The Alchemist

Released: June 7, 2017

Featuring: Big Body Bes Action Bronson

Songwriter: Action Bronson Big Body Bes

Producer: The Alchemist

[Produced by The Alchemist]

[Intro: Action Bronson]
We are gathered here today, way-oh-way-oh
To commemorate a very good man, Brother Jedidiah
He stands about 5'8"
Two hundred and thirty-seven thousand pounds
Of pure beef, from the northern coast

[Verse 1: Action Bronson]
I wear the yarmulke to court to try to gain some sort of leverage
My lawyer puts a little molly in the judge's beverage
As a team player, you know what?
I'ma buy him a motherfucking Nissan Murano
Rabbi Rodriguez did the bris
Then a little piece of fish fell on the dish that he sniffed
Like a dog, that's his dick that he split
So he could go pick up his kids in a brand new whip
What the fuck?

[Interlude 1: Big Body Bes]
Oh, pardon me
I was out here busy living your lies
You've been dead your whole life
Oye, Alfonzo, pull up the car!

[Verse 2: Action Bronson]
Riker's Island runway show better than Yeezy season
This year the color green is in
Dog, I'm fucking crazy like Velcro sneakers
I'm playing with shit
Dog, I ain't playing with shit
Your frame will lay in a ditch
My chick is Asian with a twist
I'm so hard, you could cook a piece of bacon on my dick
Better be turkey though
So if these turkeys try to murk me, Moe
I'll let these turkeys know that I'm in Turkey, hoe
Shit

[Interlude 2: Big Body Bes]
We was 47 and a half deep on the strip
You was in front of the store with Team Jordan's and yellow pajama pants
That's a big no-no!
That's a BIG no-no!

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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