Lil Baby Talks New Album, Activism, Friends Locked Up, Issues With Akademiks More Page
: He spoke about his transition from helping just his local neighborhood to wanting to "take care of the world". He noted that as his platform grew, so did his sense of responsibility toward his community.
He expressed that he does not appreciate being compared financially to media personalities. : He spoke about his transition from helping
: Lil Baby clarified lyrics from his song "From Now On," where he mentioned people who "can't get touched". : Lil Baby clarified lyrics from his song
: Lil Baby touched on the release of his album It’s Only Me , emphasizing his desire to stay true to his sound while evolving his lyrical content. his commitment to social impact
: The rapper addressed the difficult reality of having close friends incarcerated, expressing his loyalty and the emotional weight of their absence during his career's peak.
He explained his frustration stems from Akademiks' commentary on rappers' finances and personal lives, particularly when his son sees the content online.
In a 2022 interview on The Breakfast Club , Lil Baby discussed his growth as an artist, his commitment to social impact, and his ongoing tension with DJ Akademiks .
“this is alas just another film that panders to the image Thompson himself tried to shirk – the reckless buffoon that is more at home on fraternity posters than library shelves. It is a missed opportunity to take the man seriously.”
This is an excellent summary on the attitude of the seeming majority of HST ‘admirers’.
It just makes me think that they read Fear and Loathing, looked up similar stories of HST’s unhinged behaviour and didn’t bother with the rest of his work.
There is such a raw, human element of Thompsons work, showing an amazing mind, sense of humour, critical thinking and an uncanny ability to have his finger on the pulse of many issues of his time.
Booze feature prominently in most of his writing and he is always flirting with ‘the edge’, but this obsession with remembering him more as Raoul Duke and less as Hunter Thompson, is a sad reflection of most ‘fans’; even if it was a self inflicted wound by Thompson himself.