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Hykeem Jamaal Carter Jr. (born October 22, 2000), professionally known as Baby Keem, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Carson, California. He initially gained major recognition following the release of his single "Orange Soda", from his second mixtape Die for My Bitch (2019), which peaked at number 98 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] He would later go on to collaborate with prominent artists such as Travis Scott, Kanye West, and his cousin Kendrick Lamar, on the songs "Durag Activity", Praise God", and "Family Ties" respectively, the latter two of which reached the top 20 on the Hot 100. His debut studio album The Melodic Blue, which was preceded by the aforementioned singles, was issued in September 2021 by Columbia Records and pgLang.

Baby Keem
Birth nameHykeem Jamaal Carter Jr.
Also known as
  • Hykeem Carter
  • Keem
  • Booman
  • Two-Phone Baby Keem
Born (2000-10-22) October 22, 2000 (age 23)
Carson, California, U.S.[1]
OriginLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.[2]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2017–present
Labels

Musical career

Keem has both songwriting and production credits on his cousin Kendrick Lamar's project, Black Panther: The Album, TDE member Jay Rock's Redemption, Schoolboy Q's Crash Talk, and the song "Nile" from Disney's The Lion King: The Gift.[10] Keem worked with record producer Cardo, on his two mixtapes, The Sound of a Bad Habit (2018) and Die for My Bitch (2019).

In March 2020, Keem was featured in the visual mission statement for Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free's company, pgLang.[11] In August 2020, it was revealed Baby Keem was included on XXL's 2020 Freshman Class.[12]

On September 18, 2020, Keem returned with the release of two new songs, "Hooligan", and "Sons & Critics Freestyle".[13] He then released "No Sense", on March 5, 2021.[14] On April 30, Keem released "Durag Activity" with Travis Scott.[15] The song was followed by another collaboration with Keem’s cousin Kendrick Lamar, titled "Family Ties", which was released on August 27, 2021.[16] These songs are featured on Keem's debut studio album The Melodic Blue, which was released on September 10, 2021.[17][18] The album also included the single "Issues", which Keem performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, a collaboration with Don Toliver titled "Cocoa", as well as previously-teased tracks "Vent" and "Range Brothers".[19] Keem also made an appearance on Kanye West's tenth studio album Donda, on the song "Praise God", alongside Travis Scott.[20]

Artistry

Influences

In a 2019 interview, Keem cited American musician Kid Cudi, as a major influence: "I was inspired by Cudi's cadences and shit like that. Kid Cudi's one of my favorite artists."[21]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[22] 		AUS
[23] 		CAN
[24] 		NOR
[25] 		NZ
[26] 		SWE
[27] 		UK
[28]
The Melodic Blue 5 21 5 9 12 59 49

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[30]
The Sound of Bad Habit —
Die for My Bitch
  • Released: July 19, 2019[32]
  • Label: The Orchard, Sony
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 196

EPs

List of extended plays, with selected details
Title Details
Oct
(as Hykeem Carter)
  • Released: November 7, 2017
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital Download, streaming
Midnight
(as Hykeem Carter)
  • Released: January 16, 2018
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital Download, streaming
No Name
(as Hykeem Carter)
  • Released: May 18, 2018
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Hearts & Darts
  • Released: July 12, 2018
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[9] 		AUS
[33] 		CAN
[34] 		IRE
[35] 		NZ
[36] 		UK
[37]
"Invented It" 2019 — — — — — — Die for My Bitch
"France Freestyle" — — — — — —
"Orange Soda" 98 — 100 — — —
"Hooligan" 2020 — — — — — — non-album singles
"Sons & Critics Freestyle" — — — — — —
"No Sense" 2021 — — — — — —
"Durag Activity"
(with Travis Scott) 		85 — 53 74 — 96 The Melodic Blue
"Family Ties"
(with Kendrick Lamar) 		18 44 19 32 29 52
"Issues"[19] —[A] — — — —[B] —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[41] 		US
R&B
[42] 		US
Rap
[43] 		AUS
[44] 		CAN
[45] 		IRE
[46] 		NZ
Hot
[40]
"Praise God"
(Kanye West featuring Travis Scott and Baby Keem) 		2021 20 10 9 13 17 — — Donda
"Trademark USA" —[C] — — — — — 25 The Melodic Blue
"Range Brothers"
(with Kendrick Lamar) 		53 23 20 — 61 93 11
"Cocoa"
(featuring Don Toliver) 		— — — — — — 29
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Artist(s) Album
"Praise God"[47] 2021 Kanye West, Travis Scott Donda
"Outerspace" Don Toliver Life of a Don

Music videos

Year Title Director(s) Artist(s)
2018 "Baby Keem" —[48] Baby Keem
"Miss Charlotte" —[49]
2019 "Gang Activities" Shia LaBeouf[50]
"INVENTED IT" Neal Farmer[51]
"HONEST" James R. Weneta[52]
"ORANGE SODA" Dave Free[53]
"MOSHPIT" Jack Begert[54]
2020 "hooligan" Jake Schreier[55]
2021 "no sense" Savannah Setten[56]
"durag activity" Eliel Ford[57] Baby Keem and Travis Scott
"family ties" Dave Free[58] Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar
"the melodic blue (Album Trailer)" Dave Free[59] Baby Keem
"issues" Jake Schreier[60]
"first order of business" Dave Free[61]

Production credits

2018

Various artists - Black Panther: The Album

  • 10. "Redemption Interlude" (performed by Zacari) (additional production)[62]

Jay Rock - Redemption

  • 03. "Knock It Off"[63]
  • 05. "Rotation 112th"[64]

2019

ScHoolboy Q - CrasH Talk

Various artists - The Lion King: The Gift

Notes

  1. ^ "Issues" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 22 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[39]
  2. ^ "Issues" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 30 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[40]
  3. ^ "Trademark USA" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[39]

References

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  2. ^ "Artist Spotlight: Who Is Baby Keem?". February 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Zidel, Alex (July 16, 2018). "Hykeem Carter Makes His Formal Introduction As "Baby Keem"". HotNewHipHop.
  4. ^ Setaro, Shawn. "Baby Keem Has Arrived". Complex.
  5. ^ "Baby Keem Looks to Make a Leap With New 'Die for My B*tch' Project". Hypebeast. July 19, 2019.
  6. ^ "Baby Keem - the Sound of Bad Habit".
  7. ^ Phillips, Yoh. "Baby Keem 'Die for My Bitch' 1 Listen Album Review". DJBooth.
  8. ^ "Baby Keem Drops "Orange Soda" Off His Upcoming 'Die for My B*tch' Project". Complex.
  9. ^ a b Peaks on the Hot 100:
  10. ^ "Meet Hykeem Carter, The Mysterious Artist Who Has Credits on Multiple TDE Projects". Complex.
  11. ^ "Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free Launch New Company pgLang". Pitchfork. March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  12. ^ Cline, Georgette (August 11, 2020). "XXL 2020 FRESHMAN CLASS REVEALED". XXL. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  13. ^ "hooligan / sons & critics - Single by Baby Keem on Apple Music". September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020 – via Apple Music.
  14. ^ @babykeem (March 1, 2021). "3/5 👀 ..." (Tweet). Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ @babykeem (April 21, 2021). "durag activity @trvisXX let's gooo..." (Tweet). Retrieved April 22, 2021 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar team up on "family ties"". The FADER. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  17. ^ "Baby Keem to release new album 'The Melodic Blue' this week". NME. September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  18. ^ Nast, Condé (September 6, 2021). "Baby Keem Releasing New Album The Melodic Blue This Week". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  19. ^ a b Powell, Jon (September 9, 2021). "Baby Keem debuts new single during "Fallon" performance". Revolt. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  20. ^ Nast, Condé (August 29, 2021). "Kanye West Finally Releases New Album Donda". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  21. ^ Setaro, Shawn (July 31, 2019). "Baby Keem Has Arrived". Complex.
  22. ^ Caulfield, Keith (September 19, 2021). "Drake's 'Certified Lover Boy' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  23. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  24. ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums". FYIMusicNews. March 13, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
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  27. ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 37". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  28. ^ "Baby Keem | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  29. ^ "Baby Keem Reveals His Next Release Will Be 'The Melodic Blue'". Uproxx. August 28, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  30. ^ "Billboard 200: January 18, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  31. ^ Seamus Fay (October 30, 2018). "The Sound Of A Bad Habit -[Baby Keem]". Lyrical Lemonade. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  32. ^ Justin Ivey (July 18, 2019). "Baby Keem delivers Die For My Bitch Project". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  33. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  34. ^ Peaks on the Canadian Hot 100:
  35. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts: Week 18 2021". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  36. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  37. ^ "Baby Keem and Travis Scott | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  38. ^ a b c "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  39. ^ a b "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Chart: Week of September 25, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  40. ^ a b "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  41. ^ Peaks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart:
  42. ^ Peaks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart:
  43. ^ Peaks on the Hot Rap Songs chart:
  44. ^ "Discography Kanye West". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  45. ^ Peaks of other charted songs on the Canadian Hot 100:
  46. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  47. ^ "The Best Features on Kanye West's 'Donda,' Ranked". Complex Networks.
  48. ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pfq3FOQGTk/
  49. ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=180jPcjhaTY/
  50. ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U9FgsySskAA/
  51. ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=goXI1NCPbl4/
  52. ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-r4Xcns47YA/
  53. ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3I8_Q5ftBpA/
  54. ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8FbXtqmB1Cc/
  55. ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UOrv5ZSbTIY/
  56. ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5lrMlex9_nk/
  57. ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YbgT-H39cnQ/
  58. ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v6HBZC9pZHQ/
  59. ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LO_S9t-H7pw/
  60. ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b9PBHctlWAw/
  61. ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m-uCWhvGAwI/
  62. ^ https://genius.com/amp/Zacari-redemption-interlude-lyrics/
  63. ^ https://genius.com/amp/Jay-rock-knock-it-off-lyrics/
  64. ^ https://genius.com/amp/Jay-rock-rotation-112th-lyrics/
  65. ^ https://genius.com/amp/Schoolboy-q-numb-numb-juice-lyrics/
  66. ^ https://genius.com/amp/Schoolboy-q-lies-lyrics/
  67. ^ https://genius.com/amp/Beyonce-and-kendrick-lamar-nile-lyrics/
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