A rapper who exists only on television just put Big K.R.I.T. and Method Man on the same song. “The Porch” closes Murda ‘Nem, the debut EP from Lil Murda, the aspiring rapper played by J. Alphonse Nicholson on the Starz drama P-Valley.
The six-track EP came out on November 13 through Warner Records, according to its streaming listing, three weeks before the show’s final season begins. Nicholson is credited as a featured performer on every track, which is how the listing squares a fictional lead artist with a real voice.
Two generations on one porch
The pairing is the hook. Big K.R.I.T. is the Meridian, Mississippi, rapper and producer whose records are built on Southern soul and country rap; Method Man is the Staten Island veteran whose solo debut Tical is about to turn 32. On “The Porch,” the EP’s announcement says, Lil Murda trades bars with both, and Method Man gets the last word with the closing verse.
The title fits the setting. P-Valley takes place in Chucalissa, a fictional town in the Mississippi Delta, and Lil Murda’s music has always leaned on that home turf. The EP’s first single, “Homegrown” with FendiDa Rappa, was billed as a tribute to Chucalissa and arrived on September 18, ahead of the full release. Big K.R.I.T. shows up twice on the project, also joining a Memphis-flavored posse cut, “I’m On Now,” with Duke Deuce, Slimeroni and NLE Choppa. Saweetie and Finesse2tymes appear elsewhere, and the production is credited to the duo The Breed.
The EP by the clock
The listing makes it easy to size up. Murda ‘Nem runs 19 minutes and 24 seconds across six songs, an average of 3 minutes and 14 seconds a track. “The Porch” is 3 minutes and 27 seconds, the second-longest song on the record behind “Opp Opp” at 3:43. The shortest is “3AM,” at 2:31, which the announcement describes as a tribute to Big Teak, a character who died on the show.
That length tells you what the project is for. It is a quick, tightly cut companion to a TV season, not a full album, and it puts the heaviest guest names at the end.
From soundtrack cameos to his own release
Lil Murda has been building toward this for six years. Here is the short version:
- July 12, 2020: P-Valley premieres on Starz, with Nicholson as LaMarques, known as Lil Murda
- 2020 and 2022: his songs appear on the soundtracks for seasons one and two
- June 3, 2022: season two premieres; Megan Thee Stallion guests as her Tina Snow alter ego
- September 10, 2026: Starz confirms season three will be the last
- November 13, 2026: Murda ‘Nem, his first standalone project
- December 4, 2026: the nine-episode final season opens with two episodes
His duet with Megan Thee Stallion, “Get It On the Floor,” won a Black Reel Award for best original song, and Nicholson has picked up NAACP Image Award nominations for the role. Getting K.R.I.T. and Method Man on board shows how far the character’s music has traveled beyond the screen.
If the pairing sends you back to the catalogs, start with our piece on Big K.R.I.T.’s five-minute ode to Mississippi on K.R.I.T. Iz Here and our look at how a studio flood reshaped Method Man’s Tical.
The final season runs weekly from December 4 to January 29, 2027, with creator Katori Hall directing five of its nine episodes.
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