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Baby Keem Returns With Ca$ino as First-Day Streams Hit a Career Best

His concise sophomore LP channels Las Vegas roots with a focus on family loss through a tightly planned multimedia rollout.

Overview

  • Released on Feb. 20, the album features Kendrick Lamar on “Good Flirts” and “House Money,” with additional appearances by Too $hort, Momo Boyd, and Che Ecru.
  • HotNewHipHop reports the project earned 13.8 million Spotify streams on day one, marking Baby Keem’s biggest debut on the platform to date.
  • The rollout included a multi-part Booman documentary series—where Kendrick praised Keem’s evolution—and a livestreamed Los Angeles listening party that featured a surprise Too $hort cameo.
  • Early reaction highlights Keem’s growth and personal storytelling, with active debate over Kendrick’s guest turns and inconsistent reporting on the track count (11 or 12) for a roughly 36–38 minute runtime.
  • A Live Nation-produced Ca$ino Tour begins April 15 in Raleigh before moving through North America and then Europe and the U.K. later in the year.