Standard release these days might call for new music to drop on Thursday night/Friday morning, but Smino has never been one to play by the rules. Besides, with a psychedelic song about martians and wordplay around MLK Drive, how could he sit on this one given the upcoming holiday? Announcing a new song earlier today on social media just a few hours before it dropped, the St. Louis rapper included plenty of alien imagery in his preview posts. “MLK Dr.” @ MIDNITE, tell a fren” he wrote on Twitter, complete with alien and comet emojis:
“MLK Dr.” @ MIDNITE 👽 tell a fren ☄️ pic.twitter.com/G2OiJFu7ya
— smi (@smino) January 18, 2021
His Instagram post basically shared the same info, with the caption: “MIDNIGHT. Drop 👽 if you ready drop 👽👽 if you want it . ☄️” and the single’s cover artwork, along with a picture of someone, who we can only assume is Smino, in an alien mask.
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Keeping in line with the funky and futuristic sound Smino has stuck with over the course of his first few projects, the lyrics get deep into double entendre like a line that references the title “I just seen a martian right off Martin Luther King.” Since the song is only a brief minute and thirty seconds, it is likely just a teaser for a longer project, so keep an eye out for more from Smino and listen to his latest above.
