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2024 studio album by Roc Marciano and the Alchemist
The Skeleton Key is the second collaborative studio album by American rappers and record producers Roc Marciano and the Alchemist, initially released on December 9, 2024. The album is produced entirely by the Alchemist, and features no guest appearances.
Background and release
A listening party for The Skeleton Key, held in Miami on December 7, 2024, was announced on December 4, 2024, via Instagram.
The album was released on December 9, 2024 as a $40 exclusive digital download on Marciano's website, with two exclusive bonus tracks, "Hard Drugz" and "Bleu Mouson". The lead single, "Chopstick", and its accompanying music video were released on the same day. The album released on streaming platforms on December 13, 2024.
Dash Lewis of Pitchfork described The Skeleton Key as "a weirder, bleaker, more hermetically sealed take on prestige street rap" compared to its predecessor The Elephant Man's Bones (2022). Sy Shackleford of RapReviews gave the album a 7.5 out of 10, stating that the album "holds its own, even with its sudden announcement and release", but thought that the album's short length "leaves more to be desired".
BrooklynVegan ranked the album number 11 on their "30 Best Rap Albums of 2024" year-end list (alongside Marciano's previous album Marciology).
