Babyfat obliterates genre boundaries, blending sounds so unpredictably that even he struggles
to define them. “I just keep it real. Life’s messy — my production, my storytelling, all of it. But I
do it anyway, ’cause that’s what’s true. That’s between me and God.”
Hailing from Oshawa, Ontario, Babyfat — born Zachary Simmonds — came up as a producer
before deciding the only way to fully realize his vision was to step into it himself. In 2025, he did
exactly that. His debut EP, Growing Pains (Sincerely Yours) announced him as a singular voice:
stream-of-consciousness storytelling over genre-bending soundscapes, moving between
alt-R&B, punk-rock, and something entirely his own. The project is a coming-of-age story told
without flinching — heartbreak, faith, isolation, and the will to prevail through all of it. He closed
out the year with a feature on his brother Daniel Caesar’s Son of Spergy (Republic), appearing
alongside Bon Iver, Sampha, and Blood Orange on the Billboard 200 Top 10 album.
2026 marks his first steps on stage. He made his live debut supporting Chris LaRocca at
Longboat Hall in Toronto before taking the Danforth Music Hall stage alongside Strings From
Paris — proving his world translates just as powerfully in a room full of people as it does on
record.
