DaBaby is flipping the script on survival mode with Be More Greatful, his latest album out via South Coast Music Group and Interscope, and Paper Low cuts straight through the noise—like a late-night pep talk from the block, all about stacking quiet wins when the cash runs thin.
This opener clocks in at just under three minutes, pure Charlotte trap with Sean Da Firzt and KayoTheWizard on the boards, layering those crisp hi-hats and rumbling bass under DaBaby’s signature half-sung, half-spit delivery. It’s got that motivational edge he does best, where the bounce keeps it replayable but the bars hit like therapy—patient through the droughts, no capes for the drama, and a middle finger to the fakes holding up the line.
Themes lean heavy into authenticity and resilience: owning losses without folding, calling out the copycats, and that stubborn refusal to sell out, all wrapped in a creative direction that’s less flex parade, more mirror-check manifesto. No features here; it’s DaBaby solo, letting his voice carry the weight like he did back on Baby on Baby, but with three years of scars sharpening the point.
Be More Greatful shapes up as a six-track reset button on gratitude amid the grind, kicking off with this one and rolling into reflective heaters like “Out Ya Business,” the stormy “RAIN RAIN,” “NUMBER 1,” the quick-hit “PBJT,” and the heartfelt “LETTER TO MY YN” that just dropped last week. It’s got that raw, unpolished feel of his early tapes, but evolved—producers like 22Cartel and BandPlay sprinkle in modern polish without losing the street pulse. The concept? Straight from DaBaby’s notes: appreciating the real while shaking off the industry snakes, inspired by his post-2022 hiatus where he stepped back to rebuild family and focus. Teasers hit his Instagram heavy this month, with clips of him in the stu racking comments like “finally the real Baby’s back.”
Three years after Baby on Baby 2, DaBaby’s reclaiming his lane on his terms—post-controversy, post-burnout, turning whispers of fade-out into a full-throated roar. He’s not chasing charts; he’s documenting the climb, proving the kid from Carolina who went platinum off a viral freestyle can weather the storms and still drop gems that feel like they were written for you.
Dive into the Paper Low lyrics below and unpack its raw narrative. Don’t miss other Be More Greatful tracks for more of DaBaby’s no-bull hustle.
Lyrics of Paper Low by DaBaby
[Intro]
Yeah
Be More Grateful
Yeah
Patient When Them Paper Low, Nathin’ For A Basic Ho
Never Been A Super Man, Ain’t Been Tryna Save A Ho
Enough Of This For All Of Us, The Fuck You Niggas Waitin’ On?
Baby Kept It Realer With Ya, Other Niggas Fake It Though [Verse 1]
I Let You See A Nigga Lose, I Took My Losses Like A G
I Showed Them Niggas How To Do It, You Watched Them Niggas Copy Me
Y’all Think This Shit A Fuckin’ Game, Try That Shit And Watch And See
Just Put My Voice On Top Of The Beat, None Of You Niggas Toppin’ Me
I Bought The Maybach Car In August, Double Back And Bought The Jeep
A Hunnid Shots Inside The Cars, Push To Start, Don’t Got No Key
Said What They Gon’ Do To Me, I Told Them Niggas Talk Is Cheap
Would Have Been The Biggest In The World, But I Told ’em I Ain’t Got No Fee
To Sell My Soul, Ain’t A Check Alive Can Make Me Come Off What I’m Standin’ On
Yeah, I Still Survived And It’s Fuck All Of Y’all
I Stand Alone Before I Let ’em Handle Me
If A Hunnid Million Make ’em Gay, That Nigga Ain’t No Man To Me
Fuck That Nigga, Be Yourself, Thuggin’, I Don’t Need No Help
Comfortable, I Keep It, Yeah, Fuck With Me, They See The Belt
I Asked The Mirror On The Wall Like, “Who The Fuck You Think The Best?”
Who Gon’ Give They People Help? I Looked Up And I See Myself, Nigga
Yeah
Look [Chorus]
Patient When Them Paper Low, Nathin’ For A Basic Ho
Never Been A Super Man, Ain’t Been Tryna Save A Ho
Enough Of This For All Of Us, The Fuck You Niggas Waitin’ On?
Baby, Kept It Realer With Ya, Other Niggas Fake It Though [Verse 2]
Y’all Let Them Niggas Lead You Wrong, They Told You You Ain’t Need My Songs
A Lot Of Y’all Had Took The Bait, Apologize, Like Leave Me ‘lone
I Thought I Was Supposed To Keep It Real, I Found Out I Ain’t Even Know
We All Saw ’em Hide My Ticket Sales, It Was Hard For Y’all To See My Show
Dirty Game, They Play It Raw
Ain’t Even Wanna Do This Shit No More, I Had To Shake It Off
God Gave Me A Gift, And I’ll Be Damned I Let ’em Make Me Soft
Be Damned If I Let ’em Make Me Quit
Them Devils Still Can’t Stand The Way I Stand In Here And Make These Hits
That Nigga, Baby
Said That They Need Real Music, I Said, “Okay, Come Get It, Baby”
My Daughters Knew They Daddy Was That Nigga When They Was Still A Baby
I’ma Take My Losses, Hold It Down And Never Let You Feel It, Baby
Don’t No One Keep It Realer, Baby, Yeah
[Chorus]
Patient When Them Paper Low, Nathin’ For A Basic Ho
Never Been A Super Man, Ain’t Been Tryna Save A Ho
Enough Of This For All Of Us, The Fuck You Niggas Waitin’ On?
Baby, Kept It Realer With Ya, Other Niggas Fake It Though
