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Wikipedia article




"'Range Brothers'" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American rapper Baby Keem, serving as the fourth track off of his debut album, 'The Melodic Blue'. Featuring Kendrick Lamar, the song was released on September 10, 2021 by Columbia Records and pgLang. "Range Brothers" made the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B and Hip Hop songs charts among others. The third portion of the song's chorus by Lamar trended on Twitter and became viral as a meme.

Background



On September 8, 2021, two days before its official release, parts of the song were leaked.

Baby Keem and his cousin, Kendrick Lamar, address a variety of themes, including the financial prosperity that comes with fame, their difficult upbringings, sexual prowess, and betrayal.

Composition and lyrics



The fourth track off of Baby Keem's debut album, "Range Brothers" sees Keem reunite with his cousin Kendrick Lamar. The two real-life cousins sing about their difficult beginnings, how they were fortunate to be in the position they are in today, and the costs of fame. At one point, Lamar warns Keem about fame, saying "Every day, the hate restored and the faith get short." Keem responds with: "Fuck that, let me get some too!"

"Range Brothers" is divided into three parts, each lasting around 1.5 minutes. Changes in beats, cadences, and styles represent shifts in the song's sections. A 'New York Times' review commented that "Punchy drums feel offbeat with pauses punctuated by Keem's staccato delivery, and intertwined vocal and string samples construct a grandiose stage."

A controversial part of the song is Lamar's repetitive verse at the end of the track, where he raps, "Let's get this shit/ Let's get this shit/ Let's get this shit, Let's." He then repeatedly rhymes, "Top o' the morning/ Top o' the morning/ Top o' the morning/ Top o' the morning/ Top o' the morning/ Top o' the morning." Keem appeared to respond to the controversy in a tweet, saying "me and dot [Kendrick] created four new languages bro. rap was boring. so we start making new languages."

Reception



The song was polarizing to audiences, featuring strong orchestral synths, but received generally favorable critic reviews, and was considered by some among the most complex and ambitious of all the tracks on 'The Melodic Blue'. Kendrick Lamar's participation was noted by one critic as "bizarre and unconventional for a rapper of his status", but also potentially "innovating toward something new". His use of ad libs and repetitions of the phrases "Let's get this shit" and "top of the mornin became viral online and sparked internet memes. 'Vulture' called the song Kendrick's first main new attraction in years, saying "Range Brothers finds Lamar trading bars with Keem about all the money and girls he doesn't know what to do with, along with contributing some playful vocals in the song."

Charts



References



Category:2021 songs

Category:Baby Keem songs

Category:Kendrick Lamar songs

Category:Songs written by 30 Roc

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