Lil Baby “The Bigger Picture” Favorite 

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Jun 12 2020

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Lil Baby, a popular American rapper, released a song titled "The Bigger Picture" in 2020 in response to the Black Lives Matter movement and the protests that took place following the murder of George Floyd by a police officer.

The song starts with Lil Baby addressing the issue of police brutality and racial inequality in the United States. He talks about how the system is designed to keep Black people oppressed, and how it's difficult for him to trust the police when they have been responsible for so many injustices. Throughout the song, Lil Baby shares his own experiences of being a Black man in America and the struggles he has faced. He also calls out politicians and people in power for not doing enough to bring about change and make things right.

The chorus of the song is particularly powerful, as Lil Baby raps, "It's bigger than Black and White/ It's a problem with the whole way of life/ It can't change overnight/ But we gotta start somewhere."

Overall, "The Bigger Picture" is a powerful and moving song that highlights the issues facing the Black community in America and encourages people to take action to bring about change

External sources: 

https://youtu.be/_VDGysJGNoI
Posted by Laraferreri on Apr 25 2023

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Effectiveness

How does this project help?

Activates (people)Energizes and organizes people into action. Can include emotion work
Amplifies (issue or campaign)Brings public and political attention to an issue or campaign.  Can include prefigurative action, making the invisible visible.
Shifts (culture)Shifts the cultural landscape in order to imagine and enable change.
Sustains (change)Support and celebrate change that has already been won and needs to be sustained.

Timeframe For change

This project seems to be part of a campaign with a clear long-term goal. Long-term goals tend to be things like: end racism; end homophobia; make the sun stand still in the sky. A campaign with a long-term goal also needs to have some kind of theory of change.
The long term goal of this song is to raise awareness about these issues and to encourage people to take action to bring about systemic change.

Notes

By using his platform and his music to highlight these important issues, Lil Baby is helping to keep them in the public consciousness and to inspire people to work towards a more just society for all.