# Foam Crown

**Artist:** Puff Beaddy feat. SaulTee & BabyFoam
**Length target:** 3:30–4:00
**Released:** 2026-06-09 (draft)
**Label:** BadBeadRecords
**Campaign:** [Operation: Nice Helmet Chief](../../campaigns/operation-nice-helmet-chief/README.md) — Single 3 of 3

## Concept

The heads + the heart. A dusty boom-bap / conscious-soul cut where **Puff narrates the whole campaign from the producer's chair** — "one at a time, watch 'em climb." This is the track that scores the actual interview footage and converts viral views into label lore and subscribers. The drums drop out under *"Mama sleep easy"* so the message can breathe, then slam back. SaulTee & BabyFoam trade a real-story 8 each (retention bait — specific riders they met).

## The artists
- **Puff Beaddy** — creative director, on the mic for the first time in the campaign; reflective, behind-the-beat.
- **SaulTee & BabyFoam** — featured, one story-verse each.

## Production
- **90 BPM / D minor / ~3:50**
- **Spine:** chopped soul loop, vinyl crackle, fat kick/snare, upright bass walk, Rhodes stabs
- **Hook mechanic:** Puff's "one at a time" diary; scores the interview episodes
- **Mix:** warm, narrow, vinyl-sim, -11 LUFS

## Lore beats woven in

| Beat | Where |
|---|---|
| Puff as creative director "on the board," not riding | V1, V3 |
| Tee asleep upstairs, workshop hum, funds the foam | V1, V3 |
| saul-t-fly drone "caught the whole exchange" | V2 |
| Oakville cold | V2, V3 |
| Bead/token economy as the counting metaphor | V1 |
| The campaign's own three-door structure named in the song | V3 |

## Copyright gates (all passed)
- Zero real artists, songs, labels, or producers named
- All imagery + "foam crown" / "one at a time" original to BadBeadRecords
- No real proper nouns beyond the lore world (Oakville)

## Files
- [`lyrics.md`](./lyrics.md)
- [`production-notes.md`](./production-notes.md)

## Credits
- **Creative direction:** Puff Beaddy
- **Brief from:** Tee (2026-06-09) — *"Operation Nice Helmet Chief"*