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Lil Baby has unwrapped the actual music video for his track, “Guaranteed,” which from the very start, it has opened a debate among the listeners about the song’s position on the recent album of the rapper Atlanta. By doing so, the rapper, Lil Baby, posted the visual with a provocative caption that not only allowed the listeners to assert that it is a classic but also divided them into two camps with some arguing about the best songs from the new album’s collection.
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The visual for “Guaranteed” has been made public and the rapper Lil Baby took care of it in a way that everyone would get to know about it. He did not have that many words, just a few fire emojis and a simple post, but eventually, the visual was the one that spoke for itself. This piece is different from the rest of the songs in the project as the camera work has definitely contributed to the discussion around the new album. It is not just another video; it expresses the pure, focused power of Lil Baby that got him to the top of the rap world. The return of the original sound of the rapper in this song is something that many people can hear.
The audience response was quick and strong. A user implied it early with the statement, “Best on the album idc.” Naturally, such a strong claim did not go unchallenged. This initiated a small argument in the replies, with one listener replying, “you tripping, Superman better.” This discussion shows the difficulty of picking one favorite song out of an album that has too many good songs. Another follower expressed their complex criticism, “Maybe if thugs verse was better I would agree,” meaning Young Thug‘s guest verse was weak. The kind of listening that is almost analytical and the feedback that comes along with it is what gives an idea to the audience that people are really engaged with the music on a very deep level.
Even though the discussion leaned towards a particular side, the atmosphere was still one of merriment. “This that classic Baby 🔥🔥,” one fan wrote and their remark really pointed out that the song brings the listener back to the artist’s beginnings. Other fans linked the lyrics to their own lives. One person who said, “I’m only in it for me to win now / My mama, she is happy she got a Benz now,” and thus highlighted how the theme of the song success and family is universal. Another only said, “I don’t want your ‘sorry’ really you can save that 🔥🔥,” and thus turned a line into a personal mantra.
Still, some comments were not about music at all. A weird user behavior was exhibited by the user ‘__streetmoneyy.meshaa’, who made several confusing and off-topic comments. Comments like, “i miss you and jason” and “you wanna be like norbit and run around and take my hos” were completely unrelated to the music discussion and one user even said, “Baby we stuck on this lil girl 😂😂😂😂😂.” That was an odd, chaotic interruption in an otherwise serious feed.
Someone uttered a note of discontent when stating, “nigga just dropping videos for songs that already out, was expecting sum new shit.” This perspective, although not widespread, illustrates the expectation of constant demand for new materials from the top artists. The newest project is presumed to be out before the current one is even celebrated.
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All in all, the video release of “Guaranteed” is to be considered as a very good visual: it is increasing the song’s popularity and keeping the conversations alive. Regardless of whether people are arguing about its ranking, quoting their favorite lines, or just enjoying it as “classic Baby,” the engagement is obviously high. Lil Baby’s last move is not so much about bringing out a new song but rather about reasserting one of the already-gone album moments thus proving that even when the music is released, the conversation is just heating up. To many who believe this track is the current artist’s peak, the video is like a very emphatic period at the end of a sentence. This release follows other recent activity, including an announcement for a second Dubai show. The artist also recently dropped the track “Middle of the Summer”, and had previously teased a Dubai club appearance with a cryptic video.
