Dre Castillo
Two of the very best hip-hop producers within the recreation right this moment are becoming a member of forces for a full-length collaboration.
The Alchemist and Hit-Boy have introduced they’re dropping a joint album known as Goldfish on October 24 by way of EMPIRE.
The challenge, which can see the 2 beatmaker-MCs rapping over one another’s beats à la J Dilla and Madlib‘s Jaylib, may also be accompanied by a brief movie of the identical identify.
In line with a press launch, the movie will function appearances from Danny Trejo (Warmth, Con Air), Simon Rex (Scary Film 3) and others, and follows “a squad of hit males disguised as carpet cleaners trying to depart a lifetime of crime in a chaotic flurry of occasions.”
As for the album itself, The Alchemist and Hit-Boy kickstarted the rollout final week with the discharge of the lead single “Enterprise Merger.”
That includes thumping, horn-laced manufacturing from Uncle Al, the high-energy tune discovered the dynamic duo buying and selling intelligent, assured verses — reminding followers they’re as good on the mic as their rapper counterparts.
The Alchemist and Hit-Boy’s chemistry is not any shock given they’ve already launched two joint initiatives collectively: the three-song Theodore & Andre EP and Black & Whites, a collaboration with Hit-Boy’s father and fellow rapper Large Hit.
The pair additionally dropped the one-off single “Slipping Into Darkness” and break up manufacturing credit on Benny The Butcher‘s Def Jam debut All people Can’t Go.
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