Drake has worked with a plethora of top-tier Hip Hop producers in his career, including Kanye West, Metro Boomin, Just Blaze, DJ Premier and, of course, his close collaborators Noah “40” Shebib and Boi-1da.
One revered beatsmith Drizzy has yet to work with is The Alchemist, the Grammy-nominated producer behind Freddie Gibbs’ Alfredo and Curren$y’s Covert Coup, as well as tracks for Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Jadakiss, Mobb Deep, ScHoolboy Q and many more.
However, in news that may surprise some fans, it appears as though Drake and The Alchemist have discussed plans to collaborate.
During a recent Twitter Q&A with fans on Tuesday (August 17), The Alchemist revealed the OVO rapper has asked him for beats, and he obliged his request by sending him a beat pack.
“Have you sent Drake a beat or has he asked?,” one follower asked, to which Uncle Al replied, “Yes & yes.”
Needless to say, The Alchemist’s tweet sparked plenty of excitement in the replies. “Dralchemist could easily be the best collab ever,” one follower wrote, while another added, “Need this expeditiously. 2 of my goats.”
The Alchemist didn’t specify when he sent Drake beats or for which project they were submitted. And while The Alchemist isn’t a name one would typically expect to see in the credits of a Drake album, an Aubrey and A-L-C collaboration may not be all that far-fetched.
The Alchemist’s stock is arguably higher than it’s ever been. The veteran producer is coming off a Grammy nomination for his 2020 collaboration with Freddie Gibbs, Alfredo, and has released a string of acclaimed projects with underground favorites such as Conway The Machine, Boldy James and Armand Hammer over the last couple of years.
Aside from grimy, hardcore tracks and smoked-out, psychedelic experiments, The Alchemist is known for crafting the kind of lush, cinematic soundscapes that Drake has previously rapped over on songs such as “Views,” “Diplomatic Immunity” and “Lord Knows.”
Plus, The Alchemist, alongside Daringer and Beat Butcha, has helped soundtrack the rise of Griselda, the Buffalo collective made up of Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine and Benny The Butcher. Drake has made no secret of his fandom for the crew and has even recorded a collaboration with Benny.
“In our rap-rap space, I really like that whole cliquing up, Griselda shit is just ill to me,” he said during a 2019 Rap Radar interview. “I think what they’re doing is great. It reminds me of a different time and it’s not easy to do, to make that music and come off wavy and be interesting.”
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According to NBA superstar/Hip Hop insider LeBron James, Drake’s highly-anticipated sixth studio album Certified Lover Boy is “coming soon,” so it might not be long until fans get to hear what a Drake and The Alchemist collaboration sounds like.
Fugg Drake, keep making those fire beats for Griselda!
idk which one is worse
Two j00s. Culture vultures.
Drake would have to spit some dark shit for alchemist beats. At least drake appreciates east coast underground and old school creativity
Not necessarily. Some of my favorite Al beats are Dilated Peoples’ Worst Comes to Worst and Jadakiss’ We Gonna Make it, they’re not dark. They are old though and it’d be a trip to see him revisit that style, considering how much his shit has evolved.
ALC is a west coast producer believe it or not.
9th Wonder gave him a beat back in the day too…track was “Think Good Thoughts”
Would probably end up being the worst songs Drake has recorded.
Alchemist’s beats are boring as fuck to me now.
Boring?
I wonder wth this guys listens or thinks is good
oh no here comes “GriseldaDrake” smh ??♂️
Alchemist is the greatest of all time!!! please don’t work with whack ass overrated only girls and zesty dudes listen to singing ass drake!!
Folks trying to put him in that Preemo, Pete Rock, Havoc, Beatminers level. He’s not
Yeah true. He is not but he’s one the leaders of the pack that follows
THIS LIKE GIVING GLOVES TO SOMEONE WITH NO HANDS.