Description
Preorders Ship Early May
Street Date: May 8th
PRESSED ON GUMBY GREEN COLORED VINYL*
PACKAGED IN A GATEFOLD JACKET
*The colorway may appear different depending on lighting settings
POMPEII // UTILITY unites two kindred spirit rappers from opposite coasts within SURF GANG’s world-building genius. Structured as a true double album — MIKE on one side, Earl on the other — POMPEII // UTILITY unfolds through a rotating cast of side quests and characters from within its shared creative ecosystem. Jadasea, Anysia Kym, Niontay, Na-Kel Smith, and Lerado Khalil all make appearances, passing through the album’s vast terrain, while behind the scenes, SURF GANG producers Harrison, EvilGiane, Elipropperr, and Flea Diamonds (with input from additional producers) wield the gritty, raspy, animated beats that build its container. SURF GANG's previous production credits include Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky & Playboi Carti. Arriving on the heels of 2025 albums from both rappers — MIKE’s Showbiz! and Earl’s Live, Laugh, Love — POMPEII // UTILITY plays like a victory lap that traces their friendship back over more than a decade. Where two rappers going head-to-head might otherwise incite rivalry or comparison, POMPEII // UTILITY offers something rooted and communal — a shared understanding of care, joy, grief, process, and responsibility to something larger than yourself. A joint release via all three artists’ respective labels: 10k, Tan Cressida and Surf Gang Records.
Tracklist:
1. MIKE & SURF GANG - The Fall
2.MIKE & SURF GANG - MY WORST (rebuke)
3.MIKE & SURF GANG - Da Bid (feat. Jadasea)
4.MIKE & SURF GANG - NOT 4TW (feat. Anysia Kym)
5.MIKE & SURF GANG - THE POPE
6.MIKE & SURF GANG - AFRO
7.MIKE & SURF GANG - Minty
8.MIKE & SURF GANG - F.E.A.R. (feat. Niontay)
9.MIKE & SURF GANG - Tampering
10.MIKE & SURF GANG - Shutter Island
11.MIKE & SURF GANG - Back LA (feat. Na-Kel Smith)
12.MIKE & SURF GANG - Back Home
13.MIKE & SURF GANG - Kirkland (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
14.MIKE & SURF GANG - #FREE #MIKE
15.MIKE & SURF GANG - Man of the Month
16.Earl Sweatshirt & SURF GANG - this2shallpass
17.Earl Sweatshirt & SURF GANG - :( again :)
18.Earl Sweatshirt & SURF GANG - Home on the Range
19.Earl Sweatshirt & SURF GANG - React
20.Earl Sweatshirt & SURF GANG - Hot Water (Cahuilla)
21.Earl Sweatshirt & SURF GANG - rectangle lens
22.Earl Sweatshirt & SURF GANG - Leadbelly (feat. MIKE)
23.Earl Sweatshirt & SURF GANG - quikk
24.Earl Sweatshirt & SURF GANG - Ew!
25.Earl Sweatshirt & SURF GANG - Earth
26.Earl Sweatshirt & SURF GANG - Chali 2na
27.Earl Sweatshirt & SURF GANG - Sisyphus
28.Earl Sweatshirt & SURF GANG - Locusts (feat. Lerado Khalil)
29.Earl Sweatshirt & SURF GANG - Tour de France
30.Earl Sweatshirt & SURF GANG - Chicago
31.Earl Sweatshirt & SURF GANG - Book of Eli
32.Earl Sweatshirt & SURF GANG - AOK
33.Earl Sweatshirt & SURF GANG - Don't Worry!
