It's about an elderly man who laments about a former love leaving the streets. It acts as a closer to a three-part suite set by "City Boy Blues" and "A Light in the Addict" that was preluded by the album's interlude, "Thug Love Story 2017 The Musical". The song was written by Ronson, Arian Arslani, Chancellor Bennett and Zane Lowe. "Baby Blue" was produced by Mark Ronson, who had previously produced for singers like Daniel Merriweather and Bruno Mars. Wonderful and showed which songs had collaborations to them. An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Lil Chris, was released on Bronson's YouTube page as part of the 2015 YouTube Music Awards and pays homage to the 1988 comedy film Coming to America.įollowing the album's first single "Easy Rider" (2014) and the digital release of "Actin' Crazy" (2015), Action Bronson revealed the track list for Mr. The song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of over 500,000 copies. It also charted at numbers 21 and 30 on the Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts respectively. "Baby Blue" was Bronson's first solo appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 91 for one week. The song received positive reviews from critics, who generally praised Chance's verse. A breakup song, "Baby Blue" ends a three-part suite started by "City Boy Blues" and "A Light in the Addict" that is preluded by the album's interlude, "Thug Love Story 2017 The Musical". It was co-written by both artists, along with Zane Lowe, who did a punch-up to the chorus, and Mark Ronson, who also produced the song.
It was released on Maby Atlantic and Vice as the fourth and final single from his second album Mr. It's funky, soulful, and the trumpet solo at the end will make you get up and sing- "W hy you always all on my back? Why you gotta do me like that? Why you gotta act like a bitch when I'm with you? Baby girl, I'm blue"-at the top of your lungs." Baby Blue" is a song by American rapper Action Bronson with a guest appearance from fellow rapper Chance the Rapper. This joint has been getting play on New York-area radio and rightfully so.Īnother hit is the Chance the Rapper-assisted, Mark Ronson-produced "Baby Blue." The piano, drums, and Action's chorus make this feel like a lounge song and Action is Frank Sinatra. "Opportunity be knockin', you gotta let a motherfucker in/I kiss my mother on the cheek, tell her that I love her/You ain't gotta worry 'bout a ting, I got it covered/Why you think I'm out here actin' crazy? Why you think I'm out here actin' crazy? Why you think I'm out here actin' crazy?/Ma, you know I'm still your little baby" The beat bounces like it's driving on a New York City street with a chorus you will repeat all day after one play. Action floats on it, though, as if he and 40 have been working together for years. There's also a rare Noah "40" Shebib -produced track that's a certified banger.Īt first listen "Actin' Crazy" sounds like a track Drake passed on, and that may be the case. The 13-track album-counting an interlude and two jam sessions-features production from frequent collaborators the Alchemist and Party Supplies. With Big Body Bes at his side as his spiritual guide, Action adds an interesting chapter to his extensive catalog. Wonderful, a weird ride only Action Bronson could take you on. Those three mixtapes are easily Bronson's best works, and Chandeliers and the first Blue Chips put him into a position to sign a major label deal with Atlantic Records, which led to the subsequent release of the seven-song EP Saaab Stories. As his status rose, he was labeled as a Ghostface Killah clone because their voices are so similar, although their styles aren't.
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That was a good segue into his Alchemist-laced Rare Chandeliers tape and his Blue Chips series with Party Supplies. Tracks like " Respect the Mustache ," " White Silk ," and " Not Enough Words " gave a glimpse of what he could do over great production. He then followed that up with the impressive Statik Selektah-produced Well Done in the same year. The same can be said about a lot of rappers, but few can do it as humorously as Action can. Lecter, an album filled with his calling cards-food, money, women, sports, and weed. The former gourmet New York City chef decided to leave the kitchen alone after breaking his leg on the job to focus solely on his rap career. Action Bronson has been around since 2011.
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