Started as a Baby (Jon Lajoie)

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Baby Jon - Leo Alexander
Dancers - Whitney Moore, Jeannie Aguilar, Courtney Alvarez, Emily Carlstrom
Jon's Dad - Chance Rearden
Jon's Mom - Toni Domanico
Produced by Jon Lajoie, Brandon Dermer, Maxwell Riesberg & Josh Shadid (CNCNTRTE.com), Melissa Marin
Director - Jon Lajoie
Co-Director - Brandon Dermer
Director of Photography - Aaron Grasso (aarongrasso.com)
First AD - Mike Cambell
Editor - Andrew Wilsak
Colorist - Loren White
1st Camera Assistant - Rich Hawkinson
2nd Camera Assistant - David Solorzano
Gaffer - Sean Ginn
Best Boy Electric - Jerry Ginn
Key Grip - Ron Speed
Best Boy Grip - Corbin Speed
Production Designer - Julie Ann Guy
Set Decorator - Sarah Templeton
Key Makeup - Daniela Martinez Grasso
Wardrobe - Heather Karasek
Album Art by Margo Murphy (margo-murphy.com)
Production Coordinators: Wil Adamy, Alyssa Fisher
Track written and produced by Jon Lajoie
Track Mixed by Nicky Calonne
Track Mastered by Tom Schleiter
Special thanks to Jordan in Idaho!

[@WakeAndBakeBeats]

Finally, someone rapping about issues I can relate to

[@uncrownedking9537]

hahaha trueeee

[@inchaoswetrust]

I know right

[@jordancomfort1373]

Man you are the best kind of person :D

[@nitrogue-likerin6403]

THE COMMENT MADE ME CHEST EXPLODE

[@LarryMyster]

Nit Rogue-Likerin Shhhhit. Alein Vs Predator in this bitch,

[@Ch3k0v]

I love how this song is about being completely average, but hyping it up as if it's some sort of grand achievement. Jon Lajoie is the man

[@121scarface]

Jared Washington that accurately describes a good chunk of his rap somgs

[@ItsPhezz]

he's a regular everyday normal guy

[@marksee7663]

Word!!

[@wisecrackers6074]

🤘🤘

[@TeamZealand]

Uh... He eats celery, broccoli, spaghetti, smoked cheese and croissants!

[@CasparLeones]

"A dearth of empirical knowledge can be a huge obstacle" Such wisdom

[@livingbehind661]

maybe a filter. who likes being a baby n if people liked then, either people would be babying too much like nowdays or even worse, grow out of it all, soon to follow.

[@courtneyj2134]

You can literally write music about anything and this man is proof of that.

[@AtomHypno]

I wasn't a baby.. I was born this way

[@4486xxdawson]

This is stuck in my head lmfao , i started as a viewer a tiny little viewer , now look at meeee aa .....

[@jonthecowboy]

OMG, found out about you today. Literally the best music I have heard in years. So realistic and actually relevant. And for Christ's sake somebody who spells Jon right. Never stop buddy and if you tour this kid will be there. Peace.

[@PAPAZEUZSHOW]

WHEN ARTIFICIALLY ENGENIERED HUMANS ARE BORN AS ADULTS THAT COME OUT OF THEIR GENETIC COCOON ,AND THE LAST NATURALLY BORN HUMAN IS BORN ,THIS SON IS GONNA HAVE A LOT OF SENSE AND MEANING FOR HIM

[@laurazepam8382]

It's my birthday song. 10/10

[@headracquet]

How does this not have more views???

[@toolemanful]

Your a god of music i love all ur music i must have all your cds keep it up

[@HusbandandDadof5subscribe]

"No comprehension of the concept of motorized transportation Didn't even understand the concept of changing location" Yooooooo!!!!! Let's give the man his flowers! BARS!

[@Privat3Kag3]

His best lyrics.

[@alphabanjaxedbanshee7034]

It's like all the talented people have cashed in their godpower cards

[@biswayanbhattacharjee1018]

Very Motivational

[@JahMagne223]

thank god for the EBDB

[@brendenhooper4392]

Dude. This shit is awesome!!

[@jiriK665]

That's really his parents in the background?

[@Syphyllchris]

Where did you go?

[@uzeyirbulbul8392]

epic

[@MattEdgin]

Hahaha too good!

[@joeiacovino]

Word

[@Musistics]

Whaaa!

[@cokeman9135]

Can't believe that rap dude started as a baby. Absolutely incredible.

[@trvrshoe4518]

XD

[@deeznutz2310]

k

[@bobalex794]

+Max It's a fake

[@achillboyychillaj5556]

+Coke Man now look at him

[@ACIDGREENTECHNO]

ahahahahahaha

[@TheNinjaTimes]

Just wait until that baby in the video grows up, looks back at this video, and thinks "what the fuck did my parents do to me."

[@Shapookya]

more like "now look at me"

[@panda-bm4de]

if I could tell that I played baby Jon Lajoie back in the day, it would be fucking hillarious.

[@TheNinjaTimes]

Shapookya Touche.

[@rickysmallz3734]

like the baby on the nirvana cover.

[@TheMind200]

LOL XD true story - it could become another lajoie

[@uome20bukz]

Imagine that baby's reaction when he grows up and sees this.

[@marksee7663]

@@amberhoward7807 are you just now finding this guy too??

[@aspic2649]

@@amberhoward7807 FBI OPEN-UP

[@Croft64]

He grows up to be a regular everyday normal guy

[@harryx6968]

That baby is 7 years old now.

@@harryx6968 Give it another 7 years and maybe we'll see a comment on this video from him or her.

[@jessc1269]

This guy is a genius.....

[@marksee7663]

Agreed

[@ethanallen7888]

Hard to believe he started as a baby.

[@angelamerkel3373]

@@ethanallen7888 I honestly don't buy that.

[@kdsalinas88]

Him and Bo Burnham

[@supersaiyanzero386]

@@kdsalinas88 bo noobham is just another shock comic with no substance that people find entertaining because he says no no words and talks dirty and has mild talent with instruments. If you've had sex more than 10 times you don't care anymore. He needs to crawl out of senior high school level humor and step up to the plate. He started as a baby and still is.

[@pruplemango]

"I kept being alive so over time my body got bigger" I laughed so hard I was crying.

[@masterbaiter1688]

A 9 year old comment with no reply? I'll just fix that real quick

[@GasparGa]

Yeah its a parody song, made for fun, but what most people dont realize, that there are people out there, who really were babies in the beginning! Im serious! So for some people this song isnt funny at all

[@jazer94]

Gábor .Gáspár .........

[@sebastienpeeters8569]

Gábor .Gáspár I don't believe you

[@Reginapericolosa]

Gábor .Gáspár I really was a baby in the beginning... I totally understand you .

[@IMmephiles]

Regina Pericolosa You honestly expect me to believe that? Pity seeking bitch.

[@Reginapericolosa]

I swear I was... You probably never was a baby that's why you're so bitter Generic Name

[@nonmagicmike723]

It's hard when you don't have a concept of motorized transportation.

[@WilliamSmith-ni6fm]

holy shit i read that as he said it

[@calebc5057]

william smith same

[@kongchingpow]

Or even the concept of changing location 😂

[@Shogun1971-e8n]

2024 anyone?

[@Yourmission9]

Hell yah dawg

[@ifw_cf]

Teaching kids this is Bo Burnham before Bo, yes sir. Irony is they both share the same birthday.

[@JohnnyGTar]

Yo!

[@chrisgalbraith6931]

Yarp

[@MisterGordonZola]

No

[@idistroy111]

Why does this guy not make more music?

[@choria]

+John Lee Cuase he sold out to FX i have to watch it everytime i watch sunny episodes

[@yaosio]

+John Lee He's a hack fraud like RLM.

[@ElvenImmortal]

+John Lee He's acting, he's been in some movies.

[@yaosio]

+John Lee he ded

[@subrsubrr334]

+John Lee He is already very super famous.

[@Anfubvinch]

Goddamn, Lajoie is on point again. All these fake-ass rappers giving themselves unnecessary props for their own achievements...

[@reckermatouvc]

the music 'Show me your Genitalia' and 'Started as a Baby' are the two prime songs about rappers patting their own heads, and the Everyday Normal Guy 1 and 2 are just subversion of the genre, but not as much of a criticism as those other two.

[@Anfubvinch]

At least he learned how to talk. Wish I could say the same for Lil' Wayne

[@SuperDude-fc3be]

no fette WAP

[@LucjanKucharski]

uuu hot

[@waldimekum]

What is this Lil' Wayne? I saw him kinda handicapped :)

[@thejester-foolofhearts5852]

As well as every other mumble rapper, or fuck, basically anyone out of the south.

[@harverc229]

He did betta than years when he made retarded music

[@miks8]

Still better than Drake

[@mrheckles1972]

that's so true

[@TheKingFancy]

White people can rap!

[@nonmagicmike723]

Definitely wittier.

[@g.w.7893]

Amen to that.

[@maxxard7992]

This is better than a LOT OF MUSIC 😁

[@CDeeez94]

Put this video on 1.5 speed. The song will naturally go harder than anything you've ever heard, EVER.

[@regtwace]

+Wesley Sunday 2 times sounds like NoClue

[@GalaxyGeassS2]

+Wesley Sunday Best shit I have heard ever.

[@SH-kh4bq]

+Wesley Sunday that shit is so dope

[@ollbor75]

+Wesley Sunday well i think its to fast at 1.5 i listen on 1.25

[@RiversBliss]

+Wesley Sunday You're an MVP

[@kariwattsup]

I love to revisit this video. It always makes me happy. I don’t feel quite so unsuccessful. Just knowing growing up, learning to be all of that. It only seems automatic but it still takes a lot of effort. So all you babies out there, just hang in there.

[@BigTerpz]

No cap

[@indovilletv8601]

Legendary comment

[@tommymorgan73]

Haha brilliant

[@shriharihudli]

Googoo gaga.

[@tommyvercetti2645]

This dude is and has been the king of satire for a very long time :)

[@waymoncowley436]

Following in the footsteps of Weird Al...

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

Time for Jon to put out some content:) let’s get a new album

[@MiguelReyDiez]

When a comedian raps better than 99% of real "so called rappers" out there...

[@RobizGaming2024]

That is when you know Rap in 2020 is fucked lol

[@vinciroth]

@@RobizGaming2024 it really is. Why the fuck is mumble rap a thing? Oh yeah people gained some chromosomes

[@failurextreme7084]

Hes now doing indie folk and its ridiculously good.

[@vested420]

It's just been getting worse and we all know it. These "rappers" don't know how to make music

[@TinyMarmaladeOfficial]

This guy is a genius

[@satchelparker6466]

Being a baby made me who I am,if you weren't a baby then you just wouldn't understand

[@AlexWolstencroft]

The funniest thing of all is that while just joking, his music is much better than Drake's XD

[@francescaeldridge]

I laughed til I cried. Can't believe I've only just discovered John!

[@ickleshouse]

not wrong, my son showed me a video of his (cant believe im typing this) "mc vagina"... This guy is imho right up there with Weird Al...

[@ashtray0belief]

Never too late!

[@grimmreapergaming5858]

I kept being alive. like its a choice. I love these songs.

[@psychotripnerdstuff]

I mean, technically it is a choice.

[@KatyGroves]

Yeah... In most cases it's a choice... O.O

[@iamdb1990]

what the fuck kind of world are you living in where it's not a choice? lol

[@olivercaramello1618]

@@iamdb1990 accidents happen lol car crashes for example

[@iamdb1990]

@@olivercaramello1618 well, yeah, but no one chooses an accident lol

[@czoduqa]

Can't believe this man was popular when I was a baby.

[@fibreoptik]

He’s a Canadian legend and international star 😁 🇨🇦

[@joshuaanderson4090]

I first heard him 16 or more years ago and I have been hooked since. Every once in a while a Jon Lajoie mood will strike and I find myself listening to this stuff again. Still funny to me.

[@vasvas8914]

Now look at you

[@KuyaAJoseph]

Those girls... Those Binkies... I hope this doesnt awaken something in me

[@ChickenKinglolz]

those diapers full of shit

[@japanezecheeze5551]

Dat blue duck

[@beng2708]

I know rite... Got the strangest boner going on!

[@shanemahoney9626]

@KuyaArnold Love the Community reference

[@edb1322]

I strongly dislike how attracted I am to women with pacifiers in their mouths.

[@XDDocXD]

Ed Burdick its so sexy its weird

[@freememberjp]

Ed Burdick At least im not the only one lol 1:25 god damn centre girl has something serious here 😍

[@OutdorsDanny]

Right! I'm all searching for the leftover pacifiers before my wife gets home LOL

[@zackydable]

@@OutdorsDanny 😂😂

[@Adam-cj2jg]

Virgins

[@zacharypollard4685]

I want to see him do a piece with The Lonely Island

[@YavorDMaple]

Sad that both are no longer active i know the band failed but what happened to him is he really dead

[@magwaaf]

oh shit.... that'd be amazing

[@Andrew-yl7lm]

@@YavorDMaple just an update, he's making content again!

[@YavorDMaple]

Curtainfall thank you so much 👏

[@ARTala88]

Good thought

[@zaelaporrou]

You can argue when other rappers say they are awesome. You can't when Jon says he's awesome.

[@andyb1336]

It says a lot about modern hip hop when parody videos about it are better than the actual songs.

[@Madmetalmaniac42069]

Why doesn't Jon Lajoie collaborate with the Lonely Island?

[@billtalent1]

they wish

[@subrsubrr334]

Because he doesn't give a fuck.

[@proccessingunit2337]

He doesn't give a chainsaw*

[@OutdorsDanny]

Because he's real as f***

[@Adam-cj2jg]

They're both washed up now but back in the day they should have

[@noeljohnson1021]

better than mumble rappers today

[@kevlarnipples3202]

If he didn't learn how to talk we wouldn't have this song, glad i did the same.

[@Kevinnnnn008]

This shit is fire even after 9 years

[@shmid9823]

The Datsun is a nice touch lol

[@ZalaProductions]

GREEN DATSUN!!

[@Nuggetmonk]

only former babys will understand

[@aldown]

started as a baby now we here, started as a baby now my whole team fuckin here

[@SBeatsMusik]

Don't mix gay ass drake with jon bro...Drake Truly Sux man

[@apachewildnative4763]

30 YEARS LATER I RECORDED THIS FUCKING HIT!!

[@CoreyReederTheSwagMaster]

Did anyone else notice a sudden jump in the quality of the actual music? Before this song it was all "I kill people" and just straight up humor, but all of a sudden the beats got better on his raps and he started using more instruments.

[@senorlopez1412]

Did you notice the high definition?

[@dandanik8685]

we did, but back in 2010 bro

[@senorlopez1412]

Late again

[@rainbrodash698]

He made money and now he can afford to actually make quality music and videos.

[@brostaschio]

He's making tons off of his acting career, tons that he puts into making the most quality of memes.

[@Heyim18bro]

damn, didn't realize how bad jon had it

[@slicklol]

Totally bashing Drake xD

[@goprodog4304]

A) he is the best rapper B) he is funny as hell I always thought rap was very lame but this is good :)

[@killerkhalsa27]

+GoPro Dog best rapper? Leave. This man is amazing at what he does but best rapper?

[@killerkhalsa27]

*****​ Lol okay bud. He aint even top 100.

[@Shinkajo]

+GoPro Dog Huh?? Are those options or something? Can i choose?

[@iamdb1990]

rap is bad unless it's a parody

[@goprodog4304]

@@iamdb1990 So true.

[@MichaelSchmittBEN]

In germany i had the same origin, crazy world! 😎😎

[@ironandgrit]

This aged well

[@magus104]

When I was a baby I didn't even know I needed to own a 2 year supply of toilet paper....... I was sooooooo stupid.

[@osmosys808]

In case no one gets the point: He's making fun of wannabe rappers who inflate their "struggle" so they can gain "street cred" when the reality is that they are spoiled and their background largely uninteresting.

[@avocado6623]

production values going up since every day normal guy!

[@Conflict_Boardgaming]

I bet the pro-abortion mob hates this song

[@tomsmarkovs1946]

:D

[@Conflict_Boardgaming]

@@tomsmarkovs1946 tee hee you know it's true.

[@Alex-y7o8n]

That little homie doesnt even understand how cool he is

[@theapocilip]

these rhymes are god. 1:35 - 2:20 is unbelievable john you are more talented than any song writer out there. literally the best writing I have ever heard.

[@Mallrick]

point prooven he can make anything sound good

[@JasonTheCrazyGamer05]

I had no idea good sir that you were once a baby. I can't imagine how hard you have worked for 33 years to get to where you are now. You are an inspiration to all babies. Proof that they can grow up.

[@tonyhuzzah3847]

The best satire I’ve ever heard.

[@NoYoutubeName1]

Benjamin Button should do a reply diss song to this...

[@IWE1856]

Jon's mom is straight up gangsta

[@mogwaigremlin7188]

That girl in the blue dress is so fucking fit.

[@marcuslarsson6345]

Oh yea!

[@GleeenCoCo]

0:04 Jay Z is that you?

[@yeah2258]

*clears browsing history*

[@Britton_Thompson]

"Just because you see me sitting on the toilet, it don't mean I don't know what it's like to fill a diaper with a load of shit" *>This has to be engraved on his tombstone someday*

[@jacobmunger6743]

When he puts drake back to scrub status

[@MrJellybean16]

i just want to know where he got the baby for the video

[@ade4591]

Ur mum!

[@Zleaper]

ebay

[@maxxpane]

*ebaby

[@caiusroncone1959]

His sisters uterus

[@BugsMcCoy]

MC Uses Time Machines Irresponsibly went and picked him up in the past.

[@marcus_w0]

Wow... This didn't age a day! Where are you, man? This stuff needs to be back again. Take all your Lego-Movie money and do new shit :)

[@elbicho6735]

Started as a baby, now look at him-a regular every day normal guy.

[@StephanieHua]

Drake started from DeGrassi.. he was a child actor. Jewish money. "Hardly from the bottom"...

[@gainskate]

Don't forget that he couldn't walk for the last few seasons he was on Degrassi, and one episode he couldn't use his dick...

[@matsuoSonata]

EXACTLY THANK YOU!

[@KIDCON26]

and his mom was a teacher.

[@kartmanocp]

KIDCON26 "and his mom was a teacher" you act like teachers make bank?

[@KIDCON26]

They make a decent pay but not struggling.

[@lolarobin]

The lady from Birdemic is in this video. Pretty sure she's the blonde with curly hair and green eyeshadow.

[@dwightrodwell9213]

This is a very catchy, comical, and logical song with a sick beat and smooth rhythm. Well put together by Jon. Respect for that!!

[@TheDikshita]

Started with nothing, Phew... :-D :-D That made me LOL....

[@TManTheZombich]

When I was a baby, I didn't even know that listening to this song would be the greatest part of my life.

[@crystalbauman7686]

2019 and still 1 of the best out here

[@magus104]

man the baby in this video is like 8 or 9 now..... 10 more years he should make a cover of this song

[@irazorn3712]

I love you.

[@GeneralZod99]

I love you too. Now kneel before Zod.

[@missedthelikebutton]

GeneralZod99 *kneels*

[@wanzysixtynine6723]

So much better than Drake's song.

[@Jjclpz]

2024 and it still does.

[@platurt9595]

Hm, these HipHop parodies kind of aren't that over the top anymore since actual HipHop got way worse...

[@yoavelem8854]

cant relate to this song never was a baby

[@General12th]

can relate to this song too well still am a baby

[@irisheyez4115]

damn bro i was never a baby. i missed out

[@trvrshoe4518]

listen to the lyrics. legit writing talent. serious

[@Mr.AffaDavid]

Mr. Lajoie is a Lyrical Genius, Example = all of his songs. Especially MC Confusing, MC Confusing lyrics are slick as!

[@matthewmatthias7272]

dude you are awesome. if you make a new everyday normal guy or wtf collective i will staple my eyes wide open so i can watch it a million times. thanks.

[@GlodiaCA]

So is this a future video for the baby?

[@KingCrazyman2011]

Plot twist: That's actually MC Uses Time Machines Irresponsibly visiting himself as a baby