Deebaby Contemplates trust issues and trust falls on “Ting Ting” 

 

( March 2025) – One of my good friends has randomly texted me emotional DeeBaby lyrics at 4 in the morning for the better part of two years, which is basically the highest cosign any rapper can receive. To quote an effusive text from my pal: “DeeBaby is the inheritor of a melodic pain rap tradition that’s withered up culturally and commercially.” Accordingly, even the brighter spots on his new album Ms. Salazar seem more complicated than carefree: “Ting Ting” opens with the nonchalant aside, “Bro if I knew that was your bitch I would’ve still hit it,” before Dee flexes a $15 million, two album deal, but he’s quickly back to wondering if the woman with him can truly hold him down. “You can’t jump back in this car once I say I’m finished,” he warns early on. Later, his vocals collapse as he keens, “I hate that I told you leave I want you arooooound.” But even if DeeBaby can’t quite let his guard down, that doesn’t mean he expects anything less: around the 1:51 mark of the video, he dangles a woman embracing him over the edge of a balcony in an unbelievable variation on a trust fall. Do NOT try this at home.