Action Bronson is back and “better than ever” on his new single “Nourish a Thug.”
Bronson took to Instagram on Thursday (May 30) to introduce the track and announce his new album, Johann Sebastian Bachlava the Doctor, which will serve as the follow-up to 2022’s Cocodrillo Turbo.
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“THE DOCTOR IS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER,” he wrote. “*NOURISH A THUG* produced by MY BROHAM @daringer_ DISPLAYS MYSTICAL MUSICAL RHYTHMS THAT TRANSPORT YOU TO A DIFFERENT WORLD ALONG WITH OTHER WORLDY LYRICAL ENSEMBLE. MY NEW ALBUM *JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACHLAVA THE DOCTOR* IS SOON UPON US.”
The song features a throwback beat from Griselda producer Daringer, laced with screeching synths and skittering hi-hats. On the mic, Bronsolino does what he does best and peppers his storytelling verses with pop culture references — from Tru Life and Tyson Fury to Xzibit‘s Pimp My Ride.
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In the accompanying video, directed by Sean Kelly, Bronson loads up his Jeep and heads to a lake for a taste of wilderness, but things go left when he gets into a car chase with police.
The visual ends with Bronson making a run for it on foot as a “To Be Continued” appears on the screen, setting the stage for a sequel.
Action Bronson previously teased Johann Sebastian Bachlava the Doctor in February, emphatically hyping up his return.
“FINISHING UP NEW ALBUM. *JOHAN SEBASTIAN BACHLAVA THE DOCTOR* ITS HARD TO NOT RAP WHEN I WAS BLESSED WITH THE ART. IM BACK. AGAIN AND AGAIN,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
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A few months before that, the rapper/chef/TV personality shared a video of him jamming on a keyboard alongside a saxophone player and a drummer.
He captioned the clip: “BIG BAKURABA IS COMING TO TOWN. GRAMMY TIME. JOHAN SEBASTIAN BAKLAVA THE DOCTOR.”
Despite the two-year wait for a new album and his various non-music ventures, including a collaboration with New Balance, the Queens, New York native has been keeping his sword sharp in the studio.
In November, he reunited with longtime collaborator The Alchemist for a song called “Vertigo,” taken from the veteran producer’s Flying High 2 EP.
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Bam Bam has also made appearances on Larry June and The Alchemist’s The Great Escape, Logic’s Vinyl Days and Valee and Harry Fraud’s Vibrant in recent years.
