for three months. He&#8217;s quiet on the details, but did have to spend $100,000 to get a lawyer to help him out. The timing couldn\u2019t have been worse for him, considering the trajectory of his rap career hit a climax while he was behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>While\u00a0incarcerated,\u00a0\u201cAutomatic,\u201d the rapper\u2019s then-biggest song to date, hit the digital streets in a big way. Raq raps about his inability to trust anyone over the mournful noir of the saxophone\u00a0in a sample of Raphael Ravenscroft&#8217;s 1979 song \u201cWhole Lotta Something Goin&#8217; On.\u201d Beanie Sigel made the beat popular in rap circles in 2005 with\u00a0\u201cFeel It in the Air.\u201d\u00a0The track earned Raq hundreds of thousands of views across DSPs. But for Raq, he simply had to sit and wait to take advantage of it all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI blew up while I was in jail and I couldn\u2019t really do sh*t but wait,\u201d he shares, noting he entered incarceration on his birthday, June 8, and doesn\u2019t like speaking much about that time generally. \u201cIt\u2019s the craziest ever. I don\u2019t like talking about that sh*t, but it\u2019s the craziest sh*t ever though. I thought it was over with.\u201d The time away ultimately didn\u2019t stunt Raq baby\u2019s career, as he was able to hit the ground running as soon as he was released that September. \u201cWhen I got out, I snapped and did [everything] like how I wanted to,\u201d he\u00a0expresses.<\/p>\n<p>A year after his release, Raq inked a deal with Alamo Records, much of it off the strength of his building street buzz and infectious music. \u201cYou could tell he was a superstar,\u201d says Nahum Mesmer, Raq baby\u2019s A&amp;R at Alamo. Mesmer discovered the rapper&#8217;s music while working as a blogger. \u201cHe always kind of played the background, but you could just tell he had a big personality. Anytime he got on songs he would just carry his own weight and stood out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Between 2023 and 2024, Raq baby dropped six projects and several videos, including <em>El Peligro<\/em>, <em>Bloody Holiday<\/em>, <em>Spill Season<\/em>, \u201cMy Bitch\u201d and &#8220;Dead Bodies And More Maggots,&#8221; which Mesmer describes as one of Raq\u2019s defining songs. It too describes the harsh realities one can find themselves in if they get in too deep.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, that momentum continued to carry. Raq baby dropped <em>More Spill<\/em>, a project comprised of songs that were so hot they leaked prior to their official release, and <em>I NEVER GAVE AF<\/em>, featuring hometown hero G Herbo, who Raq also describes as one of his inspos. \u201cDoorDash (OMG)\u201d and\u00a0\u201cStick Up\u201d\u00a0are standout tracks from the effort.\u00a0He capped off the year with the deluxe of <em>I\u00a0NEVER GAVE AF<\/em>, adding more to his arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>2026 is shaping up to be a big year for Raq baby. He&#8217;s\u00a0slated to hit the road for the El Peligro Tour this month and has more music on the way. Now with an infant son in tow,\u00a0the rhymer hopes his story can be one of triumph through adversity. His perseverance and talent have gotten him this far. \u201cI\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdm an underdog, so I stand out,\u201d he maintains. \u201cI\u2019m one of those artists. I\u2019m unforgettable, but you\u2019ll damn near forget about me if I don\u2019t say nothing. 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