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Why DaBaby Was So Emotional After His New Album Debuted At #1 · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood. Seacrest, North Carolina rapper The Baby is
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Speaker 1: a relative newcomer, but he just ended Post Malone's three
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Speaker 1: week run at number one on the Billboard Album two
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Speaker 1: hundred with his sophomore album Kirk, only a few months
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Speaker 1: after the release of his debut album, Baby on Baby,
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Speaker 1: and It's a major accomplishment for any artist, but taking
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Speaker 1: the throne is particularly meaningful for The Baby because of
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Speaker 1: the near insurmountable challenges he's faced this year. On the
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Speaker 1: same day his hit Shook hit number one on a
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Speaker 1: streaming chart, his father passed away unexpectedly. He's also dealt
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Speaker 1: with an incredible amount of legal and personal drama along
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Speaker 1: the way, so he took to social media to reflect
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Speaker 1: on debuting at number one. He says, when I got
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Speaker 1: the news, I took my time to let it sink
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Speaker 1: in because this achievements different. Google me and see what
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Speaker 1: I've been through in the last twelve months, and then
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Speaker 1: ask yourself how I'm still standing on all ten toes.
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Speaker 1: I put in blood, sweat and tears. God is great.
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Speaker 1: What's next? Kirk, which is The Baby's last name, is
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Speaker 1: out now. That's direct from Hollywood.