Lil Baby made a rare political statement on his latest song, “The Bigger Picture,” by expressing his support for the Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality. In response, Meek Mill—one of the leading rappers in the fight for criminal justice reform—called Lil Baby a legend in the making:
Meek recently released “Otherside of America,” in which the rapper takes on racial inequality and reflects on his tough upbringing in Philadelphia.
Tory Lanez chimed in by saying the song deserves a Grammy:
On “The Bigger Picture” Lil Baby touches on his own experiences with the criminal justice system and details the extra precautions that Black people take just to survive in America. He also pledges to do his part in the fight against police brutality:
I won’t take the stand
But I’ll take a stand for what I believe
Must not be breathing the air that I breathe
You know the way that I bleed, you can bleed
I never been a fan of police
But my neighborhood know I try to keep peace
So it’s only right I get in the streets
March for a reason, not just on GP
Our people died for us to be free
Meek and Tory weren’t the only celebrities to praise Lil Baby for the track. Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young claims he gave the rapper his “goat’d stamp” of approval in person:
Back in January 2019, Future crowned Lil Baby as one of the new goats of trap music alongside Baby’s frequent collaborator Gunna.
Despite only rapping for three years, Lil Baby has made a major name for himself in hip-hop. His latest album, My Turn, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, giving him a total of four Top 5 entries on the albums chart. The Quality Control rapper also holds two Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, with more than four dozen total songs on the chart.
Watch the video above, and read all the lyrics to Lil Baby’s “The Bigger Picture” on Genius now.
