Baby Keem

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Baby Keem
Born
Hykeem Jamaal Carter Jr.

(2000-10-22) October 22, 2000 (age 23)
Carson, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2014–present
Relatives
Musical career
Also known as
  • 2 Phone Baby Keem
  • Booman
Origin Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Genres
Labels
Website keem.science

Hykeem Jamaal Carter Jr. (born October 22, 2000), known professionally as Baby Keem, is an American rapper and record producer. Raised in Las Vegas, he gained recognition in the late 2010s with his contributions to Black Panther: The Album , Redemption , Crash Talk , and The Lion King: The Gift . He rose to prominence in 2019 through his sleeper hit single "Orange Soda".

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After signing with PGLang and Columbia Records in 2020, Keem released his debut studio album The Melodic Blue (2021), which was met with critical and commercial success. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and its final single, "Family Ties", won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance. His collaborations with Kanye West on Donda (2021) and his cousin Kendrick Lamar on Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2022) earned him two nominations for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

Early life

Hykeem Jamaal Carter Jr. was born on October 22, 2000, in Carson, California. [1] His mother struggled with substance abuse and alcoholism, [2] while his father, Hykeem Carter Sr., was not an active parental figure. [3] Carter was raised in Las Vegas, Nevada by his grandmother until the age of eight, and considers her to be his second mother. [4] Much of his childhood was spent in music studios as he watched his aunts and uncles burn CDs using LimeWire. [5] Carter also underwent eviction and was reliant on food stamps. [6]

Carter was brought up around a musically talented family, where all of his uncles and cousins were rappers. [7] His older cousins include rapper Kendrick Lamar and basketball player Nick Young; [8] [9] he may also be related to rapper Tanna Leone. [10] He always expressed an interest in rapping, but was not confident with his naturally high-pitched voice and chose to wait until it was developed. [4] When he was thirteen, Carter began producing music using Apple software on his computer. [11] At fifteen, he borrowed $300 from his grandmother and purchased a small recording setup for his bedroom on Craigslist. [11] Carter expressed disdain for his hometown where "everybody [knew] everybody", and cited its obsolete music scene as a key factor in his decision to move. [4] He [12] spent much of his teen years playing video games and "cooking up" in games such as Geometry Dash, Fortnite and PUBG. He used to post and livestream Minecraft and FIFA gameplay on YouTube and Twitch. [13] Baby Keem attended school and produced music in his Las Vegas bedroom until his breakthrough mixtape, Die for my Bitch, was released. He subsequently moved to Los Angeles to pursue a full-time career in music. [14]

Career

2014–2018: Career beginnings

Carter made his first song, "Come Thru", during his freshman year of high school; it was removed from the Internet and he hopes "nobody will ever find it." [7] His first extended play (EP), Oct, was independently released under his birth name on November 7, 2017, but was removed from major streaming media services shortly after its release. [15] According to RapTV, the 9-track EP showed traces of Carter's future musical style by "featuring a mix of bouncy, hard beats and slower, emotional cuts." [15] He released his second EP, Midnight, on January 16, 2018. Although it showcased the same production as Oct, RapTV noticed that Carter's delivery was "more confident and loud." [15] In an interview with Complex , he admitted that Midnight did not have any real artistic direction, and described the project as "just nine songs in my stash that I liked and put out." [7]

After emailing a sample of his production to independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment, Carter contributed to the soundtrack album for the superhero film Black Panther (2018) as a producer. [7] During the summer, he released two EPs, No Name and Hearts and Darts, and produced two songs on Jay Rock's third studio album Redemption . [16] He considers Hearts and Darts, which was his first project under his stage name Baby Keem, to have personality that Midnight lacked. [7] In October 2018, he released his debut mixtape, The Sound of Bad Habit, through the Orchard and Sony Music. [4] The mixtape was executive produced by Cardo. [4]

2019–2020: Die for My Bitch and breakthrough

Keem produced two songs on Schoolboy Q's fifth album, Crash Talk (2019). [17] On July 19, 2019, he produced a song for singer Beyoncé's soundtrack album The Lion King: The Gift and released his second mixtape, Die for My Bitch . [18] [19] The alternative hip hop mixtape carried strong pop-punk and alternative rock elements, [20] and received significant media attention. [21] Its lead single, "Orange Soda", became a sleeper hit and helped Keem make his first appearances on the Billboard 200, Billboard Hot 100 and Emerging Artists charts. [22] He supported the mixtape with his first concert tour, the Die for My Bitch Tour, which visited select venues across the U.S. from November 12 to November 20, 2019. [23]

Keem's partnership with creative services company PGLang, founded by Kendrick Lamar and filmmaker Dave Free, was announced through his appearance in the company's visual mission statement on March 5, 2020. [24] He was included on XXL 's annual Freshman Class list in August. [25] Upon signing a recording contract with Columbia Records, Keem released the single album "Hooligan / Sons & Critics" on September 18, 2020; [26] the latter song confirmed his familial relation to Lamar after rumors began to emerge. [27]

2021–present: The Melodic Blue

Keem was featured on Kanye West's song "Praise God" alongside Travis Scott for the former's tenth album, Donda (2021). [28] The Melodic Blue, his debut studio album, was released on September 10, 2021. [29] He co-produced 14 of the album's 16 standard tracks. [30] It received generally positive reviews from music critics, with praise towards its ambitious nature and Keem's growing potential, [31] but criticism towards its "half-baked" production. [32] The album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, becoming Keem's first top-10 album in the U.S. [33] Two of the album's four singles, "Durag Activity" with Scott and "Family Ties" with Lamar, [34] enjoyed critical and commercial success. [35] Keem embarked on the Melodic Blue Tour, which visited cities in North America and Europe from November 2021 to July 2022, and appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote The Melodic Blue. [36] A B-side to the album was released on September 22, 2021, [37] while the deluxe edition was released on October 28, 2022. [38]

At the 64th Annual Grammy Awards (April 1976), "Family Ties" won Best Rap Performance. [39] Keem produced two songs and was featured on Lamar's fifth album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2022), [40] and served as the co-opening act on the accompanying Big Steppers Tour. [41] He also appeared on the tour's film companion. [42] On May 30, 2023, Keem and Lamar surprise released "The Hillbillies". [43] They headlined the first night of the 2023 Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival as the superduo of the same name. [44] Keem made his acting debut in the short film adaptation of The Melodic Blue, which was released on December 5, 2023. [45] He executive produced the film through his in-house company, Eerie Times. [46]

Artistry

Influences

One of Keem's favorite artists and main musical influences is Kid Cudi. [4] He was heavily inspired by his cadences and emotional connection, particularly on the single "Immortal" (2013). [4] [47] As a child, Keem recalled listening to Kanye West's 808s & Heartbreak (2008) during a rare snow day in Las Vegas and being inspired by the album's cinematic quality. [5] He has admitted that he will "never say anything ill" about West, and credits him for consistently challenging music genre boundaries. [48] Keem self-identifies as part of the Mike Will Made It and Metro Boomin generation of record producers, and derives inspiration from both artists. [48]

Discography

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2022 Kendrick Lamar Live: The Big Steppers Tour Himself [49]
2023The Melodic Blue Short film; also executive producer [45]

Tours

Headlining

Supporting

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
BET Awards 2022 Best New Artist HimselfNominated [50]
Video of the Year "Family Ties" (with Kendrick Lamar)Won
Best Collaboration Nominated
Billboard Music Awards 2022 Top Gospel Song "Praise God" (Kanye West featuring Travis Scott and Baby Keem)Nominated [51]
Top Christian Song Nominated
Grammy Awards 2022 Best New Artist HimselfNominated [52]
Album of the Year Donda (credited as featured artist and songwriter)Nominated
Best Rap Performance "Family Ties" (with Kendrick Lamar)Won
Best Rap Song Nominated
2023 Album of the Year Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (credited as featured artist, songwriter and producer)Nominated [53]
2024 Best Rap Performance"The Hillbillies" (with Kendrick Lamar)Nominated [54]
NME Awards 2022Best Collaboration"Family Ties" (with Kendrick Lamar)Nominated [55]
XXL Awards 2022Song of the YearNominated [56]
Video of the YearNominated

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