Boldy James & The Alchemist - The Price of Tea in China (Discussion Thread)

[TheDarceKnight]

Still one of my favorite Boldy/Alchemist songs

It’s a great one. To me Belvedere and Bernadines were the big keepers off the deluxe edition. The other 2 on there weren’t as strong quality.

 

[Piff Perkins]

I’m curious too. I’d never have thought we’d have to wait 3-4 years. There’s a decent amount of studio footage on Twitter of them making songs the past year. I think we’ll get another one this year. He had a white board posted last month of upcoming projects and “boldy james album” was written on there along with Mobb Deep, Alfredo 2, etc.

I'd imagine he's kinda booked right now so it could be coming later. Gibbs tour this fall, Mobb album this winter, then a Premo tour, and by then it'll be spring 2026. Maybe that's when we'll get the next Boldy/Alc project.

Another thing I love about their projects is how much they stand out in a field full of drug raps via one rapper/one producer albums. Boldy's slang and drug raps remind me so much of Raekwon, which is a lane nobody is in right now. And Alc is of course leagues ahead of the loop producers out there. To be honest I'm kind of surprised we aren't seeing more evolution, production wise, in the underground. Conductor has layers to his beats but it's not too many guys besides that doing it.

 

[Corndog]

Another thing I love about their projects is how much they stand out in a field full of drug raps via one rapper/one producer albums. Boldy's slang and drug raps remind me so much of Raekwon, which is a lane nobody is in right now. And Alc is of course leagues ahead of the loop producers out there. To be honest I'm kind of surprised we aren't seeing more evolution, production wise, in the underground. Conductor has layers to his beats but it's not too many guys besides that doing it.

I feel like Futurewave is the guy, but he hasn't really taken off the way I thought he would after the Boldy and Eto tapes, which were fire

 

[Izanami]

KA would've been perfect for 'Grey October'...

I know he would've strangled the hell out of that beat...

 

[Izanami]

I'd imagine he's kinda booked right now so it could be coming later. Gibbs tour this fall, Mobb album this winter, then a Premo tour, and by then it'll be spring 2026. Maybe that's when we'll get the next Boldy/Alc project.

Another thing I love about their projects is how much they stand out in a field full of drug raps via one rapper/one producer albums. Boldy's slang and drug raps remind me so much of Raekwon, which is a lane nobody is in right now. And Alc is of course leagues ahead of the loop producers out there. To be honest I'm kind of surprised we aren't seeing more evolution, production wise, in the underground. Conductor has layers to his beats but it's not too many guys besides that doing it.

Conductor and V Don have been holding it down recently. Harry Fraud too. I really liked Bricktionary, Across The Tracks and Alphabet Highway.

@TheDarceKnight
Bernadine’s and Belvedere would’ve fit perfectly on the OG

 

[Animal House]

I feel like Futurewave is the guy, but he hasn't really taken off the way I thought he would after the Boldy and Eto tapes, which were fire

That’s my guy! Him and Daniel Son are perfect together. Also I’m shocked but not really, that Raz hasn’t gotten more attention. IMO he’s one of thee nicest mc’s out

 

[TheDarceKnight]

Just saw Boldy live. He did so many songs off Jackson and Tecmo, but not a single song off Tea in China. Dope performance but I wanted to hear Slow Roll or Giant Slide

 

[The Jewnited States]

Just saw Boldy live. He did so many songs off Jackson and Tecmo, but not a single song off Tea in China. Dope performance but I wanted to hear Slow Roll or Giant Slide

He was the headliner? Need more info on his performance. He have more energy in person?

 

[TheDarceKnight]

He was the headliner? Need more info on his performance. He have more energy in person?

Yeah he was dope man. No hype man. Hit all his words, had good energy. Here's a new verse he did for Photographic Memories. I missed the first bar or two but I wish this full version was somewhere.