Yasiin Bey & The Alchemist Announce Joint Album ‘Forensics’

Yasiin Bey is following up news of his first solo project in five years with an announcement of another upcoming album — this one in partnership with The Alchemist.

On Friday (December 27), the enigmatic rapper and the prolific producer shared news of an upcoming live event in Paris in January, 2025 where they will be “Premiering new materials from their debut recording to be released in 2025” — a recording that will be called Forensics.

The event will take place on Saturday, January 25 at Le Trianon in the City of Light. Tickets are available here.

Check out the announcement below.

As mentioned, this is Bey’s second new music announcement in recent days. Earlier this month, he shared information about an album called Money Christmas, which includes production from the legendary Large Professor.

Money Christmas is accompanied by artwork designed by Spanish-Moroccan artist Anuar Khalifi. Titled “Osanta Bin Lyin,” the painting adds to the Black Star MC’s bold political statements by depicting the late 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden in a Santa Claus costume.

Much like previous projects, the effort will not be released through traditional channels such as streaming services.

On December 15, the artist formerly known as Mos Def premiered the project for fans during a livestream and revealed it will soon be available on Bandcamp for $9.99. Video playback from the stream will be available for those who paid to watch the initial stream, and will also be available for purchase.

The material will also be released on vinyl in the coming months.

While Money Christmas will end a drought of new solo music from Yasiin Bey, fortunately it doesn’t look like it will be followed by another dry spell.

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According to a press release, the project is “the first of a number of upcoming releases intended to inextricably link the acquisition of music to the artwork and supporting video footage, creating a stronger and more creative bond with fans.”

Bey is no stranger to an unorthodox rollout, having released his 2019 album Negus exclusively as a listening experience in museums around the world.

The eight-track, 28-minute project, which has yet to be made commercially available, sought to “acknowledge the importance of Hip Hop as a fundamental American art form […] without the distractions of technology.”