The Top 5 Moments From Baby Keem’s Brooklyn Paramount Show
Okayplayer takes a look at the five best moments from Baby Keem’s excellent Brooklyn Paramount concert.
Baby Keem performs at the 2026 Governor's Ball.
Photo by Kaushik Kalidindi for Okayplayer.
A lot of music’s dropped this year, but as far as this critic is concerned, Baby Keem’s Ca$ino is right up there with the best rap LPs thus far. Laced with Keem’s most personal lyrics to date — as well as some of his most anthemic choruses — the LP is a self-contained sonic map for 2026 hip-hop. And so naturally it all sounded pretty dope live, too. But which tracks carried the best? And what songs did the audience vibe with the most?
Check out our breakdown of the top five moments to see for yourself.
5. Keem Flaunts His Vocals for “Sex Appeal”
Listening to “Sex Appeal” the first time I heard Ca$ino months ago, I almost thought that, in another lifetime, Baby Keem was Bobby Brown. I felt the same way hearing him sing it live with limited backing vocals at Brooklyn Paramount. Throughout the show, he reminded me that can be anything from a sleazy crooner to a Playboi Carti-Kendrick hybrid depending on the song. It really just comes down to his prerogative.
4. “Ca$ino” Sounds Like One Live
The title track for Keem’s latest album sounds pretty damn frenzied as it is, but the effect only intensified with crowd backing Keem’s frenetic raps. Threading his entire performance was some impressive breath control that even managed to withstand what, at least at some points, sounded like a busted mic.
3. “Orange Soda” … Still Hits
The first Baby Keem song I ever heard in my life still hits like prime Ray Lewis on NFL Sunday, and the crowd let Keem know it as they spit the words with him in unison. The audience could be a little dry at a few points, but they turned up whenever Keem dove into a true classic. And yes, “Orange Soda” counts as a true late 2010s classic. Feel old yet?
2. Keem Raps “Birds & Bees” A Cappella, and the Crowd Matches Him
This was maybe the second loudest the crowd got all night, and the loudest part came when the music wasn’t even playing: just Keem leading an audience in what felt like a ritualistic ode to love, lust, and all-around temptation.
1. The Crowd Goes Way Up for “Family Ties”
"Family Ties” was always Baby Keem’s most stadium-status-ready anthem, and even in a mid-sized venue like Brooklyn Paramount, it felt like I was in the middle of SoFi Stadium, with the gameday horns and Keem’s raucous shouts threatening to destroy the roof.
