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Rapper Lil Baby has absolutely astonished the online gossip mill with a clip of his taken-off video that transitioned him from a normal shopping excursion to a major personal declaration due to merely one mention of ‘daughter’. Together with everyone else, he was keeping his personal life vulnerable and open. The Atlanta rapper who goes by the name of Lil Baby posted a short film of him in a luxury car dealer’s showroom in Dubai where he pointed out some incredibly pricey vehicles and it was the casual remark he made that attracted everybody’s attention and became the subject of conversation.
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In the clip, you are watching Lil Baby who was born as Dominique Jones among supercars in a very luxurious showroom. He refers to cars owned by relatives by saying, “That is my granddad’s car. Oh, he can’t drive but… you know what I mean.” He also mentions purchasing “my mom a car.” The very thing that probably caused a huge stir on the internet comes after when he points to another car and casually says “Door does my mom’s car. Push present, you know.” The word ‘push present’—a gift usually given to the mother after the delivery of a baby—put the viewers in a very quick and wild state. He ends his statement with, “and here we have… my daughter’s car,” but it is not very clear which causes even more scrutiny and debate.
This ambiguous comment, in combination with the hashtag #whamwednesdays—his regular music release day—created a perfect vortex of miscommunication. Was it a tease of a creative, metaphorical lyric? Or was the multi-platinum artist revealing discreetly that he is about to have a baby, especially a girl, perhaps? The comment was like a detective’s board where various hypotheses were competing.
The most common opinion in the comments showed how confused people were: ‘1 or 2 things are happening here… either you telling us without telling us or you preparing us for the future? Either way…’ This opinion was liked by hundreds of other users. One more voice expressed his wonder with the question ‘Daughter? I’m late af or is he trolling,’ which a good way to encapsulate the feeling of not being up to date. ‘So who pregnant ?’ was an ever-present question that made very clear what the largest enigma was.
However, while some users speculated about the new baby, others were much more impressed by the extravagance displayed. A person who commented on the situation said: ‘Bout 5 MZ easy yea OTW !!!!!!!!!!! I just want to get a daughter just so I can spoil her,’ directing his attention away from the news towards the fantasy of such extravagant presents. Someone else just said, ‘Boy having real paper no faking,’ thus acknowledging the surprising show of wealth. But not every comment was about congratulations or luxury. There were a number of followers who felt slightly disappointed as if they were deceived by the #whamwednesdays tag which promised new music but delivered none. ‘U are not dropping a song ?? I knew it was a scam for some dayyy,’ remarked one of the users while others were quick to defend the artist’s recent output, like his track “Real Shit”.
The public didn’t miss the humorous aspect of the situation. One fan was quick to suggest, ‘let me give this man a daughter,’ as another was more focused on Lil Baby’s acting, tagging one of his videos, ‘“Come on with the title” 😂‼️’. This has become a running joke, implying both a potential song title and the ‘title’ of fatherhood.
Lil Baby already has a son, so the prospect of another child is not that unlikely. He has been rather secret about his private life, and that is what makes the impact of his hints even stronger. It was either a teasing and grandiose exposure or an error in sound which miscommunication happened with the same impact. The cars got a distant second to a possible, much more intimate milestone.
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The question remains open, firmly positioned in the realm of fan theory. The video did what very few social media posts can achieve: it combined the eye-candy of luxury with a bombshell conversation that made everybody talk. The rumor itself became a main event, demonstrating that sometimes what an artist does not express explicitly might be louder than the whole post. Until there is a confirmation or denial, the internet will not get past the daughter thing. Fans are still buzzing about his recent “Middle of the Summer” release. His recent declaration of being “turnt up” also sparked a lot of conversation, and he has even announced a second Dubai show.
