Babyface Ray Keeps It Real & Chill On "The Kid That Did"

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One of D-Town's chill vets is back with one of his biggest tapes to date.

Babyface Ray might not be a rapper that's on everyone's radar, but to us, he's really making a nice statement with The Kid That Did. This is the Detroit, Michigan native's latest project and it comes on the heels of 2023's Summer's Mine. In terms of singles, it was led by quite a few. The roll out began back in March with "Money On My Mind" and "Shy Kid". Then, things would continue a couple of months later with a July two-pack of "Ghetto Boyz" and "Rubberband Man".

Finally, Babyface Ray would wrap things up with "Count Money" and then Wavy Navy University on Monday. Overall, we feel that the laid-back veteran is sounding perhaps better than he ever has. Throughout the 20 songs here, he's dropping some simple yet effective lyrical gems, keeping things real with the listener. Furthermore, the production is excellent and that helps when you have stars like Boi-1da, DJ ESCO, and Pooh Beatz in the fold. It's wavy and crisp and it also feels kind of fresh while also paying some respects to the sounds that have been created in the blue-collar city. There's a lot of standout tracks, with some our favorites being the Veeze-assisted "Wavy Navy University" and "Watching My Page".

The Kid That Did - Babyface Ray

The Kid That Did Tracklist:

  1. Groupies & Goofies
  2. Count Money (feat. BossMan Dlow)
  3. Rubberband Man
  4. Shy Kid
  5. I Need Some Motivation
  6. Wavy Navy University with Veeze
  7. Watching My Page
  8. Delusional with Hunxho
  9. Cherish with DJ ESCO
  10. Stuck In My Ways with King Hendrick$
  11. Nights like This
  12. 2 for 6 with G Herbo
  13. Fish Tail Fish Scale
  14. Legacy with Doughboy Clay
  15. Money On My Mind
  16. Million Dollar Baby
  17. Ghetto Boyz with Peezy
  18. High Off Life with Moxie Knox
  19. Guardian Angel with Rexx Life Raj, Samuel Shabazz
  20. The World Is Yours with Fabolous, Rich Paul
About The Author
Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.
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