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Song & News Connection

Where Music Meets Current Events

by Greg Rank

🎵 Featured Song

Greg Rank
Baby Boy Green
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📰 Current News

LA's Most Dangerous Inner City Neighborhoods Continue Cycle of Poverty and Crime
Current data shows areas like Watts and West Adams remain trapped in cycles of poverty and violence, with Watts experiencing crime rates 50% higher than the national average and residents facing a 1 in 15 chance of becoming crime victims. In Watts, 30.6% of children live below the federal poverty line, making it one of America's most challenging neighborhoods for growing up.
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🔗 The Connection

Greg Rank's "Baby Boy Green," a raw and honest portrayal of growing up in poverty-stricken, crime-ridden LA neighborhoods, resonates powerfully with the harsh realities still facing inner city communities today. With current data showing that Watts residents face a 1 in 15 chance of becoming crime victims and 30.6% of children living below the federal poverty line, the song captures the lived experience of growing up where violence and economic hardship are daily realities. In neighborhoods like West Adams and Watts, where crime rates remain 50% higher than national averages, "Baby Boy Green" becomes an anthem for those who understand what it means to come of age surrounded by systemic poverty, gang violence, and limited opportunities. The song gives voice to the children growing up in America's most challenging urban environments, where survival and hope coexist in the shadow of the American dream.

Baby Boy Green

by Greg Rank

Acoustic: Guitar/Keys (2020)

1 (Scat) Baby Boy Green lived in a town where you fight to survive or go down (Scat)
2 His mama laid down and had pains for him
He was barely out of school and in jail again
(Scat)
3 The first of the month there is a check in the mail
If it is on time you can make his bail
But the children need to be fed (Scat)
4 Just the other day another mother was walking down the street, like a moving target (Scat)
Bridge:
It's like a movie scene
Where Dirty Harry is mean
He's chasing Baby Boy Green
Instrumental
(Scat)

Drums, Bass, Guitar Jam Instrumental full band (1983)

🎵 Song Information

Title: Baby Boy Green (Extended)

Artist: Greg Rank

Album/Collection: Single: Baby Boy Green (Extended)

Genre: Acoustic, Rock

Mood: Serious, Melancholy, Social Commentary

Key: Am (C)

Duration: 5:43

Structure: A-A-B-A (with rock trio instrumental, electric guitar)

🎤 Recording Details

Studio: Home Studio A (2020) The Studio, Santa Monica CA (1983)

Producer: Greg Rank

Engineer: Greg Rank, Brad Matlove

Recording Date: 2020-08-08

👥 Musicians

Guest Musicians:
Jon Kramer: drums Kevin Durkee: bass Mary Sue Ulven: keyboard and harmony vocal

🎛️ Equipment

Recording Equipment:
Sennhieser vocal mic, Berringer XR-12, Studio mics, 1/2 Ampex tape

📝 Studio Notes

Two recording recording 40 years apart, combined to make one acoustic, folk, rock anthem. **Instrumentals Available**: Yes (two instrumentals in recording) Sync notes: - **Content Warnings**: Explicit lyrics, sensitive themes: NO - **Similar Artists/References**: Fleetwood Mac - **Possible Sync Uses**: "Perfect for: character transformation scenes" - **Rights Status**: "100% owned, sync-ready" - **Contact Info**: grrf.035ra@passmail.net

🎨 Artwork


Artist: Greg Rank

Color Palette: dark, fire

Photo Credits: Greg Rank

Last updated: 2025-08-06