Lil Uzi Vert Pays Tribute To Kobe Bryant On Lil Baby’s “Commercial”

genius.com:

Lil Baby just released his sophomore album, My Turn—and Lil Uzi Vert’s guest verse on “Commercial” includes a tribute to five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash this year.

Genius users @NYLLOCK and @james5 broke down the numerical wordplay in an annotation: As for his previous Kobe references, 2016’s “Baby Are You Home” recalls Mack Maine’s “Kobe or Ginobili”: According to ESPN, Bryant viewed his mid-career jersey swap as a sign of growth. “When I first came in at 8, is really trying to ‘plant your flag’ sort of thing,” he said. “Then 24 is a growth from that.

Physical attributes aren’t there the way they used to be, but the maturity level is greater. Marriage, kids. Start having a broader perspective being