Lil Baby's Friend Allegedly Scams BenDaDonn & Jay Cinco Out Of $5K Over Gambling Session

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Oct 16, 2022; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Rapper Lil Baby during a game between the Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers in the second half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports via Imagn Images
Lil Baby, Adin Ross, BenDaDonn, and many other folks had a hectic livestream, and the rapper also had his complaints about the session.

Lil Baby has one more album to drop this year, but he could probably find success in the streaming world if he ever quits music. His recent appearance on Adin Ross', N3on's, BenDaDonn's, and other livestreams was notable for quite a few reasons, and not all of them are positive.

At one point, Ben confronted the Atlanta rapper because one of Baby's friends allegedly scammed him and Jay Cinco out of $5K while gambling. It seems like folks were mostly having a laugh about it, but DaDonn wanted his money back and explained why it was a big deal.

No Jumper caught the whole thing on Instagram, but it's still unclear exactly what happened. Sure, Lil Baby has had viral influencer confrontations before, but this doesn't really have much of an explanation. Nevertheless, BenDaDonn said he wasn't trying to be tough with Baby or anything. Rather, he was just annoyed that his friend allegedly didn't give him the respect of assuming he would pay up in good faith.

However, Lil Baby had his own complaints when it came to these livestream interactions. At one point, Adin Ross said something on camera that Baby wanted to keep private.

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Regardless, it seems like everyone involved had a good time despite the hiccups here and there. The rise of streaming's popularity and its consistent hip-hop crossovers over the years probably means that many more collabs are to come. Hopefully for next time, everyone involved has privacy and scamming rules more clear.

Elsewhere, Lil Baby is sharpening his pen before he drops his next 2025 album, Dominique. He recently provided a guest feature on the Tha Carter VI bonus cut "Momma Don't Worry" alongside Lil Wayne and Future.

We don't know when the new project will come out, but we're ready for it whenever it does. Let's hope it's even better than WHAM.

Meanwhile, Lil Baby fans can't wait either for this drop. But sometimes, their excitement can go a bit too far. A fan recently ran up to him at a meet and greet before falling over, and it was almost a frightening situation.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.