MrBeast and Lil Baby’s unexpected collaboration has officially landed.
The YouTube star appears on a remix of Lil Baby’s Pharrell-produced track “Dead Fresh,” with the accompanying music video showing the two joining forces in MrBeast’s hometown of Greenville, North Carolina.
MrBeast does more than simply make a cameo in the video, though. The 28-year-old actually steps up to the mic and delivers his own verse, opening with jokes about his massive wealth while also referencing some of his biggest philanthropic efforts.
“Richest rapper on the scene, call me Mr. Lean,” MrBeast raps. “30 million pounds of trash, we got that ocean clean/Take a minute, feel the breeze, it’s 20 million trees.”
The lyrics reference Donaldson’s TeamSeas and TeamTrees initiatives, which have raised millions of dollars to support efforts aimed at removing trash from oceans and waterways while planting trees worldwide.
Elsewhere in his verse, MrBeast raps, “Order pizza to the crib, and I took the keys,” before throwing an NFL reference into the mix.
“Gave a quarter back to my hood, call me Tom Brady,” he raps. “And I ain’t even done, I had to call Baby.”
Videos of MrBeast and Lil Baby filming together had already been making the rounds online before the release, giving fans an early hint that the unexpected pair were working on something.
WNCT previously reported that the two filmed at the Landmark Pick-Up convenience store in Greenville on a Friday night in mid-August. Local officials confirmed the production to the outlet, with police present at the location while traffic in the surrounding area reportedly continued as usual.
Other footage from the shoot showed MrBeast and Lil Baby filming near East Carolina University.
The collaboration marks MrBeast’s biggest step into the hip-hop world so far. Although he has previously connected with rappers and taken part in music-related internet trends, his appearance on “Dead Fresh” sees him actually stepping into the booth alongside one of rap’s biggest names.
Lil Baby originally released “Dead Fresh” in late July after Pharrell Williams first previewed the track during Louis Vuitton’s Spring-Summer 2027 Men’s Show in Paris in June.
