BE MORE GRATEFUL
BE MORE GRATEFUL Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2026 DaBaby Affirmations and resolutions can prove to be helpful self-empowerment tools, and DaBaby seems like one of those people. For the Charlotte rap star’s fifth proper album—his first since 2022’s Baby on Baby 2 —he symbolically steps back into the spotlight after a tumultuous period with BE MORE GRATEFUL . The titular attitude of gratitude permeates the proceedings here, manifesting via the erudite rap game rejoinders of “ PAPER LOW ” and the highly personal musings of “RAIN RAIN.” He opens up about his own pain on the melodic and melancholic “ WHAT ABOUT ME ” and exposes his interpersonal vulnerability amid the reflections of “MARINATING” and “MIC CHECK.” Speaking more on his own experiences, he proffers unsolicited albeit useful advice for others on “LETTER TO MY YN” and the snarky, soulful “OUT YA BUSINESS.” That said, BE MORE GRATEFUL is hardly some resolutely somber affair from the rapper who gave us “ ROCKSTAR ”...