The silence is over. Baby Keem — born Hykeem Carter — has officially returned with his long-awaited sophomore album, Ca$ino, released Feb. 20, 2026, through pgLang, Eerie Times, and Columbia Records. The 11-track project lands nearly five years after his breakthrough debut, The Melodic Blue, and from the very first listen, it is clear the wait was not wasted.
Running just under 37 minutes, Ca$ino is lean, emotionally loaded, and unafraid to go somewhere real. Keem pulls from his Las Vegas upbringing, a complicated home life, and the strange psychological weight of growing up famous — building a record that feels less like a comeback and more like a confession.
Baby Keem’s Bold Announcement
The rollout began Feb. 10, 2026, when Keem surprised fans with an Instagram post revealing the album title, cover art, and a limited-edition vinyl release. The cover image — a childhood photograph of himself — telegraphed exactly where this project was headed. Personal. Vulnerable. Unfiltered.
In the days before the drop, he released a three-part documentary series on YouTube — Booman I, Booman II, and Booman III — offering a rare window into his creative process and home life, with appearances from his cousin and rap icon Kendrick Lamar woven throughout.
The Full Ca$ino Tracklist
One notable wrinkle, Ca$ino was originally planned as a 12-track project. The song Tubi, featuring Che Ecru, was pulled from streaming platforms before release and is now available exclusively on vinyl — giving physical buyers something the digital crowd simply cannot access.
The full streaming tracklist is as follows
- No Security
- Ca$ino
- Birds and the Bees
- Good Flirts ft. Kendrick Lamar and Momo Boyd
- House Money
- I Am Not a Lyricist
- $ex Appeal ft. Too Short
- Highway 95 Pt. 2
- Circus Circus Freestyle
- Dramatic Girl
- No Blame
Ca$ino out now pic.twitter.com/d56Hq60oDo
— baby keem (@babykeem) February 20, 2026
Baby Keem Reunites With Kendrick Lamar
The most buzzed-about moment on the album arrives with Good Flirts, which reunites Keem with Kendrick Lamar and introduces Momo Boyd of Infinity Song into the mix. The track wasted no time becoming a fan favorite — their chemistry, first established on the 5x platinum Family Ties, remains as sharp and electric as ever.
Too Short lends his legendary presence to $ex Appeal, while Che Ecru’s vinyl-exclusive appearance on Tubi gives die-hard fans a compelling reason to hunt down the physical release. The production roster reads like a modern hip-hop dream team — Cardo, Sounwave, FnZ, Ojivolta, Jahaan Sweet, and Danja, several of whom also shaped the sound of The Melodic Blue.
Raw Emotion Drives Ca$ino
What truly distinguishes Ca$ino from everything in Keem’s catalog is its emotional maturity. The album closer No Blame stands as the most striking moment on the record — a direct dedication to his mother in which he confronts years of pain and chooses forgiveness. It is reportedly the song that nearly became the album’s namesake before the Ca$ino concept, drawn from his Las Vegas roots, took over.
The opener No Security sets that emotional tone immediately, sampling Natalie Bergman’s You Can Have Me and establishing a cathartic thread that runs the entire length of the project. This is not simply music. It is excavation.
What Is Next for Baby Keem
Ca$ino is headed out into the world. The Ca$ino Tour — a 36-date worldwide run presented by Live Nation — launches April 15 in Raleigh, N.C., and moves through Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York, and Dallas before closing its North American run June 7 in Boston. A separate international leg sweeps through Europe and the United Kingdom from late August through September.
Keem is also set to headline Governors Ball in New York on June 5, 2026 — a milestone moment for a rapper who has quietly evolved into one of the most compelling and necessary voices in hip-hop today.
