The Alchemist took Hip Hop fans down memory lane — and got them wondering about what might have been — with a new social media post where he mentioned DMX, Method Man and Redman.
On Monday (March 3), the producer shared a photo of what he called “an old list of beats I was sending to rappers,” which he said dated from the early 2000s.
Among the artists on the page were DMX, “Styles” [presumably Styles P of The LOX], “Tef” [probably M.O.P. affiliate Teflon] and the duo of Meth & Red.
“Getting the right beat to the right person has always been an important part of the process to me,” Al captioned the photo. “Never landed one with the dog [DMX] unfortunately. Or Red & Meth. Imagine tho.
“I save everything . got boxes full of shit. Maybe one day I’ll make a book.”
Check the post below.
One collaboration that is definitely happening is The Alchemist and Yasiin Bey. In fact, they have a unique release plan for their forthcoming joint project.
In a new conversation with The Guardian published on February 21, the artist formerly known as Mos Def described the roll out as “lo-fi, hi-tech high art” when discussing the effort, titled Forensics.
“For Forensics, Bey has devised a new scheme to evade the streaming paradigm,” the publication summarized. “Merch on sale at shows and via Bandcamp – including lanyards and branded baseball caps – will contain digital ‘Bump tags’ which, when tapped against a user’s smartphone, enable access to online Forensics content, including the group’s forthcoming studio release.”
They also gave some insight into the project, adding, “Over beats steeped in psychedelia and spiritual soul, Bey skips between the personal and political with profundity, as has long been his gift. This is Bey’s deepest, most focused work in years.”
Yasiin Bey and The Alchemist first revealed the project in December when they announced a live event in Paris for the following month to “Premier[e] new materials from their debut recording to be released in 2025.”
This came as Bey’s second new music announcement that month, as days earlier, he announced his first solo project in five years. Titled Money Christmas, the effort includes production from the legendary Large Professor.
