André 3000 fans are rejoicing as Killer Mike has finally released his new single “Scientists & Engineers,” which features the OutKast rapper alongside Future and Eryn Allen Kane.
Taken from his upcoming new album Michael, the Run The Jewels rhymer dropped off the new single on Tuesday (June 13), and fans immediately flocked to socials to share their excitement at hearing Three Stacks put down the flute and pick up the mic.
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“Too much that I can’t communicate with all of them/ I do wish I had scientist and engineer friends/ Let’s go, get out of here, petrol is cheaper than it’s ever been/ And then, who’s to say when all would end?/ All I know is when the portrait paintеd, better have your portion of thе rent,” Andre spits. “A dollar more and you will get upgraded when you’ve think you’ve made it, you are then…/ Just tolerated, overrated, hope I’m eighty when I get my second wind.”
Listen to “Scientists & Engineers” below:
Fans have flocked to social media to praise the track, specifically André 3000’s verse. “Andre 3000 still got it man holy hell,” wrote one supporter on Twitter, while another shared a meme of Michael Jordan with the caption: “I’m Back.”
A third person called André 3000 “a real alien” before adding: “He can be gone for centuries and show up on a track and make you remember that he is STILL HIM!!! Killer Mike, i’m hyped for this album man. This track is CRAZY
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Another added: “WONDER WHAT IT WOULD TAKE FOR ANDRE 3000 TO PUT FLUTE DOWN FOR A SEASON AND PICK UP MIC FOR ONE MORE SPIN. SHIETTT MAKE IT A COLLAB ALBUM WITH FUTURE HE OG DUNGEON FAMILY ANYHOOO.”
Check out the responses to the new track below:
As good as fans think the verse is, André 3000 apparently wanted to initially pull it off the track — that is until he heard the final version and was wowed by Detroit-bred singer, Eryn Allen Kane, who sings the hook on the track.
“André 3000, he’s in Japan right now as we talk, playing the flute,” Killer Mike explained at his recent listening session. “He called me, he’s like, ‘Kill, I don’t know about the song, man. We just got a good rap record, man.’
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“And then Cuz [Lightyear] was like, ‘You sent him the final record?’ I’m like, ‘Nah.’ I sent it over with Eryn’s hook and stuff. He hit back with, ‘Yeah, yeah, you got the record. Who is that?!’”
He added: “So thank you, Eryn, I really appreciate you for that.”
“Scientists & Engineers” is just the latest offering from Mike’s forthcoming sixth studio album, which drops on Friday (June 16) and boasts additional appearances from Lil Wayne, Young Thug, El-P, Dave Chappelle, and more.
The album was also an expensive affair, with Mike telling Spin that he shelled out $500,000 of his own money trying to bring it to life, but that Cuz Lightyear’s passion for the record made it all worth it.
“So me and Cuz double round, like, all right, let’s just make a mixtape. We’ll put it out through Mass Appeal, that way, it’ll help get you get going over there, he said. “We start working, and Cuz was like, ‘Man, we are making some serious deadly records. I’m gonna tell you what we’re gonna do: your solo record. I’m about to pause my career. And we’re gonna get your solo record together.’”
“It was a Christlike thing to do,” Mike added.
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Check out the final tracklist for the project below:
1. “Down By Law” (f. CeeLo Green)
2. “Shed Tears” (f. Mozzy & Lena Byrd Miles)
3. “Run” (f. Young Thug)
4. “N Rich” (f. 6LACK & Eryn Allen Kane)
5. “Talk’n That Shit!”
6. “Slummer” (f. Jagged Edge)
7. “Scientists & Engineers” (f. André 3000, Future & Eryn Allen Kane)
8. “Two Days” (f. Ty Dolla $ign)
9. “Spaceship Views” (f. Curren$y, 2 Chainz & Kaash Paige)
10. “Exit 9” (f. Blxst)
11. “Something For Junkies” (f. Fabo)
12. “Motherless” (f. Eryn Allen Kane)
13. “Don’t Let the Devil” (f. El-P & thankugoodsir)
14. “High & Holy” (f. Ty Dolla $ign)
