Hip-Hop Lives Here
Hip-Hop Lives Here
When you and yours are cut from the same cloth, you make that sh*t known. Real-life cousins Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar join forces for Keem’s new single and music video for their high-powered collaboration, “Family Ties.”
Directed by Dave Free via Free and Lamar’s creative company, pgLang, the cinematic visual kicks off with a moshpit of Black men, rocking black bombers and shades with Keem and Lamar standing out in their orange attire. Keem re-introduces himself in Scene 1, rapping about his life journey, where he’s been, being underestimated, and where his undeniable success is sure to take him.
“Put that on my mama, nigga, ate in the process / Ni**as tryna tippy-toe through the progress,” he raps. “Tongue-tied when the truth is an object / What’s the pros and cons of this next check? Wasn’t nobody ’round, I was independent / In the ’90s, sittin’ bum with the windows tinted.”
In Scene 2, Lamar reminds everyone he’s still here. Yeah, he’s been away, but don’t get it twisted; Nothing’s changed. K-Dot is still a hip-hop King. He’s back and ain’t takin’ no prisoners.
“I am the Omega, pgLang, Rollie gang, açai / Don’t you address me unless it’s with four letters, bi**h,” he spews before making it clear he’s back to take no prisoners. “I thought you’d known better I been duckin’ the pandemic, I been duckin’ the social gimmicks / I been duckin’ the Overnight Actavis, yeah / I’m not a trending topic, I’m a prophet / I answer to Metatron and Gabriel.”
At the tail end of the video, singer Normani makes a cameo in a stretch limo SUV, before the rappers make their last proclamations. Watch the music video filled with Black ballerinas and more.
“Family Ties” is Keem’s third single of 2021—hear “No Sense” and the Travis Scott-assisted “Durag Activity”—and will appear on his forthcoming album, The Melodic Blue. The track is produced by Keem himself alongside Cardo, Outtatown, Roselilah, Jasper Harris, Frankie Bash, and Deats.
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"Often times I get comments like "bro kids listen to your music you’re teaching them the wrong things when you say such vulgar things. Sh*t that's what happens when you give your kids free range internet access ??♂️," Dave Blunts said on his Instagram while talking about his new album, You Can't Say That.
"Im just telling my life story and how it happened. YES it was very vulgar and inappropriate when I found Abbigail (an ex-girlfriend) was selling ?. YES I do be Trickin ??♂️. These are the harsh realities of my life and I’m not gonna Kidzbopify my lyrics because the sh*t I go through is not sunshine and rainbows," he added in part.
Dave Blunts was not kidding in the slightest as his beefy solo effort is chockful of very vivid moments and stories. A lot of them center around Abbigail, but also Issabelle and Solar. The latter two particular receive a lot of screen time, for lack of better words.
He recalls the viral moment in which he found out Issabelle was only with him for the clout. As for Solar, Dave vents about how frustrated that he was when discovered that she was cheating on him. He doesn't hide his feelings either about these women.
The Iowa rapper absolutely tears into them with pointed lyrics and titles such as "Solar's Unsuccessful Attempt To Return" and "Issabella's Untimely Deportation." But all of these past experiences have made him "Tired Of Being A Simp" and he's looking to change for the better.
That's just one topic Dave focuses on though. His health issues and beefs with other figures in the space are just another handful of things he tackles. See what he's got to say with the Spotify and Apple Music links below.
You Can't Say That Tracklist:
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