Features : DaBaby's Newest Freestyle Divides Fans Online

Lavender Alexandria February 09, 2024
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In recent years, DaBaby has increasingly taken to hopping on already existing beats to share some freestyles for his fans. Last year he went on a string of drops touching on some popular songs at the time and it was actually met with acclaim from a lot of his fans. Despite some dwindling commercial numbers from his peak a few years ago, he still has a pretty devoted fanbase. They often swarm his comments on both Instagram and YouTube with positivity for almost anything he drops.

But this time, his fans are coming away from a new freestyle a little more divided. He recently shared a clip of him hopping on the beat from Jay-Z's "Public Service Announcement." The song is in the tracklist of his legendary 2003 Black Album and sports one of his most beloved verses. High standards and expectations may be the reason why this song doesn't seem to be landing with fans in the same way as some of his others. Despite the mixed buzz though, the video has racked up more than 100k views in just a day since it was dropped. Check out the full freestyle below.

DaBaby Takes On A Jay-Z Beat In New Freestyle

Some people who even admit to being fans of DaBaby aren't crazy about the new freestyle. "Beat dropped n this n*gga started, “skeebedeeboobop awhop bamboo’n”…

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