Studio Album · No. 1

Harder Than Ever Songwriting Credits by Lil Baby

2018 Quality Control, Motown, Capitol 17 tracks 51:16

Produced by Quay Global, Southside, Earl the Pearll, Tay Keith, Wheezy, Turbo, London on da Track, DJ Durel, B-Rackz, Bobby Raps, Max Lord, OZ  ·  Engineered by Colin Leonard, Quay Global, Mattazik Muzik, Turbo, Tony Wilson

Quality Control, Motown, Capitol Hip HopTrap
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Authorship
Complete Artist

Holds writing credit on 17 of 17 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 17 / 17 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 17 tracks with documented writers, by whether Lil Baby carries a lyricist or composer credit.

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Lil Baby's roles on this album

Share of the 17 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

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By the Numbers

17
Tracks
19
Lyricists
12
Producers
6,000
US Copies Sold
2018
Released
Data Insight

Lil Baby writes on all seventeen tracks and never shares one with more than three other credited writers, so the record reads as one voice moving through a small circle of beatmakers. Quay Global is the second name on it: he produced eight tracks, and his legal name, Chris Rosser, sits in the writer line of those same eight. Every producer here also took a writing credit on the song he made, which points to beats built in the room rather than bought in. The outside hires are few, and the largest is "Yes Indeed", produced by Wheezy with B-Rackz, mixed by Noah "40" Shebib rather than Michael "MikFly" Dottin, who handled the other sixteen, and the only song here to reach the top ten.

Harder Than Ever is Lil Baby's debut studio album, released on May 18, 2018 by 4 Pockets Full, Wolfpack Music Group, Quality Control Music, Motown and Capitol Records, about five months after his Too Hard mixtape. Quay Global produced eight of the seventeen tracks, and the guest list runs from Atlanta company like Gunna, Young Thug and Offset out to Drake, whose verse on "Yes Indeed" gave the record its hit. It entered the Billboard 200 at number three, and Lil Baby holds a writing credit on every song.

Track Listing & Credits 17 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Intro
Lil BabyQuay Global Dominique Armani JonesChris Rosser Quay Global Lil Baby (Lead Vocals)
2
Spazz
Lil BabySouthside Dominique Armani JonesJoshua Luellen SouthsideBobby Raps Lil Baby (Lead Vocals)
3
I'm Straight
Lil BabyQuay Global Dominique Armani JonesChris Rosser Quay Global Lil Baby (Lead Vocals)
4
Exotic
Lil BabyStarlitoTay Keith Dominique Armani JonesJermaine ShuteBrytavious Chambers Tay Keith Lil Baby (Lead Vocals)Starlito (Featured Vocals)
5
Yes Indeed #6
Lil BabyDrakeWheezyB-Rackz Dominique Armani JonesAubrey GrahamWesley GlassBranden Brown WheezyB-Rackz Lil Baby (Lead Vocals)Drake (Lead Vocals)
6
Leaked
Lil BabyQuay GlobalSheldon Ferguson Dominique Armani JonesChris RosserSheldon Ferguson Quay Global Lil Baby (Lead Vocals)
7
Bank
Lil BabyMoneybagg YoTurbo Dominique Armani JonesDemario Dewayne White Jr.Chandler Durham TurboOZ Lil Baby (Lead Vocals)Moneybagg Yo (Featured Vocals)
8
Cash
Lil BabyQuay Global Dominique Armani JonesChris Rosser Quay Global Lil Baby (Lead Vocals)
9
Southside #79
Lil BabySouthside Dominique Armani JonesJoshua Luellen SouthsideMax Lord Lil Baby (Lead Vocals)
10
Throwing Shade
Lil BabyGunnaQuay Global Dominique Armani JonesSergio KitchensChris Rosser Quay Global Lil Baby (Lead Vocals)Gunna (Featured Vocals)
11
First Class
Lil BabyQuay Global Dominique Armani JonesChris Rosser Quay Global Lil Baby (Lead Vocals)
12
Right Now
Lil BabyYoung ThugLondon on da Track Dominique Armani JonesJeffery WilliamsLondon Holmes London on da Track Lil Baby (Lead Vocals)Young Thug (Featured Vocals)
13
Life Goes On
Lil BabyGunnaLil Uzi VertQuay Global Dominique Armani JonesSergio KitchensSymere WoodsChris Rosser Quay Global Lil Baby (Lead Vocals)Gunna (Featured Vocals)Lil Uzi Vert (Featured Vocals)
14
Transporter
Lil BabyOffsetDJ Durel Dominique Armani JonesKiari CephusDaryl McPherson DJ Durel Lil Baby (Lead Vocals)Offset (Featured Vocals)
15
Fit In
Lil BabyEarl the Pearll Dominique Armani JonesIsaac Earl Bynum Earl the Pearll Lil Baby (Lead Vocals)
16
Boss Bitch
Lil BabyHoodrich Pablo JuanQuay Global Dominique Armani JonesSterling PennixChris Rosser Quay Global Lil Baby (Lead Vocals)Hoodrich Pablo Juan (Featured Vocals)
17
Never Needed No Help
Lil BabyEarl the Pearll Dominique Armani JonesIsaac Earl Bynum Earl the Pearll Lil Baby (Lead Vocals)

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Frequently Asked Questions Harder Than Ever

When did Harder Than Ever come out and who released it?
May 18, 2018, through 4 Pockets Full, Wolfpack Music Group, Quality Control Music, Motown and Capitol Records. It was Lil Baby's first studio album, arriving after four mixtapes.
Who produced Harder Than Ever?
Quay Global handled eight of the seventeen tracks. Southside, Earl the Pearll, Tay Keith, Wheezy, Turbo, London on da Track and DJ Durel split the rest, with uncredited co-production from Bobby Raps, B-Rackz, OZ and Max Lord.
Who are the guests on Harder Than Ever?
Starlito, Drake, Moneybagg Yo, Gunna, Young Thug, Offset, Lil Uzi Vert and Hoodrich Pablo Juan. Gunna is the only one to appear twice, on "Throwing Shade" and "Life Goes On".
How did Harder Than Ever chart?
It entered the Billboard 200 at number three with 71,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, including 6,000 copies in pure album sales, and it reached number two on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. By December 2018 its US total had reached 717,000 album-equivalent units.
What were the singles from Harder Than Ever?
"Southside" on May 8, 2018 and "Yes Indeed" with Drake a week later. "Yes Indeed" peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and gave Lil Baby his first top ten hit. "Southside" peaked at number 79.
Is Harder Than Ever certified in the US?
The RIAA certified it platinum. That certification is dated February 28, 2020.
How long is Harder Than Ever?
Seventeen tracks in 51:16. The opener, "Intro", runs 1:33, and the longest song is "Life Goes On" at 4:07.
Data note: Bobby Raps, Max Lord, OZ and B-Rackz are marked on the Wikipedia track listing as uncredited co-producers. Max Lord, OZ and Bobby Raps took no writing credit, so no legal names were needed for them; B-Rackz appears in the writer line of "Yes Indeed" as Branden Brown. Sheldon Ferguson, a co-writer on "Leaked", is credited under that name by Wikipedia, Discogs and Genius and has no separate stage name on any source checked, so the same name is used in both lyricists and composers. Genius also lists him as a co-producer of "Leaked", which neither Wikipedia nor Discogs does, so the producer credit follows those two.

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