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"'Kept Back'" is a song by American rapper Gucci Mane, featuring vocals from fellow American rapper Lil Pump. The production was handled by Canadian record producer Murda Beatz. was released on August 9, 2018, via Atlantic Records and WEA, as the second single and sole bonus track on Mane's twelfth studio album,

'Evil Genius'. Mane and Pump have collaborated before on Pump's track, "Youngest Flexer", from his self-titled debut studio album, which was released on October 6, 2017.

Background



It was released as the second single from Mane's thirteenth studio album, 'Evil Genius.' Speaking about collaborating with Pump for the song, Mane stated that "Im a big fan of Pump. I think he be flowing," praising the new generation of mumble rappers by saying "They make good music so I wanted to collab with them. Theyre dope." HotNewHipHop noted the song as "forging the synthesis between Gucci Mane's ironclad image and a new rap frontier led by Pump and rappers of the like." Rolling Stone described the song as "a recorder worthy of a renaissance fair drifts lazily through the song, coasting on top of a crushing bass line," while noting Mane's rap style of a "straightforward monotone" with references to musicians such as Bono, Cher and Nelly Furtado, The Simpsons' character Marge Simpson and basketball player Ben Simmons. Lil Pump performs a verse in the song which is described as a bracing addition.

Music video



The official music video, filmed in Miami Beach, features Mane and Pump as "rockstars" in a yacht party, where they are seen with bikini-wearing guests with Mane exiting via a Rolls-Royce and Pump riding a jet ski before him. It was released on October 17, 2018, which was the first anniversary of Mane's wedding with Jamaican model Keyshia Ka'oir. The wedding was held on October 17, 2017.

References



Category:2018 songs

Category:Gucci Mane songs

Category:Lil Pump songs

Category:Atlantic Records singles

Category:Songs written by Gucci Mane

Category:Songs written by Murda Beatz

Category:Songs written by Lil Pump

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