Hit-Boy and The Alchemist have mixed their prolific manufacturing streaks into one of the vital potent partnerships within the sport during the last 12 months — and on the coronary heart of their collaborative chemistry is a deep mutual respect.
HipHopDX caught up with the pair on the taping of the 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards in Las Vegas, the place proverbial flowers have been exchanged as they have been requested to choose their favourite beats from one another.
“He’s bought too many,” Hit-Boy mentioned of the veteran beatmaker. “I imply, ‘We Gonna Make It’ [by Jadakiss and Styles P], that’s like probably the greatest instrumentals of all time, interval.”
He additionally named certainly one of their very own songs as an all-time favourite, including: “The second half of ‘Slipping Into Darkness’ the place I bought to rap on certainly one of his beats. That’s soulful. Come on, man. That shit is insane.”
The Alchemist was equally stuffed with reward for the Surf Membership commander, answering: “I may decide 1,000,000 of them, bro, however ‘Sicko Mode’ [by Drake and Travis Scott]. Come on, man. That shit modified the sport. When that shit comes on? I desire a file like that!”
Past particular person beats, the dynamic duo additionally spoke extremely of one another’s collaborative albums with different artists (among the sport’s most interesting MCs, at that).
DX‘s Jeremy Hecht quizzed Hit-Boy and The Alchemist in regards to the current dialogue surrounding basic rap albums from the 2020s, and neither have been shy about placing one another in that dialog.
“I’ma genuinely say two are my favorites are Alfredo by Al and Freddie [Gibbs] and King’s Illness by me and Nas,” HB replied. “That was my complete little second taking part in them albums again to again.”
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Alchemist, who himself has labored with the Queensbridge native many instances through the years, concurred: “The Nas run with Hit is exceptional. That complete catalog and the kind of magic that they made, that impressed all people — from rappers to producers.”
The pair additionally defined how their aforementioned “Slipping Into Darkness” collaboration — a part of a three-track EP known as Theodore & Andre and the beginning of a wider collaborative relationship with Hit-Boy’s father Massive Hit — happened
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“I bought impressed by seeing Alc,” Hit-Boy mentioned. “He saved going viral [for] rapping on stage and shit. I used to be like, ‘I gotta get with bro, we gotta get on the identical track.’ And was open to it.”
Uncle Al added: “It’s mutual as a result of the way in which he was dropping quite a lot of information, he had the concept to do the primary file ‘Slipping Into Darkness.’ He’s very conceptual. It’s not simply the beats. He sees shit from A to Z so it was an honor to work with him.”
The pink carpet convo wrapped with The Alchemist confirming he has extra music with ScHoolboy Q within the works, describing the TDE rapper as “an precise buddy.”
The 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards air on Tuesday (October 15) at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET. Hit-Boy and The Alchemist are each within the working for Producer of the 12 months.
Further reporting by Andy Bustard.
