Rockabye Baby (Joey Badass song)
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| "Rockabye Baby" | |
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| Single by Joey Bada$$ featuring ScHoolboy Q | |
| from the album ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ | |
| Released | April 7, 2017 |
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| Length | 3:43 |
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"Rockabye Baby" is a song by American rapper Joey Badass, released on April 7, 2017, from his second studio album ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ (2017). It features American rapper ScHoolboy Q. Produced by Chuck Strangers and 1-900 with uncredited co-production from Jake Bowman, the song samples "Is It Him or Me" by Jackie Jackson and "Blue Stone" by Janko Nilović.
The production features New York style boom bap percussion accompanied with a piano loop, while the lyrics condemn discrimination against Black people, including institutional racism.[1][2] Joey Badass raps the first verse, in which he compares himself to Muhammad Ali in his prime,[2] before calling for peace among rival gangs such as the Crips and Bloods and revolution.[2][3] He also takes aim at the President, saying "Fuck Donald Trump".[1][2][3][4] The section between artists' verses contains a guitar riff,[2][5] over which Schoolboy Q begins the next verse.[2] He discusses gang culture in the East Coast such as Brooklyn[6] and inner-city struggles,[4] in addition to reflecting on the history of racism against Blacks in the United States.[3]