Song · Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar
“Family Ties” by Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar
“Family Ties” by Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2021. Its best result is #93 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2021. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #461 alternative song of 2021.
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Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar dropped "Family Ties" on August 27, 2021, through Columbia and pgLang, the fourth single from Keem's debut album, The Melodic Blue. The title fits: the two are cousins, and this was the first time they'd officially shared a track. It was also Lamar's first new music since "Pray for Me" with the Weeknd in 2018, and his first release on pgLang, the company he co-founded in March 2020.
The cover art leans into the bloodline, posing the pair in a family portrait that nods to the sleeve of Lamar's 2012 breakout, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. The video, with a cameo from Normani, won Video of the Year at the 2022 BET Awards, and the single spent 19 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, topping out at 18.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2021 | 100 |
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