Whenever the Alchemist groups up with a rapper for a full-length collaborative album, it seems like a vacation. Last yr, the Alchemist produced glorious LPs for Boldy James, Curren$y, and Roc Marciano. Today, he’s adopted these albums by getting along with the perpetually calm San Francisco veteran Larry June.
Larry June makes whole sense as an Alchemist collaborator. He additionally at all times sounds deeply relaxed and unimpressed with no matter’s taking place round him — a bit like a deep-voiced West Coast model of longtime Alchemist buddy Curren$y. On the brand new album The Great Escape, Larry June slides proper over the Alchemist’s fairly, cloudy instrumentals, and he sounds proper at dwelling.
Larry June has firm, too. The Great Escape contains a ton of visitors, together with Big Sean, Wiz Khalifa, Action Bronson, Boldy James, Slum Village, Ty Dolla $ign, Joey Bada$$, Evidence, Jay Worthy, and the aforementioned Curren$y. The entire file is overwhelmingly nice, and you may stream it under.
The Great Escape is out now on Freeminded/ALC/EMPIRE.