Range Brothers
by Baby Keem (featuring Kendrick Lamar)

Album: The Melodic Blue (2021)
Charted: 53
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Songfacts®:

  • This song finds Baby Keem linking with his cousin, Kendrick Lamar. They trade bars about numerous topics, including the role of material wealth, their tough upbringings, sexual prowess, and criticisms of soft-porn social media models.
  • The song title comes from Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar's familial connection, and how their Range Rovers impress the ladies.

    I hate to tell the truth, we're not the same
    He's Baby Keem
    I'm with my Rover brother and we're runnin' game
    A Range Rover
  • Baby Keem recorded the song for his debut album, The Melodic Blue. Lamar also hooked up with his cousin for the single "Family Ties" and co-wrote the track "Vent."
  • The song has multiple parts, with Keem contributing most of the lyrics. Lamar swaps bars with Keem on the lengthy second verse, handles the chorus in the third part, and chips in some ad-libs on his cousin's third verse.
  • Lamar's weird repetitive chorus attracted some attention on social media, with a snippet becoming a viral meme ahead of its official release.

    Top of the mornin', top of the mornin', top of the mornin'
    Top of the mornin', top of the mornin'
    Top of the mornin', top of the mornin'


    "Top of the mornin' to you," is a cheery greeting commonly associated with Ireland. Lamar's quirky use of the Irish phrase quickly went viral on Twitter.
  • Baby Keem co-produced the bass-heavy track with Ricky Polo, Jahaan Sweet, Dez Wright, Scott Bridgeway and 30 Roc. The three parts are marked by beat switches, while the two rappers change around their flows and cadences.

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