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Day 7: DaBaby, “Suge” (30-Day Song Challenge) [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, Interscope, The Musical Hype, Pexels]DaBaby provides top-notch entertainment on “Suge,” ready made for the ‘driving’ prompt of Day 7 of the 30-Day Song Challenge.  

Embracing the trendiness of social media, The Musical Hype unleashes its own, month-long version of the 30-Day Song Challenge.


Day 7 Prompt: A song to drive to


“I go where I want, I’m good / Play if you want, let’s do it / I’m a young CEO, Suge / Yeah, yeah.” Honestly, few rappers had a better year in 2019 than DaBaby, who became a breakout star.

The song that put DaBaby on the map is the absolutely infectious “Suge,” which appears on his 2019 debut album, Baby on Baby.  Let me just say, “Suge” is a perfect match for Day 7 of the 30-Day Song Challenge: A song to drive to.

The Grammy-nominated “Suge,” in all its infectious glory, tailor made for grooving to while driving, appeared as the fifth-best song of 2019 on 51 Best Songs of 2019.  What makes it such a bop? First and foremost, it’s the personality – confident and cocky to the nth degree – that DaBaby exhibits throughout this relatively short banger.  If you watch the accompanying music video, that personality is amplified to an even greater level, particular the moves he makes.  Also, contributing to the excellence, is the minimalist production, courtesy of jetsonmade and Pooh Beatz. From the jump, what is clear is the fact that DaBaby is ON… autopilot that is!

“No talkin’, I don’t like to argue with niggas (I don’t)
Ain’t gon’ be no more laughin’
You see me whip out guns, I’m gon’ be done shot me a nigga
I don’t follow no bitches on IG
But all of your bitches, they follow a nigga
And that lil nigga ain’t gon’ shoot shit with that gun
He just pull it out in his pictures (Bitch, uh).”

DaBaby • Baby on Baby • Interscope • 2019
Day 7: DaBaby, “Suge” (30-Day Song Challenge) [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, Interscope, The Musical Hype, Pexels]

 


the musical hype

the musical hype (Brent Faulkner) has earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music (music education, music theory/composition respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and freelance music blogger. Faulkner cites music and writing as two of the most important parts of his life. Notably, he's blessed with a great ear, possessing perfect pitch.