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The rapper recruits Idris Elba who spits just as hard as the legend himself

Last Updated: 20th September 2025

Slick Rick is riding high following the hype of his comeback album. How does he saddle up? He drops new music — Badman Generation.

Joining him is Idris Elba — known to DJ and spit bars — this time he does so alongside one of hip-hop’s most renowned names.

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Their new single launches into a diatribe about the new generation and how today’s so-called tough guys are far from what they project.

The Music Video

Both sport an iconic oversized chain, while Elba licks loose a trove of narratives, perching up on a glinting car against the unmistakable backdrop of London.

Rick equally arrives in style, rising from a barber shop chair, representing his fresh drop for new label Mass Appeal. Wearing a purple hoodie and his signature eyepatch, he leads the pack as the visuals tap old to new school imagery.