LIL BABY APPRECIATION THREAD — 4PF rebrands to…CBFW?
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They ggave Lil Baby top 3 verse of the year:
Best Rap Verses of 2021 (So Far)
Verse: 2
Lil Baby knows how to make the most of a big moment. Coming off the biggest year of his career so far, picking up honors like Complex’s award for 2020’s Best Rapper Alive, he linked up with the guy who has been sitting on rap’s throne for years: Drake. Whenever collaborations like this happen, we can’t help but debate who outrapped who, and in this instance, it was Lil Baby. Drake did his thing in the first verse, but Baby came in hot, sounding like he had something to prove. It’s one of those Lil Baby verses where he sounds like he’s running downhill, picking up momentum with each bar. He starts with a playful boast (“I’m from the four, but I love me a threesome”) before positioning himself as an all-time great (“I’m not a GOAT, but I fit the description/ I like to pour, so I get the prescription”) and then flexing about how easy this is for him right now (“I’m droppin’ hit after hit, I’m just chillin’/ But I’ll send a hit while I chill with my children”). He just keeps one-upping himself. “Wants and Needs” isn’t quite a pass-the-torch moment, because Drake hasn’t left his throne just yet (just look who sits at the top of this very list) but it does feel like a defining milestone in the rise of Lil Baby. Coupled with his performance on J. Cole’s “Pride Is the Devil,” Baby is proving he can compete with (and often outrap) anyone on any given track. —Eric Skelton
Best Rap Verses of 2021 (So Far)
Verse: 2
Lil Baby knows how to make the most of a big moment. Coming off the biggest year of his career so far, picking up honors like Complex’s award for 2020’s Best Rapper Alive, he linked up with the guy who has been sitting on rap’s throne for years: Drake. Whenever collaborations like this happen, we can’t help but debate who outrapped who, and in this instance, it was Lil Baby. Drake did his thing in the first verse, but Baby came in hot, sounding like he had something to prove. It’s one of those Lil Baby verses where he sounds like he’s running downhill, picking up momentum with each bar. He starts with a playful boast (“I’m from the four, but I love me a threesome”) before positioning himself as an all-time great (“I’m not a GOAT, but I fit the description/ I like to pour, so I get the prescription”) and then flexing about how easy this is for him right now (“I’m droppin’ hit after hit, I’m just chillin’/ But I’ll send a hit while I chill with my children”). He just keeps one-upping himself. “Wants and Needs” isn’t quite a pass-the-torch moment, because Drake hasn’t left his throne just yet (just look who sits at the top of this very list) but it does feel like a defining milestone in the rise of Lil Baby. Coupled with his performance on J. Cole’s “Pride Is the Devil,” Baby is proving he can compete with (and often outrap) anyone on any given track. —Eric Skelton
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Black Royalty
Wouldn’t classify myself a “fan” but I respect what he does. Like him on features (Rags 2 Riches, Pride is the Devil, etc.) and the tape w/ Durk.
