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He began his music career in 1991 in the hip hop duo

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under the moniker Mudfoot, along with now-actor

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(whose moniker was "Mad Skillz"). Due to his musical output from the late 1990s to present day, the Alchemist is widely regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop producers of all time. Together with his longtime collaborator Oh No (with whom he forms the group

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and

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, he composed the official score to the 2013 video game ''

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'' and hosts radio station The Lab in it.

Career

Maman hails from Beverly Hills, California. As a teenager, he began to identify strongly with the rebellious lyrics and urban sounds of hip-hop, and he began writing his own lyrics. He joined up with other like-minded artists who wrote lyrics and rebelled against their suburban surroundings. These included

Shifty Shellshock Seth Brooks Binzer (born August 23, 1974), better known by his stage name Shifty Shellshock, is an American musician, best known for being a co-founder and front man of the rap rock band Crazy Town, known for their hit song "Butterfly". He has a ...

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and

, son of

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. In 1991, a 14-year-old Maman and Scott Caan decided to become a duo named

. While rhyming at a party in L.A., they attracted the attention of

B-Real Louis Mario Freese (born June 2, 1970), known by his stage name B-Real, is an American rapper. Since 1991, he has been one of two lead rappers in the hip hop group Cypress Hill, along with Sen Dog. He has also been a part of the rap metal band ...

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. He invited the teens to join his crew,

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, which also included the groups

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and

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. In 1993, the Whooliganz released their first single, "Put Your Handz Up." The song received little radio airplay and their record label,

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, decided to shelve their album. Rejected, Scott focused his creative energy on acting while Al became interested in process of making hip-hop beats.

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took Al under his wing and taught him how to use a sampler and

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. After helping to produce a few tracks for Cypress Hill, Al became the main producer for his childhood friend Evidence and his group

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. When Dilated Peoples debuted in 1998, it helped promote Maman as a key part of its sound. Alchemist also produced several tracks on Defari's debut album ''

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'', another Dilated and Alkaholik affiliate. In 1999, Muggs introduced Al to his good friends the popular hip-hop group

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. Al produced two songs for its ''

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'' album. Impressed by his production skills and

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, Mobb Deep continued using his beats on all of the group's subsequent albums. As Alchemist's profile increased, he went on to produce for many of hip hop's most successful and prominent artists, such as

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Fat Joe Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper from New York City. He began his music career as a member of hip hop group Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.), then forged a sol ...

Jadakiss Jason Terrance Phillips (born May 27, 1975), better known by his stage name Jadakiss, is an American rapper from Yonkers, New York. He began his career in the 1990s as a member of the rap trio The Lox, managed by Ruff Ryders and signed with Bad ...

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, and

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. He has also

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ed songs for bands and artists in other genres such as

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and

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. Al stayed loyal to his old friends, continuing to produce for Dilated, Cypress Hill and Crazy Town. He also enjoys producing for lesser-known underground rappers, often giving them some of his best beats. In 2004, six years after his rapping career folded, The Alchemist put out his debut album, '' 1st Infantry.'' The album yielded the single "

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" (featuring

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, Illa Ghee and

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), which hit number ninety-five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 2005.

Feud with Ras Kass

In 1999, The Alchemist was set to produce three tracks for American rapper

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' then-upcoming album ''Van Gogh'', which was scheduled for a late 2000 release at the time. One of the said tracks was "Home Sweet Home", which was to be the lead single for Ras Kass' album. After The Alchemist received the first half of the payment for the beat, he said Ras Kass' record label ( Priority) was ignoring him. They later met up in August, at the

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in Pasadena, California, where Alchemist informed Kass that he'd been showcasing the beat to other artists.

would then go on to record " We Gonna Make It" over the same beat, on his 2001 release, '' Kiss Tha Game Goodbye''. When Ras Kass took notice, he attempted to stop the release by releasing his version of the song on mixtapes, to no avail. This prompted Ras to diss Alchemist in freestyles and on a track from ''Van Gogh''. Eventually, the beef ended so he could concentrate on his legal problems but still cited a loss of respect for the producer. In an interview with www.hiphopgame.com, Ras admitted that he was being stubborn and refused to listen to what the Alchemist was trying to tell him. The two have since squashed the beef and Alchemist produced the song "Past, Future, and Present" and did the intro for the song that appeared on the 2006 mixtape ''Revenge of the Spit''. In 2011, Ras Kass appeared (together with rapper

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) on fellow rapper

's album ''

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'', on a song called "The Red Carpet", which was produced by The Alchemist.

Other projects

The Alchemist is one of the music producers behind the video game '' Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars'' released by

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. He was also on Tim Westwood TV, when

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and Mr. Porter freestyled. During an interview with Worldwide Conspiracy Radio, The Alchemist revealed he would be dropping a 2-part project with fellow West Coast producer Oh No entitled ''Gangrene'', the first to be released in July, the second in November, both on

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. Alchemist was also the DJ for the Eminem set on the BBC1 chat-show Jonathan Ross on June 4, 2010.

Shady Records

Alchemist is Eminem's official DJ, since

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departed from

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in 2005 because of a dispute related to the feud of

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and Jadakiss. In 2006, Eminem released a collaboration album with Shady Records called '' Eminem Presents: The Re-Up''. Since the Alchemist is his official DJ, he produced some of the tracks on the mixtape, as well as compiling the album in a mixtape fashion. On December 18, 2013, he was named the runner-up for Producer of the Year by ''

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''.

Collaboration projects

;''"Return of the Mac"'' (2007) In 2007, the Alchemist and rapper

came together for a studio album titled ''

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'', that was released on March 27, 2007. The album features songs sampled from the

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era. ''Return of the Mac'' debuted at number thirty-two on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 27,000 copies in its first week. As of December 2007, the album has sold 130,000 copies. ''Return of the Mac'' was supported by three singles with music videos: "Mac 10 Handle", "New York Shit", and "Stuck on You". ;''"The Antidote"'' (2009) In 2009, The Alchemist produced an entire mixtape with rapper

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, called '' The Antidote''. ;''"Covert Coup"'' (2011) The Alchemist and the rapper

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came together for the mixtape ''

Covert Coup ''Covert Coup'' is the first collaboration mixtape by rapper Currensy and producer The Alchemist. The mixtape featured guest appearances from rappers Prodigy of Mobb Deep, Freddie Gibbs, Smoke DZA and Fiend and contains ten songs. ''Covert Coup ...

'', which was released April 20, 2011. ;''"No Idols"'' (2012) In August 2013, The Alchemist produced

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member

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' mixtape, ''

No Idols ''No Idols'' is a collaborative mixtape by rapper Domo Genesis and record producer The Alchemist. It was released on August 1, 2012, by Odd Future Records. The mixtape was entirely produced by Alchemist and features guest appearances from Earl Sw ...

''. It was later released on a limited edition vinyl. ;''"Yacht Rock"'' (2012) On October 31, 2012, The Alchemist released a free download from 9Five's website that was later released on vinyl. ; ''"Rare Chandeliers"'' (2012) ''

Rare Chandeliers ''Rare Chandeliers'' is a collaborative mixtape by American rapper Action Bronson and American producer The Alchemist. It was released on November 15, 2012. Production was handled entirely by The Alchemist. On December 20, a remastered (320kbit/s ...

'', a collaboration between Alchemist and

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, was released on November 15, 2012, as a mixtape. ; ''"360 Waves"'' (2013) The Alchemist was a producer and featured artist on Durag Dynasty's album 360 Waves. ; ''"Albert Einstein"'' (2013) Prodigy's second album with the Alchemist, ''

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'', was released on June 11, 2013. It debuted at number 175 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, with first-week sales of 3,000 copies in the United States. The following week it fell off the chart. ;''"Masterpiece Theatre EP"'' (2013) The Alchemist produced the Willie the Kid EP "Masterpiece Theater EP", which was released on July 23, 2013. ; ''"My 1st Chemistry Set"'' (2013) Detroit Rapper

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signed a record deal with

for an Alchemist-produced album; ''

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'' was released on October 15, 2013. ; Gangrene GangreneEchoplexMarch2014

On the album ''

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'' he and rapper Oh No performed as "

" on two songs, "Act of Violence" and "Under Siege". As Gangrene they subsequently released the '' Sawblade EP'' and the studio album '' Gutter Water'' in 2010, the '' Greneberg'' EP in 2011, and an album Vodka & Ayahuasca and an EP

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in 2012. Gangrene, along with

and Woody Jackson, contributed music for the 2013 video game

. ; ''"Lord Steppington"'' (Step Brothers) (2014) The Alchemist and fellow rapper

have performed as the duo Step Brothers. Their debut album was announced to be titled ''

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'' and released on the Rhymesayers Entertainment label. Talking about the album in 2010, Alchemist said, "I wanna create a sound for it. I don't want Step Brothers songs to sound like it could've been a Dilated Peoples song, or an Evidence song, that I'd rap on." A release date for the album was scheduled for November 19, 2013, but later the release date was pushed to January 20, 2014. There is also an Instrumental version for the album, that was released on Vinyl. ; "The Good Book" (Gospel Project with Budgie) (2014) In an interview for Dead End Hip-Hop, Alchemist stated that he had been working on a project related to the gospel. Later, on March 2, 2014, he posted a teaser photo to that project, which will be a collaboration between Alchemist and producer Budgie, and also retweeted a tweet from Frank The Butcher (the founder of BAU, which the project is going to be released on) announcing the project and saying that more information will be released two days after. Later, on March 5, they announced that the project is named "The Good Book", and released the first single "In Heaven's Home", feat.

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and

. It will come in a well-designed cover in a shape of a bible book, covered in leather, and will be limited to 1000. It will be released on March 11. The project will include mostly instrumentals and also some raps featuring Prodigy, Roc Marciano,

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, A$ton Mathews,

, Mick Luter, and J. Rocc. All Gospel samples. ; "British Knights – Which Ways The Beach Mix" (2014) On September 10, 2014, Alchemist spontaneously wrote on Twitter that producer

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and himself has something to release with Dr. Romanelli (that Al previously did something for earlier, the Diagnosis mix with Coca-Cola). Later he published a new 8-minute mix of beats by himself and beats by Samiyam for the shoe brand

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. The mix has an

verse (on an Alchemist beat) in it too. ; FASH-ionably Late (2014) Completely by surprise, on December 8, 2014, Alchemist tweeted that he and rapper

are going to release an EP together soon, and gave a link to the first video/single from the album, "Dreams" (featuring

). Fashawn tweeted that the reason for this EP is that sample clearances on his upcoming album, The Ecology, were taking too long, and he wanted the fans to have some music to listen too in the meanwhile. He also said that working with Alchemist is always a unique, special and different vibe and experience. The EP was set to contain 7 tracks, all produced by Alchemist and to be released on December 18, for Free. On the day of the release, a second video was released, for the song "Never Waiting In Vain" (last song on the EP). ; Welcome to Los Santos (Gangrene) On March 6, 2015, a while after

announced the release of the PC

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, it was announced that Alchemist and Oh No (Gangrene) will have a new radio station called The Lab in the game. In addition to that, a new song "Play It Cool" (feat.

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and Samuel Herring) was released. The song is apart from a new album of tracks inspired by GTA V named ''

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'' that was released on April 21, 2015. The album is a compilation album of new songs from a wide range of artists. The Alchemist and Oh No were involved in the production of the songs, and the album was released for the release of the PC version of the game. ; You Disgust Me (Gangrene) On

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, Oh No mentioned that the third project by

(the collaboration of Alchemist and Oh No) is in the making. Following the release of the ''Grand Theft Auto V'' score produced by Alchemist and Oh No, they revealed that their focus was now on a new Gangrene album. In an exclusive interview in the show "Jigga Juice" in an Israeli radio station (106.2FM) on June 25, 2014, The Alchemist said that the album is almost finalized. On November 7, 2014, Alchemist tweeted again about new Gangrene coming soon and then, Director

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announced that they are making songs and videos (more specifically, "songs for videos, instead of the other way around"). On January 14, 2015, Goldwatch said that the editing of the first video, for a single named "Driving Gloves" is done, and the video is coming soon. The video was released on July 17. Gangrene revealed the album title to be "You Disgust Me". The album was first released on iTunes, on August 7, 2015, and then on a physical copy a week or so later. ; Craft Singles On November 18, Alchemist released a single on his SoundCloud, featuring

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and

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, titled "Jabroni". Later he said on Twitter that it will be released on limited 45 vinyl single with an instrumental version, as part of a new single series, called Craft Singles. On February 11, Alchemist announced the dates of release of every one of the 4 Craft Singles Vinyls. The tracks were: "Hoover Street (Original Version)" by

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(March 11, 2016), "Any Means" and "Supply" by MC Eiht & Spice One (April 8), "Cobb" and "Palisades" by Blu (May 6) and "Jabroni" by Migos and Mac Miller (June 3). Some of those were already released online and Alchemist released the "Hoover Street Original Version" online on the same day of the announcements. On August 11, another song was released: "All for It" by

. ; The Carrollton Heist On January 13, 2016, The Alchemist and

announced their second collaboration on Twitter, entitled "The Carrollton Heist". The album was all recorded in one day, January 4, 2016 (Monday). Later, Curren$y announced a release date (and cover art) on his Instagram. The release date was set to February 14, 2016. This second collaboration of Alchemist and Curren$y was very long-awaited since rumors of a Covert Coup sequel (their first collab) were floating online back in 2012 until Alchemist dismissed them in an interview. The album was, indeed released on February 14, On DatPiff. Later, Alchemist noticed that the version there was not the final mastered one, so he uploaded the full mastered version to his SoundCloud page. ; Rap and Glorie EP On March 17, 2016, it was announced that Alchemist and Dutch rapper

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will be releasing an EP on April 2, 2016. The EP consists of 4 tracks and 4 instrumental versions of them. On March 25, 2016, a mini-documentary video was uploaded, showing the making of the EP. ; The Silent Partner On March 2, 2016, Havoc posted a photo on his Instagram stating that his next album is produced by Alchemist, and is coming soon. The title was revealed to be "The Silent Partner" and the first single, "Maintain", was released later. The album was released on May 20. ; Fantasy Island EP In December 2016, mixer Eddie Sancho revealed that he's mixing a joint project by Alchemist and rapper Jay Worthy. Much later, in April 2017, The Alchemist revealed the name and June 2 release date of the project, titled "Fantasy Island EP". ; The Good Book, Vol. 2 The Alchemist teased the sequel to The Good Book project (with producer Budgie) on his Instagram Story a couple of times. Then, on May 7, 2017, he surprisingly tweeted a link to pre-order the project and a first single, "Brother Jedediah", featuring Action Bronson and Big Body Bess. The project was released on July 21. Like the previous Good Book, it contains two parts (one by Alchemist and one by Busgie). Alchemist's part features lyrics from Mobb Deep, Westside Gunn, Conway, Royce da 5'9", Durag Dynasty, Action Bronson and more, as well as beats and some audio collages. ; Paris, LA, Bruxelles In September 2017, a Hip-Hop project was released by ''

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France''. The project consists of 8 tracks by rappers from Paris and Bruxelles (

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), with Alchemist helming the entire production of the project. ;

Fetti ''Fetti'' is a collaborative studio album by American rappers Curren$y and Freddie Gibbs and record producer The Alchemist. It was released on October 31, 2018 for streaming and digital download by Jet Life Recordings, ESGN Records and ALC Recor ...

A collaboration between Alchemist,

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and

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was first announced on January 4, 2017, through an Instagram post by Currensy. On September 21, 2018, nearly 2 years later, Currensy announced on Instagram that he had completed his half of the project. In the post, Currensy is recorded saying, "This message is to one Fredrick Gibbs. My half of Fetti is done. All produced by Alchemist." Gibbs would publicly respond to the post shortly after, commenting "N***a. Send It. I'm by the booth." On October 25, the tracklist and release date were posted by Gibbs on Instagram. In an interview with The Grinds TV, Gibbs stated that his half of the EP took two days to complete. ;Lamb Over Rice In November 2019, Alchemist and Action Bronson announced that a new special edition vinyl of Rare Chandeliers is coming soon, along with a brand new collaboration EP - Lamb Over Rice. The EP was released on November 22 and it contains 7 tracks. 5 of them are brand new, but it also contains 2 previously released singles: "Descendant to the Stars" (that was released on 2016 for Action Bronson's Antient Aliens show) and "Just the Way It Is" that was a part of Alchemist's

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mix "Diagnosis" from 2013 (sampling a Coca-Cola commercial). Boldface EP As Alchemist final project of the 2010s decade, on December 20, 2019, The Alchemist and

released their second collaborative project after 2013's My 1st Chemistry Set. It consists of 5 tracks, all produced by Alchemist. Prior to the release, a joint video for Ill Advised and Method to my Madness was released. LULU A collaboration between

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and The Alchemist, Lulu was released on March 30, 2020. A Doctor, Painter & an Alchemist Walk into a Bar On October 3, 2020, Alchemist released the album, ''A Doctor, Painter & an Alchemist Walk into a Bar''.

Personal life

The Alchemist was born Alan Maman in

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. He is

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and his father is a businessman. On July 13, 2005, the tour bus carrying

's entourage (including rapper

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as well as Alchemist) swerved off the road and turned over. Alchemist was treated for broken

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and a

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Discography

Studio albums

* '' 1st Infantry'' (2004) * ''

'' (2009) * '' Russian Roulette'' (2012) * ''The Alchemist Sandwich'' (2022)

Extended plays and other media

* '' The Alchemist's Cookbook'' (2008) * ''Yacht Rock'' (2012) * ''SSUR'' (2013) * ''Diagnosis'' (2013) * ''Nothing to See/Hear'' (with

) (2014) * ''British Knights – Which Way's The Beach'' (with

) (2014) * ''Craft Singles'' (2016–2020) * ''Lunch Meat'' (2018) * ''Bread'' (2018) * ''Yacht Rock 2'' (2019) * '' This Thing of Ours'' (2021) * '' This Thing of Ours 2'' (2021) * ''Cycles (Original Score)'' (2021)

Mixtapes

* '' The Cutting Room Floor'' (2003) * ''Insomnia'' (2003) * '' No Days Off'' (2006) * ''The Chemistry Files'' (2006) * ''The Cutting Room Floor 2'' (2008) * ''

The Cutting Room Floor 3 ''The Cutting Room Floor 3'' is the sixth mixtape by American hip hop producer and recording artist The Alchemist. It was released on December 25, 2013, through his own record label, ALC Records. It serves as the third instalment of ''The Cuttin ...

'' (2013)

Instrumentals

* ''Gangster Theme Music'' (2000) * ''Action/Drama'' (2001) * ''The Ultimate Music Machine'' (2002) * ''Lab Tested, Street Approved'' (2004) * ''1st Infantry: The Instrumentals'' (2005) * ''Rapper's Best Friend'' (2007) * ''Greneberg Instrumentals'' (2011) * ''Covert Coup Instrumentals'' (2012) * ''Rapper's Best Friend 2'' (2012) * ''360 Waves Instrumentals'' (2013) * ''

Instrumental Version'' (2014) * '' Rapper's Best Friend 3'' (2014) * '' Israeli Salad'' (2015) * ''Retarded Alligator Beats'' (2015) * ''The Silent Partner Instrumentals'' (2016) * ''Rapper's Best Friend 4'' (2017) * ''French Blend'' (2017) * ''French Blend Pt. 2'' (2017) * ''Paris x LA x Bruxelles (Instrumentals)'' (2017) * ''Rapper's Best Friend 5'' (2019) * ''Fetti Instrumentals'' (2019) * ''Yacht Rock 2 Instrumentals'' (2020) * ''Alfredo Instrumentals'' (2020) * ''A Doctor, Painter & An Alchemist Walk Into A Bar'' (2020) * ''The Food Villain'' (2020) * ''Man of Many Hats'' EP (2020) * ''Carry the Fire'' (2021) * ''Rapper's Best Friend 6'' (2021)

Collaborations

* ''Make Way For The W'' (1993) (with Scott Caan as the Whooliganz; album never officially released but was bootlegged) * ''

'' (2007) (with

) * '' The Antidote'' (2009) (with

) * '' Sawblade EP'' (2010) (with Oh No as

) * '' Gutter Water'' (2010) (with Oh No as Gangrene) * ''

'' (2011) (with

) * '' Greneberg'' (2011) (with Oh No as Gangrene and

) * ''How Does It Feel EP'' (2011) (with ChrisCo) * '' Vodka & Ayahuasca'' (2012) (with Oh No as Gangrene) * ''

'' (2012) (with Oh No as Gangrene) * ''

'' (2012) (with

) * ''

'' (2012) (with

) * '' 360 Waves'' (2013) (with Durag Dynasty) * ''

'' (2013) (with Prodigy) * ''Masterpiece Theatre EP'' (2013) (with Willie the Kid) * '' The Music of Grand Theft Auto V: The Score'' (2013) (with

and Woody Jackson and Oh No) * ''

'' (2013) (with

) * ''

'' (2014) (with

as Step Brothers) * ''The Good Book'' (2014) (with Budgie) * '' FASH-ionably Late'' (2014) (with Fashawn) * ''

'' (2015) (with Oh No) * ''

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'' (2015) (with Oh No as Gangrene) * ''

The Carrollton Heist ''The Carrollton Heist'' is the second collaborative album by American rapper Curren$y and American record producer The Alchemist. The album is a follow up to their 2011 collaborative effort '' Covert Coup'', and like this album, features 10 tra ...

'' (2016) (with Curren$y) * ''Rap & Glorie'' (2016) (with

) * ''The Silent Partner'' (2016) (with

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) * ''Fantasy Island EP'' (2017) (with Jay Worthy) * ''The Good Book, Volume 2'' (2017) (with Budgie) * ''Paris, LA, Bruxelles'' (2017) (with

France) * ''Moving Parts'' (2017) (with Lunice) * ''

'' (2018) (with

& Curren$y) * ''Layups'' - EP (2019) (with The Cool Kids) *''Burnt Tree'' (2019) (with Evidence as Step Brothers) *''Lamb Over Rice'' (2019) (with Action Bronson) *''Boldface EP'' (2019) (with Boldy James) *''

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'' (2020) (with Boldy James) *''LULU'' (2020) (with

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) *''

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'' (2020) (with Freddie Gibbs) *''

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'' (2021) (with

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) *''Bo Jackson'' (2021) (with Boldy James) *''Super Tecmo Bo'' (2021) (with Boldy James) *''Continuance'' (2022) (with Curren$y) *''The Elephant Man’s Bones'' (2022) (with

) * ''One More'' (2022) (with

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)

References

External links

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