| "Freestyle" | ||||
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| Single by Lil Baby | ||||
| from the album Too Hard | ||||
| Released | November 5, 2017 | |||
| Genre | Trap | |||
| Length | 2:42 | |||
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| Songwriter | Dominique Jones | |||
| Producer | Joseph DaVinci | |||
| Lil Baby singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Freestyle" on YouTube | ||||
"Freestyle" is a song by American rapper Lil Baby. It was released on November 5, 2017 with an accompanying music video, to promote his mixtape Too Hard (2017).[1] The song became one of his most popular hits and helped him rise to prominence.[2] The song is a sleeper hit which began charting outside of the United States in 2022 and has consistently charted high on Apple Music charts.
In the song, Lil Baby raps about his usage of lean and percocets, over production by Joseph DaVinci. He gives numerous name-drops, including that of basketball player Philip Champion, and also interpolates "Hail Mary" by Tupac Shakur.[3]
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[4] | 9 |
| US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
| Chart (2022–2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] | 69 |
| Global 200 (Billboard)[7] | 169 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 59 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] | 17 |
| Chart (2022) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] | 97 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[11] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[13] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
