Baby Keem Drops New Album
Baby Keem headlined New Music Friday on February 20 with his album *CA$INO* featuring Kendrick Lamar, Che Ecru, Momo Boyd & Too $hort, alongside Larry June, Curren$y & The Alchemist's *Spiral Staircases*. New singles include Don Toliver's "CREEPIN," SZA's "Save The Day," and Ty Dolla $ign & Leon Thomas' "Miss U 2," with hip-hop commentary discussing expectations around Keem's rising profile.
- Baby Keem's debut studio album, *The Melodic Blue* (2021), debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 53,000 copies in its first week. The album received generally positive reviews from critics. - He is the cousin of rapper Kendrick Lamar, and the two have collaborated on several tracks, including the Grammy Award-winning "Family Ties" for Best Rap Performance. Keem was also featured on and produced tracks for Lamar's 2022 album, *Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers*. - In 2020, it was announced that Baby Keem had partnered with PGLang, a creative services company founded by Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free. His debut album was released as a joint venture between PGLang and Columbia Records. - Prior to his debut album, Keem gained significant attention with his 2019 mixtape *Die for My Bitch*, which featured the sleeper hit "Orange Soda." This song became his first to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. - As a producer and songwriter, he contributed to projects for other major artists, including Jay Rock's *Redemption*, ScHoolboy Q's *Crash Talk*, and Beyoncé's *The Lion King: The Gift*. - Keem and Lamar have also performed together as the duo "The Hillbillies," headlining the 2023 Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival. They released a single of the same name in May 2023.
