Legendary producer Alchemis<\/a>t says that Jay-Z<\/a> makes sure to keep up with the underground hip-hop scene.<\/p>\n Alchemist spoke with Complex alongside his Alfredo 2<\/em> collaborator, Freddie Gibbs<\/a>, and the producer was asked to share his dream collaborator.<\/p>\n He said that he used to have a bucket list, but he recently worked with Erykah Badu, his goal collaborator for a long time.<\/p>\n “I always say one other person is kind of a no-brainer,” he added, to which he was asked if he meant Jay-Z, and he nodded.<\/p>\n COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what’s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n “Yeah, everybody wanna work with Hov,” Gibbs added.<\/p>\n “I’m closer to having a direct line,” Alchemist said. “So, you never know. … Shout to Hov, man. He did tap in, actually, and said that he fucked with the record and everything. That meant a lot.<\/p>\n “The thing about Jay, he is tapped in to everything. From the under to the over, which blew my mind when we were able to connect. He knows everything. He’s still a lyricist at heart. [Don’t let] none of those billions of dollars confuse you.”<\/p>\n Gibbs interjected to call Hov “a Jedi Knight,” while Alchemist made it clear that Hov has his ears to the ground.<\/p>\n “[He] cares and knows about the lowest underground to the highest top,” he continued. “He’s got it all, he’s Jay.”<\/p>\n Earlier this year, Alchemist appeared on The Breakfast Club<\/em> and suggested that his chances of working with Jay-Z were “probably” diminished because of his working relationship with Mobb Deep, whose founding member, Prodigy, had a years-long feud with Hov.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was tricky when P and Mobb Deep and Nas had beef with Jay-Z,\u201d Alchemist said at the time<\/a>. “It was always a weird thing. It probably stopped me from doing work with Jay back then. But that\u2019s the past.”<\/p>\n Still, he told the NFR Podcast<\/em> last year that working with Jay remains on his bucket list.<\/p>\n \u201cJay always been on my list. I\u2019ve been saying it for 100 years,\u201d he said at the time. \u201cI still keep the faith \u2026 I feel,\u00a0at this point,\u00a0it would have to be, hopefully,\u00a0a mutual thing, like, I would want to work with somebody that would wanna work with me. There\u2019s a couple that\u2019s brewing that\u2019s like bucket list s**tfor me that I hope happens. I still have hopes like that.\u201d<\/p>\n ComplexCon returns to Las Vegas on October 25\u201326, 2025, with over 300 brands and live performances by Young Thug, YEAT & Friends, Peso Pluma, Central Cee, Ken Carson, and more.<\/em>\u00a0Get your tickets now<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/a> Jayson Tatum Includes Jay-Z, Drake, and Nelly Among His Top 5 Rappers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ,<\/p>\n <\/a> Memphis Bleek Addresses Tony Yayo\u2019s Claims That Jay-Z Doesn’t Support His Friends Like 50 Cent Does<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ,<\/p>\n <\/a> Alchemist Says His Relationship with Mobb Deep ‘Probably’ Prevented a Jay-Z Collaboration<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Mya Reflects on Symbolically Marrying Herself, Being Celibate: \u2018It Wasn\u2019t a Choice\u2019<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Funk Flex Shouts Out Diddy, Says He\u2019ll ‘Come Through’ if Mogul Plays Madison Square Garden<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\nRelated News<\/h3>\n
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