Roc Marciano and The Alchemist just dropped the video for their new song “Chopstick,” which stands as the first single off their new album, The Skeleton Key.
The Evidence-directed visual finds the pair cruising the streets of Los Angeles as Roc spits over the Alcc-produced beat.
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The tracklist and cover art have also been revealed, ahead of the album’s release to streaming services on Friday (December 13). Before then, fans can listen exclusively on Roc’s website.
The LP follows the duo’s 2022 collaborative album, The Elephant Man’s Bones.
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Get into the video, cover art and tracklist below.
01. “Mystery God”
02. “Street Magic”
03. “Chopstick”
04. “Knock It Off”
05. “Acid”
06. “Rauf”
07. “Chateau Josue”
08. “Skirt Steak”
09. “Cryotherapy”
10. “Make Sure”
The Skeleton Key will serve as Roc Marciano’s second album of 2024 following Marciology, which arrived back in March and earned a 4 out 5 score from HipHopDX.
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“Bar for bar, no one blends extravagance with economy like he does, parceling out morsels of brags that suggest generational wealth, feeding just enough at a time to keep ’em hooked and wanting more,” DX‘s Will Schube wrote.
The project was also well received by Marci’s longtime collaborator Busta Rhymes, who wrote on Instagram: “THE FATHER OF THIS SOUND THAT GAVE BIRTH TO SO MANY OF YOU IS BACK!!!
“JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER @rocmarci WAS GETTING PLATINUM PLAQUES WITH ME SINCE 1999 WHEN HE COLLABORATED WITH MYSELF, @raekwon @realghostfacekillah PROD. BY @xplargepro CALLED #THEHEIST ON THE #ANARCHY ALBUM 25YRS AGO!!!”
He added: “KNOW YOUR FUCKIN’ HISTORY AND DO YOUR FUCKIN’ RESEARCH!! NO RON DESANTIS SHIT OVER HERE!! BRAND NEW @rocmarci ALBUM #MARCIOLOGY LIVE AND STREAMING EVERYWHERE RIGHT NOW!!! RUN IT UP!! FUCK YOU MEAN!!!”
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Meanwhile, The Alchemist has enjoyed another prolific year, dropping the solo album The Genuine Articulate and a joint project with Hit-Boy and his father Big Hit.
The veteran beatmaker has also picked up credits on J. Cole‘s Might Delete Later, Big Sean‘s Better Me Than You, ScHoolboy Q‘s Blue Lips and Benny The Butcher‘s Everybody Can’t Go, while also producing Kendrick Lamar‘s surgical Drake diss song “Meet the Grahams.”
