Alchemist Drops “Cobb” and “Palisades” With Blu

In late December of last year, Blu made headlines for a curious Twitter attack against Alchemist and Evidence, calling the two racist, among other things, and alleging that they support Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Evidence offered a gentle rebuttal, writing, "My people. Blu is not well mentally. We all wish the best for him. Very talented human who is having a hard time with life. Get better!” and “He’s still one of my fav rappers. Love goes out to Blu.”

While Evidence's claim that Blu was not mentally well fit the apparent narrative at the time, two new Blu tracks produced by Alchemist himself suggest perhaps something else was going on entirely. On "Cobb," Blu skates over Al's elegant keys, while on "Palisades," he's joined by Killa Kali, Big Twins and Planet Asia.

It should be noted that the songs were posted to Alchemist's SoundCloud page with links provided to the producer's limited 45 vinyl series known as Craft Singles. Whether Blu's Twitter tirade was a promotional effort, or he had a falling out with Alchemist after recording these tracks isn't clear, but that Alchemist would release and sell the singles suggests things have been patched up in the time since. Regardless, the new tunes sound nice and are hopefully a sign of what's to come from both Blu and Al.

Listen to "Cobb" up top and "Palisades" just below.