Madlib and New York rapper Your Old Droog—who document collectively as Droogie Otis—have recruited Killer Mike for a brand new tune. “The Edge” options one of many first beats Madlib despatched out after his life was upended by the California wildfires, a press launch notes. Watch the observe’s animated video under.
“The Edge is a kind of songs I dreamed of creating,” Your Outdated Droog stated in an announcement. “It feels elevated. It looks like a suit-and-tie affair. It looks like an award present. It’s nice to share that figurative stage with Killer Mike.” “The Edge” will seem alongside previous collaborations with Boldy James and Black Thought on a forthcoming Droogie Otis mission, the press launch provides.
Final yr, Killer Mike shared the album Michael & the Mighty Midnight Revival, Songs for Sinners and Saints. He and Madlib are each within the midst of authorized woes: Mike is currently suing the safety firm answerable for his arrest on the 2024 Grammys and Madlib is within the midst of a court battle along with his former supervisor.
Learn Paul A. Thompson’s evaluation of the demos for Madlib and MF Doom’s 2004 album as Madvillain, Madvillainy.