“The Hillbillies” came out as a surprise release, initially via the YouTube channel of pgLang, on 30 May 2023. Besides for pgLang – the label Kendrick Lamar founded a few years back which most notably features himself...
To date Kendrick Lamar is the only rapper in history to have won a Pulitzer Prize, and he is also recognized, as far as the mainstream goes, as being the most afrocentric amongst his...
Many of Baby Keem’s raps from “The Melodic Blue” album possess what we will refer to as an emo tone. That is to say that he obviously faced challenges growing up, and the overall experience has...
A durag is a type of large handkerchief, if you will, that Black men in particular may tie around their heads, sealing their hair within, in the name of altering it, i.e. in an...
The titular “Booman”, as revealed in the second verse, is one of Baby Keem’s moniker. And he uses this song to detail his lifestyle in different ways. For instance, at the beginning of the first...
As the title implies, “First Order of Business” delineates Baby Keem’s priorities in life, may we know also say after now having become a financial success. And according to the chorus, at the top of...
“Vent”, based on the chorus as rendered by Kendrick Lamar, seems as if it is about the vocalist having some type of beef with women, more specifically romantic interests of his. And the way Baby...
Throughout most of Baby Keem’s “16”, i.e. the refrain and chorus, he takes on the role of the addressee’s mentor, if you will. That is to say, in the former case, he is telling this...
What this song (“Issues”) actually seems to focus on is Baby Keem’s family “issues” or more specifically the rapper, in his own unique way, harping on days past. For instance, albeit indirectly, he acknowledges his...
The title of this Baby Keem song (“Scapegoats”) actually alludes to the main concept behind The Melodic Blue. For therein, Keem proclaims that ‘bi–hes are his scapegoat’ and accordingly are the ones he ‘made this tape...
