Lil Baby caused a lot of split fan reactions when he dropped his new album FRESH this week. While many die-hards and casuals really enjoyed the project, there's still a lot of criticism coming its way. It turns out he's tired of the narratives against him, as he recently responded to a fan on Instagram who dropped a negative assessment of the new LP.
A user who goes by @vcash_br on IG posted a short, first-two-listens review of FRESH. He didn't even call it a bad album, but said it feels "Kidz Bop."
"That motherf***er Kidz Bop as hell," the listener remarked. "I get what direction you trying to go to. Radio bangers, a lot of s**t that can get played in H&M and stores. I get the longevity of what you're trying to do... The s**t ain't for the streets... I'm aight with that, I get it. I'ma listen to it one more time. It ain't even a bad album. This motherf***er just Kidz Boppy as hell..."
"Sybau," the Atlanta MC wrote in the replies. "damn u mad at ah n***a TikTok mixtape making a** n***a," @vcash_br replied. He also followed this up with a satirical video on Instagram.
"This morning, I had a chance to listen to Lil Baby's album again. Greatest album I ever heard in my life..." the listener expressed. "Lil Wayne who? Tupac who? Jay-Z who? [...] And nah, I ain't just saying this s**t 'cause some Magic City strippers threatened me this morning... N***a fanbase different... You got it, tiger... This the first time in my life I got threatened by some strippers... Aye, Baby, don't call me no b***h, though. In front of all these h*es and s**t..."
Lil Baby's New Album's Reviews
This review joins others that are more critical of FRESH. But in comparison to his other 2020s work, it seems like reception is more positive overall.
Lil Baby is tired of the "washed" allegations, with him recently claiming he gets far more hate than MCs who actually fell off. Whether that has to do with Baby's shifting hip-hop relationships or the quality of his music, at least fans and haters alike can agree that this was a pretty comical interaction.
