IDK Partners With Shady Records and Interscope

By Miles Carter, November 14, 2026

IDK has partnered with Shady Records and Interscope Records "for all future releases," according to an Interscope Capitol press release issued Nov 13, 2026. The deal was announced alongside "Welcome," his new single with Eminem, produced by J Dilla, which KAZI covered as a song. Mike Winslow at AllHipHop reported that Interscope's announcement did not disclose financial terms or the length of the partnership. The label's release names no terms either.

Two statements

IDK gave different statements to different outlets. In an exclusive email statement to The FADER, reported by Kiki Dekel, he wrote: "Of course, to get to the point where I have a partnership with the most legendary hip-hop label and the biggest rapper of all time it's not only surreal but feels like what my calling has always led towards."

The statement carried by Michael Saponara at Billboard goes back to the records he grew up on: "The first rap album I've ever owned was 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin'. A Shady Records release. The first raps I made it a point to memorize were Eminem raps." Interscope's own release carries the same lines.

NO PLAN B

The label also points to a five-minute mini-documentary, "NO PLAN B (Mini-Documentary ft. IDK & EMINEM)," posted to IDK's official YouTube channel on Nov 12, 2026. According to Interscope's release, the film goes back to his early days in the DMV, when hearing 50 Cent and Eminem as a kid inspired him to rap, and ends in the present, with IDK talking through his rise with Eminem himself.

IDK, "NO PLAN B (Mini-Documentary ft. IDK & EMINEM)"

The partnership follows his mixtape e.t.d.s., which the release calls his tenth full-length project. No new project has been announced under the deal. The release says only that "Welcome" is "just the start."