| Baby | |
| Cover: | Fabolous baby.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Fabolous featuring Mike Shorey |
| Album: | Real Talk |
| Released: | March 24, 2005 |
| Recorded: | 2004 |
| Studio: | Right Track Studios, New York City |
| Genre: | Hip hop, R&B |
| Length: | 4:55 (album version) 3:50 (radio edit) |
| Label: | Atlantic |
| Chronology: | Fabolous |
| Prev Title: | Breathe |
| Prev Year: | 2004 |
| Next Title: | Diamonds |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
"Baby" is a song by American rapper Fabolous featuring singer Mike Shorey. It is the second single from Fabolous' third studio album Real Talk. The song peaked at number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 17 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart, and number 22 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart. It contains a "replay" of "I Can't Help It" by Michael Jackson, lyrics from "2 Bad" also by Jackson, "Breakadawn" by De La Soul, while the hook borrows the line "I see some ladies tonight that should be having my baby, baby" from "Big Poppa" by The Notorious B.I.G. Rapper Rev Run makes a cameo appearance at the end of the music video.
| Charts (2005) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Finland Singles Chart[1] | 20 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] | 71 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[3] | 22 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks[4] | 17 | |
| U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[5] | 37 | |
| UK Singles Chart | 41 |