The Alchemist

Released: April 13, 2018

Featuring: Action Bronson

Songwriter: The Alchemist Action Bronson

Producer: The Alchemist

[Verse 1: Action Bronson]
Catch me high at the arraignment
Never been a plaintiff
Shit I'll aim the stainless like I'm Nameth
Lawyer tackled the case like he played for the Ravens
So I stuff him with cheese like a danish
Damn I crave paper
Catch me later at the Laker game
I bet a grip on the Knicks
Carmelo sweating on my kicks cause I'm court side
It’s time to cut weight
I'm a free man, that's what I should say
Nobody holding me back except myself, that's what I realize
Pealing the 5, now I'm feeling the vibe
Hand on the wheel, drugs in my eyes
Money on my mind
I think about it all the time
Cause there was a time I never had shit
Now I got shit, it's like magic
All these cars in front of the crib look like a pageant
I catch AIDS, find the cure like I'm Magic
Hide the fucking drugs inside a rabbit
I'm a bastard

[Verse 2: Action Bronson]
It's so easy to just be looked over
Never looked sober
Look through the eyes of a soldier
Look fly in the Rover, lions and cobras
Keep the iron in the toga
Send a message, leave you lying over
Bitches crushing on the kid so now they're flying over
Half of the world'll get wrapped up in pearls
Like the Queen of England, stay wavy
Mercedes color Wayne Brady, it's me, baby
Please baby, ain't nobody taking my spot
That's on my mother kid
Cross my heart and hope to die
That's on some other shit
This motherfucking kid been coveted
Different types of silks is what I'm covered with
Baby I'm loving it
Your boy is hotter than an oven mitt
If I was broke then you'd be running your shit
Poke your kidney with the knife I cut an onion with
Then poach your kidney with some onions and shit
It's me

The Alchemist is a rapper and DJ on top of being one of the most prolific producers in hip-hop who is known for his eclectic beats. Al’s sample-heavy style has been associated with an East Coast sound even though he reps the West Coast, but he has worked with rappers from every region of America—including Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, and Eminem among others.

At 14 years old, Daniel Alan Maman from Beverly Hills, California entered the rap game as Mudfoot, one-half of The Whooliganz with actor Scott Caan in 1991. He also grew up with Evidence from Dilated Peoples and produced the crew’s debut single “Third Degree” in 1997. Al was mentored by Cypress Hill’s DJ Muggs, who taught him production techniques and later introduced him to Mobb Deep. Al’s early productions on Mobb Deep’s Murda Muzik album in 1999 began to grow his profile, which took off after the popularity of his production on the 2001 Jadakiss hit “We Gonna Make It.”

The Alchemist has been involved in many projects over the years. He released two compilations—2004’s 1st Infantry and 2009’s Chemical Warfare—a number of instrumental albums, mixtapes, as well as collaborative albums with Prodigy and Havoc of Mobb Deep, Curren$y, Freddie Gibbs, Action Bronson, Oh No (as Gangrene), and Evidence (as Step Brothers) to name a few. Al has served as a DJ for Eminem and Action Bronson shows, and Al has also been a frequent guest on Action Bronson’s Viceland food show Fuck, That’s Delicious. Al used vocal samples from the show throughout his 2020 album The Food Villain.

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