Black Thought and Mach-Hommy, two of the sport’s most harmful MCs, are becoming a member of forces for a full-length album.
Mach confirmed the information in his newest publication, telling followers: “I’ve a couple of initiatives within the chamber: one with August Fanon, one with Ras G … and final, however not least, Black-Hommy.”
Additional particulars, together with a launch date, stay beneath wraps for now.
The pair first teased a mission collectively in an interview with Pigeons & Planes again in 2024.
“Typically I ship cats’ verses again as a result of it’s like, I don’t consider it sufficient,” Black Thought stated. “So once you discover any person that’s on that very same kind time, it’s going to finest serve the tradition for y’all to collab. So I feel we’re most likely gonna proceed to construct.”
Mach added: “Oh yeah, we’re constructing, I received a folder for you.”
The lyrical heavyweights have already given us a glimpse of their in-studio chemistry on “Copy Chilly,” from Mach’s 2024 album #RICHAXXHAITIAN, in addition to Your Previous Droog‘s 2020 track “Pravda” which additionally featured El-P and Tha God Fahim.
“I made this track like a decade in the past … and the inside voice is like ‘Black Thought.’ After which the rational thoughts is like, ‘fuck outta right here,’” Mach advised Pigeons & Planes whereas explaining how “Copy Chilly” took place.
“So I put it away, as a result of that’s by no means gonna occur. Then 10 years later I’ve received Black Thought in my cellphone, speaking about some, ‘The place’s the file? When are we gonna cook dinner?’”
The respect is mutual. Throughout an look on his Roots bandmate Questlove‘s Questlove Supreme podcast in 2023, Black Thought named Mach-Hommy as one of many 5 rappers he feels deserves extra credit score.
“That’s my ace,” he stated. “I feel he’s a type of ones. Somebody who understands a sensibility of, you understand, an individual who’s been round for the reason that ’90s, however who additionally nonetheless feels innovative. I feel his affiliation with the entire Griselda household and that motion, however the best way that he’s distinctly totally different, is big too.”
If Black-Hommy is subsequent on the agenda for each MCs, it is going to function Mach-Hommy’s first album in two years following the aforementioned #RICHAXXHAITIAN, whereas Black Thought’s most up-to-date mission, Wonderful Recreation with El Michels Affair, dropped in 2023.
The Philly native additionally seems to be readying a second full-length collaboration with Grammy-winning producer Hazard Mouse, the sequel to their acclaimed 2022 effort Cheat Codes.
