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== Background == |
== Background == |
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It was released as the second single from Mane's thirteenth [[studio album]], ''Evil Genius.'' Speaking about collaborating with Pump for the song, Mane stated that "I’m a big fan of Pump. I think he be flowing," praising the new generation of mumble rappers by saying "They make good music so I wanted to collab with them. They’re dope."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/08/kept-back-gucci-mane-lil-pump/|title=Gucci Mane lets loose new song “Kept Back” featuring Lil Pump: Stream|date=2018-08-09|website=Consequence of Sound|language=en|access-date=2018-12-07}}</ref> |
It was released as the second single from Mane's thirteenth [[studio album]], ''Evil Genius.'' Speaking about collaborating with Pump for the song, Mane stated that "I’m a big fan of Pump. I think he be flowing," praising the new generation of mumble rappers by saying "They make good music so I wanted to collab with them. They’re dope."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/08/kept-back-gucci-mane-lil-pump/|title=Gucci Mane lets loose new song “Kept Back” featuring Lil Pump: Stream|date=2018-08-09|website=Consequence of Sound|language=en|access-date=2018-12-07}}</ref> [[HotNewHipHop]] noted the song as "forging the synthesis between Gucci Mane's ironclad image and a new rap frontier led by Pump and rappers of the like."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/gucci-mane-stays-busy-on-kept-back-with-lil-pump-new-song.1979832.html|title=Gucci Mane Stays Busy On "Kept Back" With Lil Pump|website=HotNewHipHop|access-date=2018-12-07}}</ref> Rolling Stone described the song as "a recorder worthy of a renaissance fair drifts lazily through the song, coasting on top of a crushing bass line," while noting Mane's rap style of a "straightforward monotone" with references to musicians such as [[Bono]], [[Cher]] and [[Nelly Furtado]], [[The Simpsons]]' character [[Marge Simpson]] and basketball player [[Ben Simmons]]. Lil Pump performs a verse in the song which is described as a "bracing addition".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hear-gucci-mane-lil-pumps-swaggering-new-song-kept-back-709608/|title=Hear Gucci Mane, Lil Pump’s Swaggering New Song ‘Kept Back’|last=Leight|first=Elias|last2=Leight|first2=Elias|date=2018-08-09|website=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-07}}</ref> |
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== Music video == |
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The official music video, filmed in [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]], features Mane and Pump as "rockstars" in a [[yacht]] [[party]], where they are seen with bikini-wearing guests with Pump riding a jet ski before him and Mane exiting via a Rolls-Royce.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2018/10/17/video-gucci-mane-lil-pump-kept-back/|title=Video: Gucci Mane feat. Lil Pump – 'Kept Back'|website=Rap-Up|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-07}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 09:14, 7 December 2018
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| Single by Gucci Mane featuring Lil Pump | |
| from the album Evil Genius | |
| Released | August 9, 2018 |
| Length | 2:57 |
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| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Murda Beatz |
"Kept Back" is a song recorded by American rapper Gucci Mane. Featuring fellow rapper Lil Pump and produced by Canadian record producer Murda Beatz, it is included as a bonus track on Mane's Evil Genius album. It was released on August 9, 2018, via Atlantic Records and WEA.[1]
Background
It was released as the second single from Mane's thirteenth studio album, Evil Genius. Speaking about collaborating with Pump for the song, Mane stated that "I’m a big fan of Pump. I think he be flowing," praising the new generation of mumble rappers by saying "They make good music so I wanted to collab with them. They’re dope."[2] HotNewHipHop noted the song as "forging the synthesis between Gucci Mane's ironclad image and a new rap frontier led by Pump and rappers of the like."[3] Rolling Stone described the song as "a recorder worthy of a renaissance fair drifts lazily through the song, coasting on top of a crushing bass line," while noting Mane's rap style of a "straightforward monotone" with references to musicians such as Bono, Cher and Nelly Furtado, The Simpsons' character Marge Simpson and basketball player Ben Simmons. Lil Pump performs a verse in the song which is described as a "bracing addition".[4]
Music video
The official music video, filmed in Miami Beach, features Mane and Pump as "rockstars" in a yacht party, where they are seen with bikini-wearing guests with Pump riding a jet ski before him and Mane exiting via a Rolls-Royce.[5]
References
- ^ "Gucci Mane Connects With Lil Pump for New Song 'Kept Back': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- ^ "Gucci Mane lets loose new song "Kept Back" featuring Lil Pump: Stream". Consequence of Sound. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- ^ "Gucci Mane Stays Busy On "Kept Back" With Lil Pump". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- ^ Leight, Elias; Leight, Elias (2018-08-09). "Hear Gucci Mane, Lil Pump's Swaggering New Song 'Kept Back'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- ^ "Video: Gucci Mane feat. Lil Pump – 'Kept Back'". Rap-Up. Retrieved 2018-12-07.