The Alchemist has denied that his Erykah Badu collaboration album was ever alleged to drop final week.
Most followers in addition to Badu appeared to imagine the venture, titled Abi & Alan, was going to be launched on Friday (August 29).
However now the legendary producer is denying that was ever the case.
He wrote on X: “Please present me the place i mentioned something was popping out as we speak.”
Please present me the place i mentioned something was popping out as we speak .
— Alchemist Kind Beat (@Alchemist) August 29, 2025
After followers posted receipts of Badu hyping the album, Alchemist replied: “This isn’t from me. Present me the place i ever posted this lol.”
He added: “If you happen to comply with me, you already know when i acquired one thing to drop i make it very clear when its obtainable and the place.”
His feedback are particularly complicated given Badu seemed to be below the impression the venture was dropping final week.
In a video assertion saying a delay to the discharge of the extremely anticipated album, she mentioned: “The Alchemist instructed me to inform y’all of the album will not be dropping at midnight.”
A launch date for the album has not but been introduced.
Badu and the legendary producer first teased a collab again in December 2024, when Alc posted a collection of pictures exhibiting them within the lab.
He captioned the montage “Life altering,” however didn’t elaborate any additional as to what they had been engaged on.
The duo later made the album official again in March however particulars have been scarce in regards to the content material of the venture.
Erykah Badu’s final studio album was March 2010’s New Amerykah Half Two (Return of the Ankh), which debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. Later that yr she launched her first and solely compilation album, Icon, and in 2015, she launched her first and solely mixtape, However You Caint Use My Cellphone.
Since then, the elusive artist has solely jumped on a handful of options – most lately being Rapsody‘s Grammy Award-winning “3:AM.”
The observe is an ode to the thrill of late evening love and options each artists paying homage to the folks that make them really feel greatest.
The duo first carried out the tune collectively at Badu’s 53rd birthday celebrations in Dallas final February.
