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Family Ties (song)

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"Family Ties"
SinglebyBaby KeemandKendrick Lamar
from the albumThe Melodic Blue
ReleasedAugust 27, 2021(2021-08-27)
Recorded2021
Genre
Length4:12
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Baby Keemsingles chronology
"Durag Activity"
(2021) 		"Family Ties"
(2021)
Kendrick Lamarsingles chronology
"The Mantra"
(2018) 		"Family Ties"
(2021) 		"N95"
(2022)
Music video
"Family Ties"onYouTube

"Family Ties"(stylized inall lowercase) is a song by American rappersBaby KeemandKendrick Lamar.The song was released on August 27, 2021, byColumbia RecordsandpgLang.The song serves as the fourth single from Keem's debut album,The Melodic Blue.[1]The song also serves as Lamar’s first musical release under pgLang, a production company he co-founded in March 2020.

"Family Ties" marked Lamar's first single and new music since "Pray for Me"with Canadian singerThe Weeknd,released in 2018. The song also marks the first official collaboration between Keem and Lamar, who are real-life cousins, hence the name of the song, as well as the single’scover artdepicting them in a family portrait, which pays homage to the album cover of Lamar's 2012 breakout albumGood Kid, M.A.A.D City.The accompanying music video features a cameo from singerNormaniand won the2022BET Award for Video of the Year.

Accolades

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The song received two nominations at the2022 Grammy AwardsforBest Rap SongandBest Rap Performance,winning the latter award. It also received two nominations for Song of the Year and Video of the Year at the 2022XXL Awards.[2]

Music video

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The accompanyingmusic videowas directed byDave Free,and features a cameo from singerNormani,alongside Baby Keem, and Lamar who is billed mid-video as Oklama.[3]

In the first scene, the music video begins with a moshpit of black men, who are wearing black bombers and sunglasses surrounding Keem and Lamar, with the two artists wearing orange attire. Black ballerinas are also featured. In the second scene, Lamar raps about still being relevant in hip-hop despite taking a hiatus. Near the end of the music video, Normani appears in a stretch limo SUV alongside the two rappers, before the rappers make their last proclamations. Throughout the video, clips of different sizes and themes are placed on top of the video, overlapping the ones below them. The video is divided into two "scenes", with scene 1 representing Keem's section, and scene 2 representing Lamar's section.[4][5]

Critical reception

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In a review for the track,Pitchforkwrote that "Kendrick's oddball raps and nonsensical flow switches express a newfound creative freedom. His future is his own."[6]

Awards and nominations

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Awards Year Category Result Ref.
BET Awards 2022 Video of the Year Won [7]
Grammy Awards 2022 Best Rap Song Nominated [8]
Grammy Awards 2022 Best Rap Performance Won [9]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Family Ties"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 44
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11] 19
Global 200(Billboard)[12] 25
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 32
Lithuania (AGATA)[14] 43
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 29
Portugal (AFP)[16] 65
South Africa (TOSAC)[17] 18
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 12
UK Singles(OCC)[19] 52
UK Hip Hop/R&B(OCC)[20] 23
USBillboardHot 100[21] 18
USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs(Billboard)[22] 8
USRhythmic(Billboard)[23] 19

Year-end charts

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2021 year-end chart performance for "Family Ties"
Chart (2021) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[24] 66
2022 year-end chart performance for "Family Ties"
Chart (2022) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[25] 79

Certifications

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Certifications for "Family Ties"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[26] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[27] Gold 25,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[28] Platinum 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[30] 5× Platinum 5,000,000‡

‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^Caraan, Sophie."Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar Deliver First Collaborative Single" family ties "".Hypebeast.RetrievedAugust 28,2021.
  2. ^X. X. L. Staff (January 10, 2022)."Here Are the XXL Awards 2022 Nominees".XXL Mag.RetrievedJanuary 11,2022.
  3. ^"Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar Share Video for New Song" Family Ties "".Pitchfork.August 25, 2021.RetrievedAugust 28,2021.
  4. ^"It's A Family Affair In Baby Keem And Kendrick Lamar's" Family Ties "Music Video".VIBE.August 27, 2021.RetrievedJanuary 11,2022.
  5. ^"Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar's Family Ties Review".Body of Work.Archived fromthe originalon January 13, 2022.RetrievedJanuary 11,2022.
  6. ^Ritchie, Matthew."Baby Keem / Kendrick Lamar 'Family Ties".Pitchfork.RetrievedAugust 28,2021.
  7. ^Germain, Tabie (June 26, 2022)."BET Awards 2022: Full List of Winners and Honorees (LIVE UPDATE)".BET.Archivedfrom the original on February 25, 2024.RetrievedFebruary 24,2024.
  8. ^"2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominations List".Grammy Awards.November 23, 2021.Archivedfrom the original on December 21, 2023.RetrievedFebruary 24,2024.
  9. ^Lipsky, Jessica (April 3, 2022)."Baby Keem Wins Best Rap Performance".Grammy Awards.Archivedfrom the original on November 28, 2023.RetrievedFebruary 24,2024.
  10. ^"Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties ".ARIA Top 50 Singles.Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  11. ^"Kendrick Lamar Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)".Billboard.Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  12. ^"Kendrick Lamar Chart History (Global 200)".Billboard.Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  13. ^"Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50".Official Charts Company.Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  14. ^"2021 37-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)"(in Lithuanian).AGATA.September 17, 2021.RetrievedSeptember 17,2021.
  15. ^"Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties ".Top 40 Singles.Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  16. ^"Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties ".AFP Top 100 Singles.Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  17. ^"Local & International Streaming Chart Top 100: 27/08/2021 to 02/09/2021".The Official South African Charts.Archived fromthe originalon September 9, 2021.RetrievedSeptember 14,2021.
  18. ^"Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 37".Sverigetopplistan.RetrievedSeptember 17,2021.
  19. ^"Official Singles Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  20. ^"Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40".Official Charts Company.Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  21. ^"Kendrick Lamar Chart History (Hot 100)".Billboard.Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  22. ^"Kendrick Lamar Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)".Billboard.Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  23. ^"Kendrick Lamar Chart History (Rhythmic)".Billboard.Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  24. ^"Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2021".Billboard.RetrievedDecember 3,2021.
  25. ^"Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2022".Billboard.RetrievedDecember 2,2022.
  26. ^"Canadian single certifications – Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties".Music Canada.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  27. ^"OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień"(in Polish).Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.RetrievedMarch 20,2024.Click "TYTUŁ" and enterFamily Tiesin the search box.
  28. ^"Portuguese single certifications – Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties"(PDF)(in Portuguese).Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa.RetrievedSeptember 16,2023.
  29. ^"British single certifications – Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties".British Phonographic Industry.RetrievedAugust 9,2024.
  30. ^"American single certifications – Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties".Recording Industry Association of America.RetrievedSeptember 13,2024.
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