![]() ![]() Despite feeling indifferent about the chorus, the song is this unique allegory toward self-worth after the money. As a prominent rapper who can afford to eat at Nobu, Keem notes that he isn’t this type of person in his verse, in a delivery that sounds tonally different from the rest of it. In “Cocoa,” the chorus speaks on Keem trying to faun over a female whose clout is self-made, and due to it reflects her nature in life. On “Pink Panties” and “Cocoa,” Keem raps over vibrant trap production unfortunately, they become easily forgettable with immature choruses and raps that lack natural substance. Keem’s songwriting is at its best here, as opposed to the “radio” trap songs.īaby Keem’s strength as a songwriter seems to shift from song to song, as the style controls his delivery. The way he reflects the trauma in the song is beautifully tragic. On “Scars,” Keem recounts when loved ones left him, which led him to question his religion since God made choices that left him with scars. Though subtle, Keem lets down his walls as he laments a life missed with her, and the chorus has you feeling for Keem. “Issues” speaks on his mother and growing up without her due to her issues with drug abuse. Baby Keem does similarly with “South Africa,” but that song focuses on his cultural roots instead of an introspective take on his life. “Issues” and “Scars” contain more intricate production, calming down the percussion and elevating the surrounding sounds to embody a different atmosphere. It ends with unique adlibs from Kendrick, which becomes an addition to the meme book Kendrick-Lamar-isms - most recently on tik-tok. ![]() “Range Brothers” and “Family Ties” continue to deliver the world’s exploration into Kendrick Lamar’s vocal meme game within his verse - “Range Brothers” sees Keem and Kendrick trading bars over a bombastic trap-esque production. However, when Kendrick Lamar is the featured artist, don’t expect Keem to have the better verse, despite bringing his A-Game. That isn’t to surprise as I’ve seen them on people post haircuts, similarly to the feeling when Travis outshines Keem.īaby Keem gets outshined on almost every song that has a featured artist. From an array of styles, it isn’t rare for Keem to hit in his trap-centric songs, like on “Durag Activity,” which sees him and Travis Scott bring out this cultural energy that I have little relevance in - seeing how some people act with them on, it seems like a boost for their confidence. Their talent brings easier transitions, especially the many times it shifts from trap to melancholic hip-hop - the latter contributes to the songs with more lyrical substance. It fluctuates between nuanced trap and percussion-heavy west-coast hip-hop, the latter of which has been prominent with the more authentic west coast style.ĭespite having co-producers, Keem touches almost every production to make sure we hear his vision - considering Keem is using well-known hip-hop producers like Frank Dukes, 30 Roc, DJ Dahi, and Cardo, to name a few. From this opening and on, Baby Keem and his co-producers keep a consistent cadence to the sound. His actions are uttering the verses, and the production embodies the words - it is a constant throughout, especially with the way he delivers his flows. It parallels the duality of “Trademark USA,” which is split in two as Keem perpetuates two sides of him. Keem doesn’t mince words on the lyrical side and production side. The Melodic Blue brings that ferocious energy fortunately, it doesn’t get muddled when his strengths are on display in the introspective and flex raps. ![]() Baby Keem has this unique ferocity that gives him the liberty to deliver different rhythmic patterns within the common traits of his flows. So when I first heard some of his raps, the intrigue was there. Many know Baby Keem for his rapping, and I was not one of them I’ve known Baby Keem as a producer as he has produced the better songs on Redemption and Crash Talk by Jay Rock and Schoolboy Q, respectively. ![]()
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