Bali Baby

Bali Baby (born June 15, 1997) is an American rapper. She is based out of Atlanta.[1] According to Nick Fulton of the magazine i-D, Bali Baby is "one of very few openly gay female rappers with any skin in the game."[2] In March 2018, LA Weekly's Shirley Ju described Bali Baby as "the hottest female rap artist to come out of Atlanta."[3]

Bali Baby
Born (1997-06-15) June 15, 1997
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2016–present
Labels
  • TWIN
  • Billmania Media
  • PlayHouse Music
Asylum
Associated acts

Early life

Bali was born in Atlanta, Georgia,[4] but she is from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Bali had a keen interest in music even as a kid. She grew up with an older brother and a younger sister who passed away when she was still a kid. Bali began learning music and became an expert piano player in her teenage years. Although music had a strong influence on her while she was growing up, she had no particular interest in rap music. She played a musical game called "Guitar Hero". Initially, she was a huge fan of Lana Del Rey. However, Atlanta was the hub of Southern rappers, and as Bali grew up, she could not avoid the influence of rap music. Bali admired Nicki Minaj, and without knowing that she would eventually become a rapper, she started freestyling casually. She played soccer in school and wanted to join a big university through a soccer scholarship.

Career

Her career as a rapper began in 2016 when she produced the freestyle rap song "Designer".[2][5] Her breakthrough mixtape was Bali's Play 2, which was released in 2017.[6] On March 30, 2018, she released the five-track EP Bali Blanco, which represented her sixth release overall.[7] Her debut studio album, Baylor Swift, was released in May 2018. It features a more distorted, rock-centered sound than most of her previous work.[8]


She has a brother named Andrew and her real name is Kaitlin fletcher. As of 2020, she is currently having a baby soon with her current boyfriend. [9]

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details
Baylor Swift
Resurrection
  • Released: October 30, 2018
  • Label: TWIN
  • Formats: Digital download

Mixtapes
Title Mixtape details
Brazy Bali
  • Released: November 1, 2016
  • Label: Billmania Media, PlayHouse Music
  • Formats: Digital download
Bubbles Bali
  • Released: January 4, 2017
  • Label: Billmania Media
  • Formats: Digital download
Bali's Play 2
  • Released: June 26, 2017
  • Label: Billmania Media
  • Formats: Digital download
The Book of Bali
  • Released: November 1, 2019
  • Label: Billmania Media
  • Formats: Digital download

EPs
Title EP details
Merry Bhristmas
  • Released: December 25, 2017
  • Label: Billmania Media
  • Formats: Digital download
Bali Blanco
  • Released: March 30, 2018
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
Hood Bratz
(with I.Skyy & The Playgirls)
  • Released: June 17, 2019
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
Sosa & Tony Reloaded
(with RockStar Marquo)
  • Released: May 25, 2020
  • Label: Rock Rich
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

As a lead artist
Title Year Album
"Taxes"
(with Rico Nasty & Hoodrich Pablo Juan)		 2016 Brazy Bali
"Whatcha Say"
(with Rico Nasty)
"Clock Out" 2017 Bali's Play 2
"Banana Klip" Non-album singles
"Elastic"
"Winter Wonderland" 2018 Bali Blanco
"WWW" Baylor Swift
"Backseat"
"Futurama" Resurrection
"Amber Alert"
"Game Over"
"Professor Finessor" 2019 Non-album singles
"Swiper No Swiping"
"TINT"
(with Billboard Benji)		 Hood Bratz
"Miss CEO" Non-album single
"CopyKatz" The Book of Bali
"Can You" 2020
"Nasty" Non-album single
Title Year Album
"Woah Woah Woah"
(Trippie Redd featuring Bali Baby)		 2017 A Love Letter to You 2

References
  1. Kellman, Andy. "Bali Baby". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  2. Fulton, Nick (2018-05-18). "bali baby makes cathartic emo rap about queer heartbreak". I-d. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  3. Ju, Shirley (2018-03-26). "Bali Baby Brings "Winter Wonderland" to Bottega Louie in DTLA". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  4. "Bali Baby Talks #MeToo Movement, Atlanta Rappers and The Power of "Clout"". The Source. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  5. "Bali Baby has rockstar dreams". The FADER. 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  6. Fagen, Lucas (2018-08-26). "A Rap-Rock Hybrid that Rocks". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  7. Coe, Kairi (2018-04-03). "Bali Baby Drops New 'Bali Blanco' EP, Shares Tour Dates". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  8. "Listen to Bali Baby's Baylor Swift". The FADER. 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  9. "EXCLUSIVE: Bali Baby on First Dating Guys But Realizing She's Lesbian at 17". VLADTv. October 13, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
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