Producenten The Alchemist och rapparen Larry June släpper idag det gemensamma albumet ”The Great Escape”. På albumet gästar Action Bronson, Curren$y, Boldy James, Slum Village, Evidence, Wiz Khalifa, Jay Worthy, Joey Bada$$ och Ty Dolla $ign. I en intervju med Rolling Stone berättade Larry June hur han under flera decennier sett upp till sin producentkollega:

“Al was somebody I looked up to musically, too. He’s done so much in hip-hop for him to be able to be relevant and jump on a new artist like myself and rap, make all the beats, and still got a crazy legacy.“

Han berättar vidare om processen bakom albumet:

“It was in the works for a long time. We were doing records here and there. We did some shit with Jay Worthy, and a couple of other records, and then we came together and got the music together. I’m not sure who approached who; I think it was more of a mutual thing. We [had] ideas here and there. Then we got together. It was like magic, man. I don’t record in studios like that. Soon as I got with him, we got in a booth and made “Breakfast in Monaco” instantly.”

För ett par veckor sedan kom även en kortdokumentär om skapandet av skivan, regisserad av Miggs. Den kvartslånga dokumentären ger en inblick bakom scenerna i studion under inspelningsprocessen. Larry June och The Alchemist har tidigare samarbetat på “Breakfast In Monaco” från Junes förra album ”Spaceships on the Blade”. Se ”The Great Escape Documentary” nedan!

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