UPDATED: Zayn Malik makes his first appearance on a song sans One Direction.
Zayn Malik’s tackling Rae Sremmurd’s “No Type” is actually pretty legit.
We’re wary of any solo material Zayn Malik embarks on since his departure from One Direction, but his latest collaboration with Mic Righteous is surprisingly all good.
Per usual, shady antics surrounding any post One Direction endeavor ensue, this time involving the rapper featured on the track, Mic Righteous, being completely disregarded (and eventually shafted, seemingly) by the track’s producer, Zayn’s BFF Naughty Boy.
Lol @NaughtyBoyMusic tell the truth shah. We recorded them bars in ur studio months ago. .. Bout 'stolen hard drive' https://t.co/b679FlFnhC
— MIC Righteous (@MicRighteous) June 15, 2015
LOL NB just denied me like peter denied jesus, an to think we been mates for yrs. guess thats what not being in control of ur own music does
— MIC Righteous (@MicRighteous) June 15, 2015
.. NB been good almost throughout my career i ain't beefing him, but he's another puppet on a label and to lie like that ..
— MIC Righteous (@MicRighteous) June 15, 2015
@NaughtyBoyMusic why don't i do one better and drop the track where i tell the truth bout ya..
— MIC Righteous (@MicRighteous) June 15, 2015
Why r u like this.. 'The real one' ur just gona take my verse off and put krept and konans back on. https://t.co/rurU9P7NLx
— MIC Righteous (@MicRighteous) June 15, 2015
The unsigned rapper also took to Facebook to elaborate on the situation involving Naughty Boy:
Mental my own publisher gets my music removed from my souncloud lol, thats why i lost respect for them. Fuck stepping on…
Posted by Mic Righteous Official on Monday, 15 June 2015
Malik sounds calm and collected on Sremmurd’s song, singing “I ain’t got no time / bad bitches is the only thing that I like,” and while it’s hard to imagine our precious Zayn embracing a sexist lyric, his confidence makes it somewhat believable.
Listen below:
Oh, and a rap free version for all your One Directioners: