Locksmith released The Lock Sessions Volume 2 this past spring and has continued to share more new music. He had guests on that project including Jon Connor, Rass Kass and Xzibit. In the past month he dropped the pro-Black “DOPE” which features Neelam, who is becoming known as the only Black woman Muslim rapper out now. “Ramp Up” is a collaboration with Maryland native K.A.A.N. who adds his fire-spitting delivery to Locksmith’s verbal artillery.  Both singles are lyrically stacked and have videos. Locksmith’s proves again that his pen is mighty and uncompromised. 

 

 

[youtube id=”xrSHeh5VRHI”]Locksmith attacks police aggression with a passionate video directed by Jesse Ray Diamond. The terror of those officers who abuse their uniforms is demonstrated when Locksmith becomes a car accident victim and finds himself facing a menacing confrontation between citizens and a S.W.A.T. team. Locksmith’s Ali from 2018 followed his collaboration album with Apollo Brown No Question. 

Locksmith and Apollo Brown’s No Question album is everything fans have come to expect from the California rapper and Detroit producer. No Question is thoughtful and full of vintage drums within eight songs that took less than a week to create. Apollo Brown and Locksmith spoke to Billboard about the process it took for them to make the album. 

Locksmith and Apollo Brown share their new song “Litmus” in anticipation of their of No Question album. It is a pared down combination of only Brown’s beat and Locksmith’s words, which Brown explains: 

“On “Litmus,” Lock just went off. He wanted a beat for this joint that didn’t have a lot going on, simple, but could still convey the feeling needed to shine a spotlight his vocals. Shit, he’s just one of those emcees that doesn’t need a beat at all, to be honest. Not alot of those [emcees] left. Dude’s just a monster.”

Fans can download “Litmus” now and pre-order No Question before the June 15th release date.