Baby Keem: "Good Flirts" [ft. Kendrick Lamar & Momo Boyd]

"Unless you and your cousin share custody of a Grammy, Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar aren't the most relatable relatives. But every new song they drop together sounds more and more like the archetypal kids-table hang: all shenanigans, no qualms. Whether they're ad-libbing around Dodger Stadium or threatening to punch you in the face, their playful familiarity regularly results in their most fun work."

"But it's most apparent in Kendrick's verse, which splits the difference between adorkable flirtation ("Fuck a friend zone when you hug like this") and winking digs ("Shit, I gossip with my bitch like I'm Young Thug too.) "Never too late to meditate on emotional attachments," he muses before complimenting his paramour's wagon eight times. It's as if, worn out from the giddy romp of "The Hillbillies," Keem and Kendrick posted up back home, made sure their parents were asleep, and started talking about women, man."

Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar reunite on "Good Flirts," a downtempo, Motown-tinged track from Ca$ino that foregrounds playful, juvenile flirtation. The song pairs Keem's warbly, cooed refrain and schoolyard call-and-response vocals from New York singer Momo Boyd with Kendrick's adorkable, winking verse. Production leans FM-radio-ready, evoking classic Motown warmth while keeping modern pop-rap sensibilities. Lyrically the track balances lighthearted romantic jabs with hints of emotional reflection. The collaboration reflects familial closeness and suggests that healing and generational change can include relaxed moments of levity alongside more serious solo work.

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