Baby Keem‘s The Melodic Blue short film is now available for fans to look into the rapper’s world. Directed by Savannah Setten, the visual exclusively features three new unreleased tracks by Baby Keem, “Rock Me,” “Torch,” and “White Laces” featuring James Blake. Notably, the project signals the end of the Grammy-nominated performer’s The Melodic Blue era.
Released on Tuesday (Dec. 4), the 20-minute visual explores the 23-year-old’s internal battle and leads viewers through fragments of memory and temptation as he navigates the depths of The Melodic Blue. The film is now streaming on Prime Video.
The Melodic Blue stars Baby Keem alongside Amandla Stenberg, Shakira Ja’nai Paye, Francis Lovehall, and Séréna Sy. It was written by pgLang, produced by Jamie Rabineau and Cornell Brown, and executive produced by Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar, and Dave Free.
The Melodic Blue album, released in September 2021, features Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, and Don Toliver across 16 tracks. Serving as Baby Keem’s debut, the LP was updated with a deluxe version the following year with 10 new songs, adding Lil Uzi Vert, Pink Pantheress, and Brent Faiyaz to the list of guest artists.
“I don’t think music has anything out right now like this project,” the Las Vegas native explained to Billboard at the time of the initial release. “I took my time carefully recording every vocal. I was going through a lot during that process, just becoming a man.”
Watch the trailer for The Melodic Blue above and check out the album The Melodic Blue by Baby Keem below.
Summer Walker is really capitalizing on her upcoming album title Finally Over It with this new visual. Moments ago, the Georgia R&B singer-songwriter put out a music video for "Heart Of A Woman," the project's lead single. It hit streaming platforms back in October and it's become a fan-favorite already. It's got sharp storytelling and thematic consistency to the album, something that is always a plus. On the track, the 28-year-old GRAMMY nominee is stuck in this vicious cycle of her man doing a lot of detrimental things to their relationship. However, Summer continues to go back to him. It's a painful but vocally stunning track and one that has us eagerly awaiting the rest of the LP.
Right now, a release date has yet to be determined, but we assume it's going to arrive in early 2025. While we wait, we do have this music video to chew over and it's tense and excellently directed. It plays out the lyrics of the track very accurately, as Summer continues to experience this same gut-wrenching day three times in her head. We learn that her partner commits an act of infidelity at a photoshoot that he's also attending. In a fun twist, NLE Choppa plays her fictional boyfriend. Things continue to spiral for Summer though, as she at one point smashes a bottle on his head. However, after replaying the image in her head a third time, she decides to end things for good. While NLE takes a shower, Summer dumps gasoline in a room and drops a lit cigarette onto the floor. The fire alarm goes off before the video cuts to black. It's chilling and it builds the world for this album perfectly.