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A good Kendrick Lamar feature can be a launchpad.
Lamars latest, the long-awaitedMr.
as Keem shouted and squeaked over shiny, expensive-sounding beats.
From those collaborations, it was hard to see what Lamar saw in Keem other than literal family ties.
Mr. Moraleis a different story.
/ Your uncle ever stole from you day after Christmas?
He twists the line to connote different emotions, one of the skills hes clearly studied from Lamar.
Its just enough to get the line stuck in your head long after the song ends.
Keem seems to be one of K.Dots most content collaborators right now just read through the credits ofMr.
Morale, on which Keem co-wrote and co-produced N95 and Die Hard and even played drums on the latter.
He doesnt seem to be bristling in the shadow of one of the biggest rappers of our time.
To put it in Lamars words, hes not Baby Keems savior Keem may be his own.