Hip-hop legend Slick Rick and acclaimed musician, actor, and filmmaker Idris Elba have launched their first official collaboration, “Badman Era.” Directed by Grammy winner Meji Alabi, the monitor and video arrive as a bonus launch from Slick Rick’s not too long ago debuted visible album VICTORY.

Recorded at Elba’s 7WALLACE Studios in London, the music is a fusion of storytelling, fashion, and cultural satisfaction. The accompanying video, shot on South London’s iconic Electrical Avenue the place Slick Rick grew up, honors each artists’ shared British roots whereas delivering a poetic tribute to id and artistry.

“‘Badman Era’ is fashion, energy, and storytelling — rooted within the brotherhood between Idris and I infused with the grit and glory of South London,” stated Slick Rick. Elba added, “My technology of creation was born out of originality. That is really who we’re and what we skilled in life, our influences had been us.”

The one, clocking in at 4 and a half minutes, may also be launched as a restricted version 45 RPM document. As a part of the broader VICTORY venture, government produced by Slick Rick and Elba, “Badman Era” extends a cross-continental imaginative and prescient that features collaborations with Nas, Giggs, and Estelle.