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Mach-Hommy has dropped his latest ode to all things Haitian with his latest album, #RICHAXXHAITIAN, which you can check out below.
Assembling a heavyweight, all-star cast of characters from all walks of Hip Hop life, the album — which dropped on Friday (May 17) — features the likes of Black Thought, Roc Marciano, and Your Old Droog, along with production from the likes of Conductor Williams and Quelle Chris.
There are also contributions from 03 Greedo and KAYTRANADA, who co-star on the album’s lead single and title track.
Stream the album below.
“All the people I worked with are people who I know and who I’ve worked with before,” Mach said of his collaborators in a press release. “I like to deal with like-minded creatives.
“Even if the person has their own panache or je nais se quoi that they bring to the table, there has to be a thread of commonality between us in order for the work to sustain.”
He added: “And not to mention they’re fucking talented, exceptionally gifted at what they do, and the ear that they possess.
#RICHAXXHAITIAN dropped the day before Haitian Flag Day and is described as “[examining Haiti’s] rich history as the world’s first free Black republic, and emphasizes its potential, imagining the nation’s possible future as an exemplar of Black cultural and economic excellence.”
The album is Mach-Hommy’s first solo effort since Balens Cho and Pray for Haiti, which both dropped in 2021, and serves as the final album in a tetralogy that began with 2016’s H.B.O. (Haitian Body Odor) and continued with his last two albums.
Black Thought recently named Mach-Hommy as one of his favorite underrated rappers during his appearance on Questlove‘s Questlove Supreme podcast.
“Mach [Hommy], yeah, that’s my ace,” he said. “I think his association with the whole Griselda family and that movement, but the way that he’s distinctly, y’know, different is huge too.”
The pair previously collaborated on Your Old Droog’s “Pravda” in 2020 alongside El-P and Tha God Fahim.
The Haitian-American rapper first announced the project earlier this month, unveiling the release date, cover art, and some of the big-name guests who will be joining him on the record.
Fontaines D.C. have teamed up with Rosalía for their new collaboration, Where Is Gone?.
The song features on the Irish rock band's forthcoming album, Dopamine Chamber, which arrives on Friday (16.10.26). For guitarist Carlos O’Connell, working with the Spanish superstar is particularly special because of his own Spanish roots.
He explained: “I’ve admired Rosalía ever since her debut album, which I thought was absolutely beautiful.
“What excited me most was the way she continued to preserve Spain's musical traditions, something that felt spiritually connected to what we've been trying to achieve with Irish music. Having roots in both countries, it's been really special to witness. "She's an artist who has continued to amaze me at every point in her career.”
Frontman Grian Chatten has also described the collaboration with Rosalía as one of the most memorable achievements of his career.
He revealed that he felt "humbled" when she agreed to lend her voice to the band's album.
Speaking to NPR, Grian said: “I've always felt there's something almost like a single big idea that I'm personally trying to communicate to the world before I get old and die, if that makes sense. There's one thing I think I'll spend my life trying to express. I have a feeling she has a similar outlook. … I mean, she's an amazing arranger, composer and lyricist. It means so much that she wanted to sing on something we'd put together. It's definitely one of the highlights of my career.”
Rosalía's links to Irish rock music extend beyond Fontaines D.C. She also offered inspiration and helped develop the Spanish lyrics for U2's The Mirror Maker (Rosalía), a track from their forthcoming album, Carnaval de Luz.
During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week, she spoke about frontman Bono, saying: “I don't know him personally, but he sent me a text explaining that he was working on a new project and had written a song called The Mirror Maker."
Rosalía joked that Bono had invented a few words of his own.
She recalled telling him: “I wasn't sure what to make of it, but I told him he could create his own language if he wanted to.”
She described the opportunity to collaborate with the 66 year old music veteran as a real privilege.
She added: “Bono is a legend.
“It's amazing.”
Bono recently revealed that he was worried about seeming like a stalker when he reached out to Rosalía to ask whether he could name the song after her.
