A few weeks ago, Lil Durk came through with his new album Just Cause Ya’ll Waited 2, an appetizer for his long-awaited project No Auto Durk with Metro Boomin. And while Durk has remained relatively active throughout this past year, Metro has been different story. For the most part, the acclaimed and influential Atlanta producer has been moving rather quietly, seemingly dedicated to working closely on a variety of different collaboration albums. Today on Beats 1 Radio, Durk took a moment to open up about the No Auto Durk sessions, which remain ongoing. 

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Specifying that the Metro project will be far more “turned up” than the highly personal Just Cause Ya’ll Waited 2, Durk reflects on how working exclusively with the producer is the dream of many rappers. “Metro don’t make himself highly accessible,” explains Durk. “For you to be different, to have Metro, it’s like bet. You do Metros with the Drakes, Futures, Thugs, 21 Savages, everybody don’t get a Metro by themselves.” When Ebro asks how many songs the pair will ultimately lay down, Durk isn’t quite sure.

“I don’t really know,” he admits. “We just record. One day, he’ll say thirteen. The next he’ll say nine. We record until it’s time. I want to do at least forty songs.” He also reveals that he doesn’t want many features on the project, though he would save a spot for Young Thug. “Future, Gunna, Baby, Meek,” continues Durk. “They’ve been showing me a lot of love since day one.”

Check out the full interview below, and show some love to Lil Durk in the comments section.

Metro Boomin and 21 Savage appear to be getting ready to release their forthcoming project, Savage Mode 2later on this year, or at least that's what it seems based on a recent tweet from the acclaimed producer. Metro hit the 'Gram where he teased a slew of projects that he appears to be readying to release later this year. Among them is the sequel to 21 Savage's breakout mixtape, Savage Mode that was in collaboration with Metro.

The NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES mastermind also teased the release of The Weeknd's forthcoming project, AFTER HOURS and the freshly announced, No Auto Durk with Lil Durk. Metro Boomin has been steadily locked in with The Weeknd in recent times, producing the single, "Heartless" and appearing in the video as well. The Toronto singer has yet to reveal a release date for the project but surely, it'll arrive soon. As for No Auto Durk, the pair plastered billboards in Chicago during All-Star Weekend to make the announcement official.

The latest teaser for new music from Metro arrived a few days after his criticism towards new music coming out, although, to his credit, he admitted old age might play a factor in his disdain towards some of the recent things he's heard in the game. Either way, new Metro is officially on the way and we couldn't be any more excited.

With the masses descended upon Chicago this weekend, it seemed to be the prime opportunity to test the waters out for what’s to come of Lil Durk and Metro Boomin‘s forthcoming No Auto Durk collaborative album.

The project finds its roots in a rare outing from Lil Durk last year as he unveiled his “No Auto Durk” track, notably stripping away the auto-tuned melodies that characterize his catalog to simply deliver on bars. The response was so great that it earned him a gold plaque and spawned a reprise with his “Blika Blika” track.

In December, Durk implored his followers to tag producer Metro Boomin under a picture of his on Instagram in order to convince him to produce an entire No Auto album. Metro Boomin hopped in the comment sections with affirmative energy, and this weekend the seed that was [lanted began to sprout forth in the form of a large poster plastered around Chicago, teasing the album as coming soon.

“Y’all say y’all want dat old durk so don’t complain when this shit shake y’all city upside down,” the Chicago emcee warned late last year.

Just when the project will land is unclear, but it seems we’ll be getting that full-length No Auto Durk sooner than later.