Baby Keem

Hykeem Jamaal Carter Jr., known professionally as Baby Keem, is an American rapper and record producer. Raised in Las Vegas, he gained recognition in the late 2010s with his contributions to Black Panther: The Album (2018) by his cousin Kendrick Lamar and The Lion King: The Gift (2019) by Beyoncé.

Baby Keem entered hip-hop through his cousin Kendrick Lamar's ecosystem, but he's carved something distinctly his own—a melodic, West Coast sound that landed him features on both *Black Panther: The Album* and Beyoncé's *The Gift* before his official debut. The Las Vegas native co-founded pgLang with Kendrick and Dave Free, establishing a creative collective that operates at the intersection of music and visual art, giving him a platform beyond typical record label constraints. *The Melodic Blue* (2021) showcased his ear for production and introspective bars, while "Family Ties," his collaboration with Kendrick, proved he could hold his own against his more celebrated relative—the track earned Grammy nominations and cemented him as more than just a family connection.