The Hillbillies

Album

Single

Label

PGLang

Genre

Jersey Club

Composer(s)

Hykeem Carter;Kendrick Duckworth;Giane Chenua;Justin Vernon;Kacy HillJames Stack;Brandon Burton;Robert Moose;Agnus Fairbairn

Entered Chart

Jun 24, 2023

Peak Date

Jun 24, 2023

Released

May 30, 2023

The Hillbillies" is a lively drill-infused anthem by Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar that playfully delves into their extravagant lifestyles, fashion sense, and fame. The talented cousins intertwine their verses, cleverly drawing comparisons to soccer superstars Lionel Messi and Neymar. The reasoning behind the song title is unclear, as the term "hillbilly" is typically used to describe people in rugged clothing who reside in rural, mountainous regions. This song presents us with successful rappers flexing about their luxurious lifestyle. One suggestion is it alludes to K-Dot and Keem's lighthearted rhymes and goofy ad-libs. Evilgaine produced the track, incorporating UK drill-style hi-hats and elements of Jersey club bass into the mix. He samples the 2020 Bon Iver charity single "PDLIF," which itself borrows from jazz artist Alabaster dePlume's 2012 song "Visit Croatia." In 2018, Evilgaine founded the New York-based record label and collective Surf Gang, a flourishing force in the underground New York drill and alternative scenes. Keem was drawn to Evilgiane's skill for sampling, following the Brooklyn native's production credit on A$AP Rocky and Playboi Carti's unreleased track "Our Destiny / Sights," which samples Destiny's Child's 2004 hit "If." Keem reached out to Evilgiane through Instagram in late 2022, asking him to share some of his beats. "I just liked the [Bon Iver] song and I always sample songs that I really f–k with," Evilgiane told Billboard. "The beat was a made a couple months before we connected." The single is the pair's sixth collaboration together, following: "Family Ties," "Vent" and "Range Brothers" from Keem's 2021 album The Melodic Blue. "Savior (Interlude)" and "Savior" from Kendrick Lamar's 2022 Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers project. Neal Farmer filmed the lo-fi video entirely on a VHS camcorder during the end of the Big Steppers Tour's European leg. It shows outtakes from their time on tour together, including boarding a private jet, clowning around the London Eye and Dodger Stadium, and going on a shopping spree at Dublin's Stephen's Green Shopping Centre. At the end, Tyler, The Creator flashes a button to the camera that reads "Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival 2023" before pointing at Dodger Stadium. Could this be an unofficial announcement that Lamar and Keem will headline Tyler's annual LA festival?

(We can't see from here right now)
I don't buy much, I buy land, bro
Cologne, Germany
Four McDonalds, every time I land, bro
Big Jay Rock's in both hands, bro, and all that
And I'm best-dressed, movin' forward, yeah
Tiny tasks on, yeah, all that, Compton Cowboy, all that
Yeah, big protein, one-hundred and fifty grams of protein (uh)
Y'all gotta stop playin', bro, I swear

Uh, we gon' fuck up the world
Excuse me, but is that your girl?
If she tell, that's a good referral
Heebee-jeebie talk crazy to me, but Kendrick know I like a regular girl
I'm not good with the regular girls, damn near want a veteran girl
I just might change your life, we ain't wearin' no Giuseppe jeans
We ain't doin' none of normal things, do you know what formal means?
Critics sayin' that I lost the plot, principles, yeah, I'd rather not
Messy, 'bout to come in hot

'Dot, uh, we gon' fuck up the world
Excuse me, but is that your girl? Didn't mean to possess your girl
Baby, I'm high-profile, don't ever tell 'em you met me, girl
They gon' think that you rep me, girl
5'7", I'm Messi, girl
I'ma pass you to Neymar
He got time for your bestie, girl
Niggas know that I'm best-dressed, too high-profile to access
I ain't even gotta fact check
All I'm wearin' is Wales Bonner
Feelin' good, I might wear no-
Matter of fact, let's stay platonic

I just fucked, ain't that ironic?
You can pick the bunk or bed
Either way, I'ma want some head
Messy, live through me instead
We grew up 'round triflin' hoes
You ain't did nothin' that I don't know
It's cool, baby, I'm too high-pro', I'm Baby Keem, I wouldn't call it close

MessI, get them girls off the stage
'Cause somebody's gonna get taken
Somebody's gonna invade on a one on one conversation
I'm ducked off from the world, I'm immersed in the Playstation
And I ain't worried 'bout her, it's a thousand hers out waitin'

We gon' fuck up the world
Excuse me, but is that your girl?
Didn't mean to possess your girl
Baby, I'm high-profile, don't ever tell 'em you met me, girl
They gon' think that you rep me, girl
5'7", I'm Messi, girl

Famous, but I'm not for sale, why you tryna possess me, girl?
I mean, you know what upset me, girl
It was like that when you met me, girl
'Cause he'll put you in princess shoes
Elevate you, respect you too
Here's ten K, I'm in a sexy mood
Don't let the homies touch you, move
Yeah, niggas know that I'm best-dressed
Wear Martin when I board, yes
They sardines and I'm big fish, he caviar when I'm depressed
Take selfies, I'm in Czech Republic, Cornell, he gon' check the budget
Part two, million from my cousin, never gave it back, 'cause it's nothin'

Fuck it (yeah), new devotions (uh-huh)
Huh, keepin' focus, starship, is that a foreign? (A foreign?)
Huh, she's organic, skin is glowin', my heart is goin' (like wow)
Split personality, two phones, two emotions (like how?)
Girl, you get the notion (aroused), it's not hard to notice (yeah, yeah)
That's a deep, deep, deep, deep, deep ocean (that twat)
Shawty said she's celibate, I'ma keep hopin' (she's not)
Shawty say she in love with me, I'ma be open (I'll try)

Messi, get them girls off the stage, 'cause somebody's gonna get taken
Somebody's gonna invade on a one on one conversation
I'm ducked off from the world, I'm immersed in the Playstation
And I ain't worried 'bout her, it's a thousand hers out waitin'

(Send it off from here right now, here right now)
(And free your mind)