The Alchemist

Erykah Badu Teases First New Album in 15 Years, the Alchemist Producing

PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2025

Erykah Badu is working on a new album. In a new profile for the annual 'Billboard' Women in Music issue, Badu shared that she is prepping...

billy woods Announces 'GOLLIWOG' Album, Tour Dates

PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2025

After a huge 2023 and a slighter quieter 2024, prolific NYC rapper billy woods is back with another album. 'GOLLIWOG' is out May 9 through...

Watch Yasiin Bey and the Alchemist Perform Their New Album 'FORENSICS'

PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2025

Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) and the Alchemist are debuting a new collaborative album titled 'FORENSICS.' You can hear the two perform their...

Bastid's BBQ Toronto Gets the Alchemist, Slum Village, Raz Fresco for 2024 Edition

PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2024

Skratch Bastid will fire things up once more with another series of Bastid's BBQ day parties across Canada this year, and the lineup for...

Exclaim!'s 25 Best Songs of 2023

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2023

In recent years, the music industry has become increasingly dominated by solo artists rather than bands — but, looking back at the best son...

Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2023

PUBLISHED Nov 30, 2023

This was the year of the long-awaited payoff. After long stretches of toil and creative refinement, 2023 saw the dam break for a handful of...

Danny Brown Announces New Album 'Quaranta,' Shares "Tantor"

PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2023

Danny Brown and JPEGMAFIA already releasing a bonafide 2023 year-end list contender with SCARING THE HOES — but Brown is back for more with...

Earl Sweatshirt and the Alchemist Stretch Out (Just a Little) on 'VOIR DIRE'

Exclaim! Staff Picks

PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2023

The other day, my colleague Calum Slingerland asked me what's the first thing that grabs me when I listen to a new hip-hop album; I respond...