A1ReleasesNov 7, 20261 min readEdited by William Boles

Lil Baby releases new album FRESH, a 17-track set with Future and Young Thug

The Atlanta rapper's new project arrived Friday, November 6, with a short guest list built around a few close collaborators.

Lil Baby released his new album FRESH on Friday, November 6. The project runs to 17 tracks, and its release date was announced in mid-October.

Pre-release tracklist coverage named three guests: Future, Young Thug and Rylo Rodriguez. Outlets differ slightly on which songs carry which features, with one report crediting Rylo Rodriguez on "In Your Head" and Future and Young Thug together on "All My Patnas". The opening run is listed as "Top Uh It", "Mr. Do Something", "Burnt Shit" and "Be The One", and "Dead Fresh" is also on the list.

Chart numbers for the album were not available at the time of writing, so any first-week projection is still to come. The first full chart picture should arrive in the coming days.

The Lockgroove take

A tight guest list says Lil Baby is betting on his own voice.

Seventeen tracks and only three named guests is a quiet statement in a genre where star-packed tracklists are the default marketing tool. It suggests a project meant to be heard as a Lil Baby record first, with friends in supporting roles.

The Future and Young Thug pairing is the obvious draw, since both have long been part of Atlanta rap's sound. Whether FRESH becomes a major chart event will be known soon; for now, it is worth hearing how his writing sits next to the work that made his name.

Put this on

01
Lil Baby, "Sum 2 Prove" (My Turn, 2020)
The song that best shows his confident, melodic delivery before you hear the new material.
Play on Apple Music
02
Lil Baby, "Emotionally Scarred" (My Turn, 2020)
A reminder of how personal his writing can get when the beat slows down.
Play on Apple Music
03
Lil Baby & Fridayy, "Forever" (It's Only Me, 2022)
A later-career check on how he handles a melodic collaborator.
Play on Apple Music