Lil Baby is kicking off the new year on top, as his monumental new album WHAM has debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The album moved 140,000 album units in its first week to become Lil Baby’s fourth consecutive No.

The success of “99” could potentially influence the direction of hip-hop collaborations in 2025 and beyond. As the genre continues to evolve, partnerships between established artists like Lil Baby and Future demonstrate how different stylistic approaches can be successfully combined to create compelling new music.

Hitting Instagram, Lil Baby celebrated the success of his latest album, WHAM, but also announced he will return shortly.

Lil Baby isn’t letting up. The Atlanta rapper recently dropped off the deluxe version of his fourth solo album WHAM and is planning on releasing another project entitled Dominique some time in February. He’s also mentioned working on a tape with Future, but made sure to mention Young Thug may be involved in what they had planned.

Join Lil Baby as he shares an intriguing anecdote about Young Thug's ambitious attempt to create a collaborative album with Future.

During an interview with Complex, Lil Baby spoke on his personal and professional relationship with Young Thug, whom he says he was in constant contact with during the YSL leader’s incarceration. According to the WHAM creator,

After just dropping the extended version of his album ‘WHAM,’ Lil Baby already has plans to release another project,’Dominique,’ some time in February. And that’s not all he has in store. Looks like a collab with Future and Young Thug is also coming.

Rappers Young Thug and Lil Baby attend The Golden State Warriors vs Atlanta Hawks Game at State Farm Arena on December 3, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. The magic of new Lil Baby track "Dum, Dumb and Dumber" came in the form of his reunion with Young Thug .