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Lil Baby Opens up About Depression and Why He Nearly Walked Away From Rap

Lil Baby candidly admitted to nearly giving up his career in hip-hop after battling a rough bout with depression.

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At the end of the 2010s and the start of the 2020s, Lil Baby was on top of the world. He made a litany of hot singles and features that paired him alongside giants like Drake, Future, and Young Thug. But after a while, many fans grew tired of his work. Then, some of those fans joined the firm haters in believing he fell off or never made good music to begin with.

Paired with a ton of personal and industry issues, the Atlanta MC was admittedly ready to walk away from hip-hop. In an interview with The New York Times, Lil Baby candidly told Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli that he wondered if he wanted to do........

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