{"id":689808,"date":"2025-09-13T04:30:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T01:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/raq-babys-dirty-dan-brings-ambient-to-chicago-rap\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T04:30:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T01:30:40","slug":"raq-babys-dirty-dan-brings-ambient-to-chicago-rap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/raq-babys-dirty-dan-brings-ambient-to-chicago-rap\/","title":{"rendered":"Raq Baby\u2019s \u201cDirty Dan\u201d brings ambient to Chicago rap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26e4a794fad\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/raq-babys-dirty-dan-brings-ambient-to-chicago-rap\/#Listen_to_%E2%80%9CDirty_Dan%E2%80%9D_off_the_rappers_latest_album_I_NEVER_GAVE_AF\" >Listen to \u201cDirty Dan\u201d off the rapper\u2019s latest album I NEVER GAVE AF.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Listen_to_%E2%80%9CDirty_Dan%E2%80%9D_off_the_rappers_latest_album_I_NEVER_GAVE_AF\"><\/span>Listen to \u201cDirty Dan\u201d off the rapper\u2019s latest album <i>I NEVER GAVE AF<\/i>.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-274081\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" 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Follow our playlists on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/playlist\/rap-blog\/pl.35c36469c8b14eaf8166ad47fa80a5d5\">Apple Music<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/2cVUPETgwYGaxA4RVShIjW\">Spotify<\/a>.<br \/><\/i>\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-274067\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Characterizing Raq Baby&#8217;s\u2019s music as tender might be a step too far. But as with peers like Hurricane Wisdom and Rroxket, the Chicago-via-Atlanta r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er crooner is constantly softening the rough tropes and harder edges of contemporary gangster rap. So on <i>I NEVER GAVE AF<\/i>, Raq\u2019s sillier impulses, like rapping over a Childish Gambino flip on \u201cStick Talk,\u201d hit the mark thanks to his agile, assured bars. \u201cDirty Dan\u201d is more straightforward, the usual threats of bodily harm and accusations of style-jacking, but Raq\u2019s precise, polished delivery makes his verse magnetic, even if he\u2019s threatening to jump the opps in the middle of the school day.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The Xair instrumental splits the difference between the cavernously subtle low-end of Chuckyy\u2019s drumless drill and the twinkling earworm arpeggios of Atlanta plugg. Behind the nonchalant glitz, there\u2019s still somber gravity: \u201cAin\u2019t nobody perfect they be quick to point out a man\u2019s flaw \/ crazy, your killer can be that n***a from the sandbox,\u201d Raq sighs halfway through, sounding totally dejected. But the clouds are fleeting; a few seconds later, he\u2019s back to peddling pharmaceutical wares and letting you know his girlfriend could beat up your girlfriend.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-274070\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raq baby - Dirty Dan (Official Audio)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DyGGES8M_rw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('274070');\n<\/script><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-274082\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/2cVUPETgwYGaxA4RVShIjW?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *;\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"450\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/playlist\/rap-blog\/pl.35c36469c8b14eaf8166ad47fa80a5d5\"><\/iframe>\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Vivian Medithi<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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