Roc Marciano has announced a followup to his great 2020 album Mt. Marci, which is called The Elephant Man’s Bones. Roc Marciano is not just a great rapper but also a great producer, having recently produced albums for Stove God Cooks, Flee Lord, Bronze Nazareth, and T.F., but this album was entirely produced by someone else: The Alchemist, who's been on fire lately, having produced modern classics for Freddie Gibbs, Armand Hammer, Boldy James, and more. It's Marciano's first album with a sole outside producer since 2018's Kaos with DJ Muggs.
The first taste of the album is "Deja Vu," and Roc Marciano and The Alchemist prove to be a perfect pair on this track. Marciano's noir-ish delivery is as subtly menacing as ever, and Alchemist balances it out with scattershot futuristic synths that ever so slightly brighten Roc Marciano's sound. Check it out below.