The song was originally a collaboration between Lamar and Baby Keem, dropped in August 2021, as part of the latter's debut studio album, The Melodic Blue. Family Ties was also K-Dot's first ...

The Melodic Blue is the debut studio album by American rapper and producer Baby Keem. It was released on September 10, 2021, by Columbia Records and PGLang, with Keem serving as executive producer.