Song of the Day: ‘Babe Ruth’ by CHUNG

“How you get money and stay the same bitch?”

Name: CHUNG
Representing: LaSalle, Quebec
Genre: Hip-Hop
For fans of: Keisha Plum, Griselda Records
Single from: Perdu in Peru
Produced by: Perotheproducer
Song of the Day: June 1, 2024
Label(s): Self-released

Today, Canada-based indie rapper CHUNG released a new masterfully produced five-track EP ‘Perdu in Peru’. Overall, the project’s heavily sampled production effortlessly weaves through the chilled artist’s luminous lyrical kung fu, mirroring scenes from Kill Bill. With that in full view, I think CHUNG’s style could easily blend handsomely with any of the Griselda Records emcees and complement Keisha Plum’s sharp-tongued spoken word or poetry. But ‘Babe Ruth’ stood out to me because of its timely yet relatable lyrics that mention the Brazilian butt lift craze (“fake asses”) and Nip/Tucks (“facelifts”). It has been over five years since we first covered the Montreal spitter. She released a thirteen-track album called ‘Chung Sui II’ and a few singles in 2023, produced by Cotola. Now, she’s back with a minty breath of fresh air. Listen to the project below, and let us know what you think, produced by Perotheproducer entirely.