After taking the stage during the Yeezus tour stop at Brooklyn's Barclays Center last night, Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes have officially announced a new collaborative mixtape titled "The Abstract & The Dragon", which may or may not include their new record "Thank You". Busta made the all-caps announcement via Twitter this afternoon.
"BREAKING NEWS! IT'S OFFICIAL! 1ST TIME EVER! BRAND NEW @BustaRhymes & @QtipTheAbstract MIXTAPE! THE ABSTRACT & THE DRAGON DROPPIN 12.12.13."
That's all the information we have for now. The tape will be followed by Busta's upcoming album "E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event) 2: End Of The World", which drops early next year via Cash Money Records/Universal Republic.
Below, listen to "Thank You" and peep Busta's tweet, and check out the tape's cover art in the gallery above.
[UPDATE: Official Cover Art Revealed For "The Abstract & The Dragon"]
As we reported earlier this month, Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes are teaming up for a joint mixtape titled The Abstract & The Dragon, following work they did together on Busta's "Thank You" record.
We posted what we presumed to be mixtape artwork when Busta and Q-Tip announced the project, however, today the Busta Rhymes took to Twitter to unveil official artwork for the tape.
Peep it in the last slide in the gallery above. You'll be able to cop the tape here on December 12th.