The Alchemist, Westside Gunn and Conway The Machine To Release "OG Version" of 'Hall & Nash 2'
Reviving the 2016 mixtape for a physical release.
As if The Alchemist didn’t have a stacked year – delivering Flying High and Flying High 2, The Great Escape with Larry June, VOIR DIRE with Earl Sweatshirt and Faith Is A Rock with MIKE and Wiki – he’s revealed he’s cooked up one more major collaborative project to drop off before the year wraps up. The producer is reviving his 2016 Hall & Nash mixtape, a collaborative album alongside Westside Gunn and Conway The Machine, re-releasing the project exclusively on vinyl, CD and cassette tape.
“When I first linked with Westside Gunn and Conway The Machine the original plan was to do a Hall & Nash 2 tape. From the first day in the lab, I knew I needed these guys on my beats more than they needed my beats,” The Alchemist shared in an Instagram caption. “The sh*t was coming out crazy, they linked with Schoolboy Q one day at my spot and made one, we knew we had something good. While we were finishing the project, they signed their deal with Shady. We ended up changing the plan to drop H&N2, & over time used some of the songs for different things, but a handful of songs never came out, & the original version of the album was never released.”
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The release spotlights a vibrant range of vinyl – coming in purple, clear and black colorways polished off with orange accenting. The “Alternate Cover” vinyl, limited to 500 units, leads the range; the most expensive item at $100 USD, the vinyl sees striking artwork from Ral Duke as well as a bonus track tacked on the end. CD’s and cassette tapes see an “Alternate Cover” iteration as well, also boasting Duke’s artwork and the “Halal” bonus track.
Side A
1. Introduction
2. Ray Mysterio
3. Fork In The Pot feat. Schoolboy Q
4. Michelangelo
5. 94 Ghost Sh*tSide B
6. Pete VS Andre
7. F*ck & Get High
8. Judas
9. Hall & Nash 2
10. Halal**: bonus track, solely available on “Alternate Cover” vinyl, CD and cassette
Keep an eye out for Hall & Nash 2‘s physical release, landing on The Alchemist’s website this Friday, December 29 at 12 p.m. EST – and keep an eye out for more from The Alchemist in 2024. “already cooking an official HALL & NASH 2 . 👀 u have been warned ⛽️.”
