Machine Gun Kelly and Jelly Roll have shared the music video for his or her new collaboration, ‘Lonely Street’.
The observe, which nods to the John Denver traditional with a reworked refrain, was labored on by the pair for two years, in response to a put up made by Kelly on Instagram final Wednesday (July 24).
“8 totally different studios, 4 totally different international locations, modified the important thing 4 instances, and this Friday you’ll hear we lastly received it proper,” he wrote.
The Sam Cahill directed video options Jelly Roll and Kelly as down on their luck mechanics, alongside their companions, Bunnie XO and Megan Fox. In a bid to assist his pregnant spouse, Kelly robs a financial institution – whereas Jelly Roll refuses to become involved with a lifetime of crime.
In addition to pertaining to a reliance on alcohol in its lyrics – “When the times really feel lengthy and the nights get chilly/And I’m hundreds of miles away/I take advantage of alcohol simply to fill that gap/ Will our house ever be the identical?” – the video additionally touches on fertility points, with Bunnie XO seen clutching a letter with an infertility analysis on it.
It’s a subject private to each {couples} within the video. Final month, the ‘Want a Favor’ singer and Bunnie XO introduced they have been attempting to conceive their first child by IVF, and selected to share their journey on Instagram.
Kelly has additionally addressed Fox’s being pregnant loss in ‘Don’t Let Me Go’. Within the music, Kelly raps: “This psychiatrist retains evaluating / How can I dwell with the very fact / That my hand wasn’t on her abdomen after we misplaced the newborn”.
Each Jelly Roll and Kelly praised one another’s efforts on the music, will Kelly writing: “jelly you’re dwelling respiration badass and a kindred soul who has proven me the trail of redemption and what it appears to be like prefer to consider in your self in opposition to all odds.
“from us beefing 12 years in the past, and quick ahead to us placing out what i consider would be the largest hit of our careers but im proud to name you my brother and life feels higher realizing you bought my again. this lonely highway ain’t so lonely my buddy.”
Jelly Roll shared comparable sentiments, additionally taking to Instagram to write down: “What makes this collab so stunning is its two guys that got here from the very same kinda place with lower than zero % of creating it out it. Now we have identified one another for no less than 15 years now.
“And in true younger dumb vogue it was a tumultuous starting and principally it’s as a result of I used to be one of many many individuals that judged him earlier than I gave him an opportunity. however over time I’ve had the consideration of watching him develop into one of many largest artist on earth however most significantly I’ve watched him develop into among the finest fathers and people on earth.”
They final teamed up at CMA Fest in June, and Kelly continued his foray into nation with a cowl of Zach Bryan’s ‘Solar To Me’ final month.
