Lil Baby ranks his top five Atlanta rappers

Lil Baby’s ranking ignites debate as fans question his list of top Atlanta rappers.

Lil Baby has set the internet abuzz after revealing his ranking of the top five Atlanta rappers during an appearance on the DeepCut podcast.

The WHAM rapper, who has been making the rounds promoting his latest projects, was asked to rank himself alongside four other prominent Atlanta artists. However, rather than placing himself at the top, he humbly dropped himself to the fifth spot.

"That's hard cause I don't know how to rank myself," Lil Baby admitted before ranking the other four rappers. He placed Playboi Carti at fourth, 21 Savage at third, and Young Thug at second, while giving the top spot to his frequent collaborator, Future. "Future, Slime, Savage then Carti," he reaffirmed. "For sure."

Lil Baby ranks Atlanta rappers 👀

▫️ #1 Future
▫️ #2 Young Thug
▫️ #3 21 Savage
▫️ #4 Playboi Carti pic.twitter.com/McCsQTDiBQ

— Kurrco (@Kurrco) March 7, 2025

The ranking immediately sparked controversy online, with fans debating whether Future deserved the number-one spot over Young Thug, who has played a pivotal role in Lil Baby's career.

Future over Young thug is criminal 😂😂😂

— Trev (@SkolTrevCards) March 7, 2025

Others chimed in, arguing that legendary Atlanta rap groups like Migos and OutKast should have been considered. Another major talking point was Gunna’s omission from the list. While Lil Baby and Gunna were once close, their relationship reportedly soured following the YSL legal case, which led many to label Gunna a snitch.

So scared to mention Wunna

— 𖤐 (@touchmyrafs) March 7, 2025

21 over carti in the year of two thousand and twenty five pic.twitter.com/SVfmS2rHRy

— daunte®!¡ (@cleardabidness) March 7, 2025

Carti above any of the Migos is criminal.

Bang on with Future tho 🎯

— Kinsel Kadri (@KingGoose88) March 7, 2025

While Baby has not directly criticized his former Drip Harder collaborator, he has made his stance clear. "I'm always gonna look at certain stuff a certain way," he said on A Safe Place podcast. "It boils down to what we rapping about… We can't rap about that if you did that. If I was making Christmas music, then I don't give a damn what you did."

Lil Baby’s decision to put Future at number one may also hint at an upcoming collaboration. The rapper previously revealed that he and Future had nearly completed a joint album before Young Thug’s return shifted plans. "Me and Future was working on a joint tape," he told Spotify in January. "We damn near got the joint tape done. Now [Thug] came home and he ain’t going for that. He like, 'Sht.' And it actually [was] Thug’s idea."