IDK joined the revolution and enlisted special guest Lil Yachty on his booming new single “King Alfred,” out today via Clue/Warner Records. Rich with Civil Rights references, the song is a fitting platform for IDK’s urgent, high-stakes rap. With his knack for dizzying flows, raw humor, and cutting details, he’s the perfect voice for our overwhelming times.
“King Alfred” is a curb-stomp of a record.
Over the loud instrumental, IDK proudly proclaims, “Bring Obama back, tell ’em bring Obama back”�as he reports live from the trenches of his hometown, PG County, Maryland, mixing cool threats and deadpan boasts with aspirational lines. In the video, IDK dances in front of a bare building facade and holds court from a makeshift pulpit. The camera zooms in on Yachty’s mouth full of jewels as he chants his refrain.
Vocal snippets (and captions) from the late, great Gil Scott-Heron bookend the song and visual. Watch the video.
“King Alfred” comes on the heels of a fruitful summer for IDK. In June, he released IDK & Friends 2, the soundtrack to Kevin Durant’s SHOWTIME� documentary, BASKETBALL COUNTY: In the Water, which features tracks with heavy-hitters like Denzel Curry, A$AP Ferg, Rico Nasty, and more.
In July, IDK performed a stunning rendition of his timely 2019 single “No Cable” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Watch that performance.
https://youtu.be/FZUlvHVWB8M
Most recently, IDK put out the lavish single “Cereal” with Kenny Mason and J.I.D.