Kaitlin Fletcher (born June 15, 1997), known under the name Bali Baby, is an American rapper based out of Atlanta, Georgia.[2] In 2018, i-D magazine described Bali Baby as "one of very few openly gay female rappers with any skin in the game."[3][4] In March 2018, LA Weekly's Shirley Ju described Bali Baby as "the hottest female rap artist to come out of Atlanta."[5]
Bali Baby | |
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| Birth name | Kaitlin Fletcher |
| Born | June 15, 1997 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2016–present |
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Career edit
Her career as a rapper began in 2016 when she produced the freestyle rap song "Designer".[3][6] Her breakthrough mixtape was Bali's Play 2, which was released in 2017.[7] On March 30, 2018, she released the five-track EP Bali Blanco, which represented her sixth release overall.[8] 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.[9] She has been named as an influencer by ppcocaine.[10]
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Album details |
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| Baylor Swift |
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| Resurrection |
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| Baliprint |
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Mixtapes edit
| Title | Mixtape details |
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| Brazy Bali |
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| Bubbles Bali |
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| Bali's Play 2 |
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| The Book of Bali[A][11] |
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EPs edit
| Title | EP details |
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| Bali Blanco |
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| Lost Flies Vol. 1[12] |
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| The Book of Bali, Vol. 2 |
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Singles edit
As a lead artist edit
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Right Now" (featuring Lotto Savage) |
2017 | Brazy Bali |
| "Bible" (featuring Zay Hilfigerr) |
Non-album singles | |
| "Make It Pop" | ||
| "Enemies" | ||
| "Elastic" | ||
| "Banana Klip" | ||
| "Vlone Tatted" (featuring ManMan Savage) | ||
| "Coupe" | ||
| "WWW" | Baylor Swift | |
| "Miley Cyrus" | 2018 | Non-album single |
| "Futurama" | Resurrection | |
| "Flavors" | Bali Blanco | |
| "Winter Wonderland" | ||
| "Backseat" | Baylor Swift | |
| "Few Things" | ||
| "Amber Alert" | Resurrection | |
| "Game Over" | ||
| "Professor Finessor" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "Swiper No Swiping" | ||
| "Blueberry" (with Charlotte Devaney) | ||
| "Miss CEO" | ||
| "Shadow of Death" (with Swaray) | ||
| "Can You" | 2020 | The Book of Bali |
| "Nasty" | Non-album singles | |
| "Sucker" | ||
| "Freestyle" | 2021 | |
| "X-Rated" (with DAGR) |
DAGR | |
| "Waddup Bitch" | Non-album singles | |
| "Bad Influence" (with Tinywiings) |
2022 | |
| "Chips n' Dip" (with Novul) | ||
| "Fuck It Up" | Baliprint | |
| "Purple" | ||
| "Heaux" (with Young X) |
A Kngs Ransom | |
| "Trap Party" (with Big Boss Mulaa) |
Non-album single | |
| "Cocky" | Baliprint | |
| "Rogue" (with Majorlilkween) |
Non-album single | |
| "Dirty Pixx" (with Love Ghost) |
Dark Phoenix | |
| "OMFG" (featuring Ashes and Strgurrl) |
2023 | Non-album singles |
| "Hypnotize" | ||
| "Where YBA?" | ||
| "Bitches in Paris" (featuring Majorlilkween) |
The Book of Bali, Vol.2 |
As featured artist edit
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Woah Woah Woah" (Trippie Redd featuring Bali Baby) |
2017 | A Love Letter to You 2 |
References edit
- ^ Fisher, Gus (August 7, 2018). "Kings Of Rock: A Brief History Of Rap-Rock". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Bali Baby". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- ^ a b Fulton, Nick (2018-05-18). "bali baby makes cathartic emo rap about queer heartbreak". I-d. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- ^ "Bali Baby Talks #MeToo Movement, Atlanta Rappers and The Power of "Clout"". The Source. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- ^ Ju, Shirley (2018-03-26). "Bali Baby Brings "Winter Wonderland" to Bottega Louie in DTLA". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- ^ "Bali Baby has rockstar dreams". The FADER. 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- ^ Fagen, Lucas (2018-08-26). "A Rap-Rock Hybrid that Rocks". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- ^ Coe, Kairi (2018-04-03). "Bali Baby Drops New 'Bali Blanco' EP, Shares Tour Dates". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- ^ "Listen to Bali Baby's Baylor Swift". The FADER. 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- ^ Wang, Jessica (August 5, 2020). "Everything You Need To Know About PPCocaine, TikTok Star & Rapper". Bustle. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ BaliOnaBeat (November 1, 2019). "THE BOOK OF BALI". SoundCloud.
- ^ "Lost Flies Vol. 1 - EP by Bali Baby". Apple Music.
- ^ This mixtape was released excusively on SoundCloud.