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Lil Yachty and Joe Budden have questioned who would have a better verse if they rapped over an Alchemist instrumental.In the most recent episode of his A Safe Place podcast, Yachty interviewed his foe-turned-friend Joe Budden. During their chat, the Atlanta rapper asked the New Yorker, “Do you think, right now – if me and you went in a [studio] – you would pen a better verse than me?”Budden immediately asked, “Who’s picking the beat?” – to which Yachty quipped, “Obviously, not you!” He added that the ‘Pump It Up’ rapper would choose something that could soundtrack the 2003 basketball video game, NBA Streets Vol. 2.The media personality rebutted, stating that – if Yachty picked the backing track – it would “sound like when the Nintendo game fucked up and now you gotta find some whole new pocket that the 20-35 [year-old] crowd is gonna be in to.”A post shared by THE HIP-HOP WOLF® (@thehiphopwolf)Budden said Yachty would only have the best verse if they used one of “those Metroid beats” – referring to Metro Boomin‘s synth-heavy production.The Concrete Boys founder then said confidently that he “can work on anything” and is willing to “dust off” one of his beats from the hip-hop legend, producer The Alchemist.The podcast’s co-host MitchGoneMad asked Budden if Yachty would be “done” if they both rapped over an Alchemist beat, to which Budden replied: “I won’t even dignify [that].”After the back-and-forth, Budden ultimately agreed to go bar for bar with Yachty: “I’d do it for fun because I’m retired.

In the waning days of 2023, the Alchemist hopped on Instagram to tell the story of Hall & Nash 2, a collaborative project the producer recorded in 2016 with the then-ascendent Griselda rappers Conway the Machine and Westside Gunn. The trio came together to record the sequel soon after the original's release.

The Alchemist, MIKE, and Wiki are sharing music ahead of their collaborative release later this week. "Mayor's A Cop" is the first single from the album, Faith Is A Rock, which they announced last week.

After Voir Dire, his surprise full-length album with Earl Sweatshirt, The Alchemist is gearing up for yet another collaboration. It’s called Faith Is A Rock, and features N.Y.C.

Voir Dire, the collaborative rap project between Earl Sweatshirt and veteran producer the Alchemist, was originally conceived as a needle in a digital haystack, a YouTube playlist buried under a fake name and burner account. The Alchemist first tweeted about the album in 2019; fast forward to 2021, and still no one had found it.

Bay Area rapper Larry June has teamed up with legendary producer The Alchemist for a smooth new single titled “60 Days.” It’s an extremely chilled-out, three-and-a-half minute jam that places June’s silky, half-sung bars over a nostalgic instrumental that blends a string section, a spacey choir, and a vintage soul guitar lick. It also features a rare verse from Alc, who normally stays behind the boards.

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The Alchemist's creative flow has been unstoppable in the past year, leading to eight albums that include collaborations with Armand Hammer, Boldy James, and Curren$y. Now he's teamed up with the legendary Kool G Rap, an old partner in crime, for "Diesel," a new track with a classic feel.