![]() It can't change overnight, but we gotta start somewhere.” This is the bigger picture that Lil Baby is saying here, pleading in the chorus: “It's bigger than black and white, it's a problem with the whole way of life. Black people aren’t able to acquire generational wealth, but are gifted generational curses. It’s a problem that sees itself in the fact that black and brown men and women fill prisons, not being able to raise their children. Lil Baby is brutally honest here, and painfully right.Īs much as we are rioting and fighting, screaming “Black Lives Matter!” to the top of our lungs due to the murder of George Floyd, it’s the symptom of a much bigger problem. The government has been complicit in the removal of black institutions and business - do research on the Tulsa massacre or Black Wall Street to learn more - all while peddling drugs in our communities since the 70’s. ![]() He says in the song that “We just some products of our environment How the fuck they gon' blame us?”, making one realize even more that there is nothing that has been invested in black communities. Lil Baby doesn’t mince words as he talks about the systemic racism and of the plight that black people live in underserved communities. The reality of the situation is set upon the listener as soon as they get into it. It’s a protest song with a message something that holds weight and substance. The song is a smash hit, but it’s more than just that. They were just there.īut listening to his song, “The Bigger Picture” is something that hits different. I wouldn’t say that “Sum 2 Prove” was all that great, or that projects such as My Turn or Streets Gossip really hit me. All that I know hasn’t impressed me much. I know who he is, just not much of what he does. His stuff doesn’t appear on my recommended tracks on Spotify. Now, I will begin by saying that I don’t listen to Lil Baby regularly. It’s time to review Lil Baby’s “The Bigger Picture”. ![]() While there are many songs that we could have chosen to analyze, from Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power” to Jay-Z’s “The Story of OJ”, there’s one song that has honestly hit everything that has gone on in 2020 on the nail. While we could talk about an entire album to talk about the black experience during Black History Month, this month, we decided to be laser focused on a singular song. It’s also the first time we write something like this in a while, so again, bare with me. 3), the impact will continue to be felt by many.It’s been a while since I’ve written one of these, so be nice with me. And with "The Bigger Picture" becoming his highest-charting Billboard Hot 100 single to date (it peaked at No. But his cries for activism don't end there: The rapper donated proceeds of the track to the Bail Project, the National Association of Black Journalists and Breonna Taylor's legal team. The video fuels more power into the song's message, with Lil Baby at a protest in his hometown as harrowing news headlines flash on the screen. "It's too many mothers that's grieving / They killing us for no reason," the rapper fervently spits while acknowledging his own relation to violence: "Been going on for too long to get even / Throw us in cages like dogs and hyenas." The phrase opens "The Bigger Picture," with Lil Baby honoring those critical moments that Floyd couldn't survive with his near-breathless lyrical flow. "I Can't Breathe," the final words of George Floyd, has transformed into a powerful statement chanted by protestors. Crafted in response to the recent uptick in Black Lives Matter protests, the rapper sheds light on the direct aftershocks that police brutality and racism has on both himself and his community. But in June, the Atlanta rapper caught many by surprise when he released his first protest song, "The Bigger Picture." In just over four minutes, he unveils his thought process at its most vulnerable. ![]() Lil Baby has transformed into one of the reigning Princes of Trap since his debut mixtape, 2017's Perfect Timing.
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