2 weeks ago, the Atlanta Rapper, Lil Baby, stood up to the music industry in a distinct way. With glimpses of a protest and several "I can't breathe" chants, the rapper was undeniably going to reintroduce himself to a world that he's already been conquering.
"The Bigger Picture," his new single, opens up to his experiences entailing around his skin color, police brutality, racism, and activism. The song begins with imagery of protests against racial injustice in Atlanta, and chants from those protesting.
Lil Baby - The Bigger Picture (Official Music Video)
Stream/Download Lil Baby's "The Bigger Picture" here: https://QualityControl.lnk.to/TheBiggerPicture Follow Lil Baby Everywhere: Instagram: https://www.insta...Throughout the 4 minutes of the entire song, you can hear the anxiety in Lil Baby's flow and his 3 verses. He unfolds his feelings and empathy surrounding the racial injustice that he's seen throughout his life.
"I find it crazy the police will shoot you and know that you dead but still tell you to freeze / F***ed up, I seen what I seen / I guess that mean hold him down if he say he can't breathe." In these lyrics, Lil Baby is trying to make sense of the police brutality that he and millions of Americans have seen. Then, the rapper proceeds to reflect on his skin color and how when he sees "blue lights, [he gets] scared and [starts] runnin." He later says, "That shit be crazy, they 'posed to protect us / Throw us in handcuffs and arrest us." With these words, Lil Baby is trying to emphasize the line between citizens and the police and how that line has now been blurred.
Amidst all these lyrics, Lil Baby had a clear purpose with this song. "It's bigger than black and white / It's a problem with the whole way of life / It can't change overnight / But we gotta start somewhere"— attempting to gather the millions of Americans to make a change of the racial injustice surrounding America.
According to Lil Baby, sales from "The Bigger Picture" will be funded towards The Bail Project and Black Lives Matter.
