2025 might not be so bad after all.
Roc Marciano and DJ Premier surprised rap fans with a new single in “Armani Exchange” and have announced that they’ll be releasing a collaborative EP later this year. Ironically enough, this all came together by a chance meeting at Macy’s flagship Herald Square store in New York City.
“True Story. Several years ago I was shopping at Macy’s in Herald Square and I was passing the ‘Armani Section,’” Preemo said in a press release. “When I see Roc Marci there and he asks me when are we gonna do a record together. I told him we would eventually get to it.
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Adding, “Fast-forward a few years later, right before Christmas 2024, I gave him a call and told him it was time to get to it. I reminded him of that day, and he said that should be the title of the record. The tone was officially set.”
The track starts off with Preemo’s signature cuts as Roc gets right to his signature fly pimp rhetoric. “If it’s me and Preem, then it’s a smash hit like summer madness,” Marci raps. “Will Smith should do the ad libs/ While I mack bi—es in rich fabrics/ Mink draggin’ up in Saks Fifth/ Maybach G wagon, this ain’t even me braggin’/ Like Ali sneakin’ jabs in.”
If the rest of the EP sounds like this, then fans will be in for a treat. It’s not often that two legends link up like this. This rap thing isn’t just a young person’s sport anymore. Sometimes you gotta let the OGs show you how it’s done.
We’ll keep updated once the title and release date is announced.
But for now, you can listen to “Armani Exchange” below.
