Stereogum — It's here! It exists! Way back in March 2025, Erykah Badu revealed that she was working on a collaborative album with rap production giant the Alchemist. This was obviously a big deal, since Badu hadn't released an album since 2010's New Amerykah Par... more info

Antimusic Rock — Erykah Badu and The Alchemist today reveal full details of their highly anticipated joint album more info

Antimusic Rock — Erykah Badu and The Alchemist today officially announce that their highly anticipated joint album will be released digitally on Friday 28 August 2026 more info

Stereogum — We've been waiting for this one for a while. Erykah Badu, one of our greatest living artists, hasn't released a proper album since 2010's New Amerykah Part Two (Return Of The Ankh), and she hasn't put out a full-length since her 2015 mixtape But You... more info

Antimusic Rock — Erykah Badu announces 'LIVE', a special run of dates this September featuring legendary producer The Alchemist and hip-hop pioneers De La Soul more info

Stereogum — If you're under 30, then the Alchemist has been making heady deep-concentration rap beats for longer than you've been alive. He's a one-man institution, and he continues to do incredible work in his own personal lane. Last year, he teamed up with Arm... more info

Stereogum — Underground rap can be a solitary, monk-like pursuit, but for a lot of its participants, it's about seeing how many different ways you can mix and match into various configurations. Case in point: After working together in various pairs for years, se... more info

Stereogum — Legendary rap producer the Alchemist has been making music since the early ’90s, when he was one half of teenage Beverly Hills duo the Whooliganz with Scott Caan. He continues to make tons and tons of music. A few months ago, Armand Hammer and the ... more info

Magnet Magazine — MAGNET’s Corey duBrowa picks the best hip-hop releases of the year 1) Clipse Let God Sort Em Out (Roc Nation)2) Earl Sweatshirt Live Laugh Love (Tan Cressida/Warner Bros.)3) Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Alfredo 2 (ESGN/ALC/Virgin)4) PremRock Did Y... more info

Antimusic Rock — Armand Hammer - the duo of rappers ELUCID and billy woods - and producer The Alchemist share a new video for 'California Games' featuring Earl Sweatshirt more info