Baby Keem's CA$INO Gets Reviews
Baby Keem's new album *CA$INO* is generating early 'Album of the Year' buzz from reviewers, featuring collaborations with Kendrick Lamar, Che Ecru, Momo Boyd, and Too $hort. The track 'Good Flirts' with Kendrick Lamar and Momo Boyd has been released as an official video. New Music Friday highlighted 40 new hip-hop and R&B releases including tracks from SZA, JID, WILLOW, and Thundercat.
- The previous major collaboration between cousins Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar, "Family Ties," won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 2022. That track appeared on Keem's debut studio album, *The Melodic Blue*. - *The Melodic Blue*, released in 2021, received generally favorable reviews and debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 chart, earning 53,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. - Baby Keem is known for his hands-on approach to his music, having produced or co-produced the majority of the tracks on his debut album, *The Melodic Blue*. He also has production credits on songs by Jay Rock, ScHoolboy Q, and on Kendrick Lamar's *Black Panther: The Album*. - Keem is an artist with pgLang, a multidisciplinary media company founded by Kendrick Lamar and former Top Dawg Entertainment co-president Dave Free. The company functions as a record label, production house, and publisher. - Prior to his debut album, Keem gained significant attention for his 2019 mixtape *DIE FOR MY BITCH*, which featured the breakout single "Orange Soda". - Critics noted that *The Melodic Blue* showcased Keem's versatility, with sounds ranging from energetic and aggressive tracks to more melodic and emotional songs. Some reviewers considered it one of the best rap albums of 2021.
