Mike Will made it. He's released his first solo album in seven years — and is starting to reset. On Friday, the legendary rap producer dropped the single “High3r,” featuring heavyweight duo Lil Wayne and Lil Yachty, from his upcoming album, R3 group.
“Sometimes you just have to hit the reset button,” says Mike Will. rolling stone “From LP.”R3 group “For me, this doesn't mean starting over, it means getting ready to release all the new songs that I orchestrated myself again.” (The capital letters in his quote are a reference to his 2014 debut album, ransom.)
“We are in the midst of a cultural renaissance, and after losing my hard drives, I realized that the challenges I faced were timely. I am excited to share the new wave,” he adds.
In an Instagram post the day before “high3r” was released, Mike Will indicated that he would be taking risks on the new album and “setting new standards.” He wrote, “I have always been and will always be the producer who brings together waves that we have never seen.”
Earlier this week, the producer shared a teaser video for the album featuring surveillance footage from the studio, featuring appearances from Chief Keef, Rich the Kid, Kodak Black, J. Cole, Future, and Lil Baby. He also considered stepping away from making music after 2018, before deciding it was time to get back into the studio. “I gave up for a moment when all my hard drives were stolen in 2018, then I realized I was the hard drive,” he wrote on X.
Mike Will's last solo album was released in 2017 with Ransom 2follow-up to 2014 ransomSince then, he has released more collaborative albums and led Creed 2 Soundtrack in 2018. Released a collaborative album Gotti made it With Yo Gotti in 2017, and collaborated with Trouble in 2018. EdgewoodThis year, he released an 18-song album alongside Chief Keef, titled Dirty nachos.
“When it comes to music, people want to know more about the product. More people are interested in how beats are made; how a song is put together,” says Mike Will. rolling stone Last year, as part of the Future of Music magazine issue, she said: “It’s just like food. If the food isn’t prepared well, it won’t taste good. When [music is] If it's not put together well, it won't look good.
“Some people have more experience than others, some people have better taste than others. I feel like that's where the magnifying glass starts to come on, 'Oh my God, how is this produced? Who put it together?'” he added.
