Veteran rap producer The Alchemist stoked the fires of anticipation in rap fans for his rumored joint project with Vince Staples after he tweeted his refutation of the Long Beach rapper’s claims that he takes “hella long” to complete work. Vince himself sparked the rumors when he appeared on Ebro’s Apple Music Radio show to make the claim that he recorded “30 verses on 30 beats” during a smoked-out session with Alchemist and Earl Sweatshirt. Vince said he got tired of waiting, so he recorded Vince Staples with Kenny Beats in the meantime.
However, Alchemist told fans Vince is “full of sh*t” today on Twitter. “I’ve had a finished 6 song EP with JUST HIM for over 3 months!!” he insisted. “MIXED! Plus mad songs with him and Thebe.” Alchemist has been known to send Rap Twitter into frenzies in the past, such as when he suggested he and Earl hid a joint album on YouTube under a fake name.
Vince is full of shit. Ive have a finished 6 song EP with JUST HIM for over 3 months!! MIXED! Plus mad songs with him and Thebe.
— Alchemist Type Beat (@Alchemist) July 30, 2021
Of course, Vince was rumored to be releasing multiple projects this year, so it’s entirely possible that this was always going to be the second project and this back-and-forth is just their elaborate way of promoting it (weirder things have happened). Either way, rap fans who were already champing at the bit to hear more are now absolutely ecstatic to learn that the sessions Vince mentioned had possibly born fruit.
Feed the people Alc https://t.co/ZmRB8kzT3p
— One Punch-In Man (@CineMasai_) July 30, 2021
Is this how y’all feel about silk sonic playing around https://t.co/yF02yRfMQW
— _Savvy Mcfly⚠️⚠️⚠️ (@SavvyMcfly_) July 30, 2021
Need that new earl and vince pic.twitter.com/zhhZtn7ndy
— LMTD EDTN (@JustDaAnt) July 30, 2021
— Craig Bro Dude (@CraigSJ) July 30, 2021
yo Al idk if you the man to tell but imma need that pronto
— Shogunn 🐍 (@DeadShogunn) July 30, 2021
Now that this tidbit has been revealed, I guess we’ll have to see if Earl chimes in to make his own outrageous claim, at which point Rap Twitter might simply implode. If nothing else, this whole episode proves that rap in 2021 has been more fun than ever.