On May 18, 2018, Lil Baby released the studio album 'Harder Than Ever,' which included the gold single 'Southside' and his 6x platinum single 'Yes Indeed.' The mixtapes 'Street Gossip' and 'Drip Harder' were then made available. Those mixtapes were included in the list of the top 10 'Billboard' 200 charts. 'Drip Too Hard,' which features Gunna, and 'Close Friends,' both from 'Drip Harder,' were given Platinum and Gold certifications, respectively. And in September 2018, Lil Baby appeared on Adult Swim's show 'FishCenter Live,' and 3 months later, in December, he made an appearance on Yung Gravy's single 'Alley Oop.'
Lil Baby released the singles 'Phone Down,' 'Out the Mud,' 'Baby,' 'Toast Up,' and the 3x Platinum 'Woah' in 2019. He also made an appearance as himself in the MTV movie 'How High 2' and performed on 'Wild 'N Out.' On February 28, 2020, he released his second studio album, 'My Turn,' which included the Platinum singles 'Sum 2 Prove,' 'Emotionally Scarred,' and 'The Following the George Floyd protests,' Lil Baby released the anti-government song 'The Bigger Picture' in June 2020.
Donations from the song's sales were sent to the National Association of Black Journalists, The Bail Project, Black Lives Matter, and Breonna Taylor's attorney. Lil Baby's song garnered two Grammy nominations and reached its top position on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart at number three. Additionally, he sang the song at the 2021 Grammys. He appeared in Drake's song 'Wants and Needs' in March 2021, which reached its peak position of #2 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart. He and Lil Durk collaborated on the album 'The Voice of the Heroes' in June 2021, and it debuted at the top of the 'Billboard' 200 charts.