The Alchemist Seemingly Hints At A New Jay-Z Album During “Drink Champs” Interview

The Alchemist and Erykah Badu stopped by Drink Champs forward of the discharge of their forthcoming collaborative album, Abi & Alan. It was beforehand instructed that the album can be dropping on August 29, however Alchemist seemingly delayed the discharge. Quickly after, he instructed that the album was by no means truly set to drop on that day, regardless that there was promotional materials with that date listed.

Throughout the interview, Alchemist briefly mentioned a brand new Jay-Z album, as clipped by The Roc Supremacy on X. He might have by accident confirmed that Jay is again within the studio. Memphis Bleek beforehand implied as a lot throughout his personal Drink Champs look earlier this month. “Think about some new Jay-Z s**t proper now,” Alchemist mentioned.

When requested if he was engaged on the album, he mentioned “nah,” however added that he had “a line” to the legendary MC. “You higher throw that line!” replied co-host DJ EFN.

The Alchemist has beforehand referred to as Jay-Z a dream collaboration. Within the early 2000s, Alchemist offered each Jay and Nas with the beat that finally turned the basic Jadakiss and Kinds P observe “We Gonna Make It.” They each handed on it.

Since then, the lone Jay/Alchemist collaboration didn’t truly come on a Hov album. It got here on “The Neverending Story,” a standout observe from Jay Electronica‘s formal debut album, A Written Testimony. The album, which launched in 2020, is the newest time followers have heard from Jay-Z on a full-length challenge. He has not launched a solo album since 4:44, all the way in which again in 2017.

In 2022, Jay mentioned that he was not actively engaged on music, however he was not retired both, joking about his earlier retirement try after The Black Album. Since that interview, the recording bug might have bit him once more, as beforehand implied by Memphis Bleek a few weeks in the past and now by The Alchemist. Hopefully, Alchemist can get his identify within the race if Jay is admittedly in search of beats to document a brand new album to. And hopefully, we will get a correct launch date for Abi & Alan after the delay.