Twenty years is a long time to make the Dirty Nation wait — but D12 are finally back, and they didn’t come back quietly.

Detroit’s most unpredictable hip-hop collective has officially announced their long-awaited new album, D12 Forever, arriving June 19, and they’ve kicked the door in with a scorching new single, “Tear It Down,” featuring none other than Xzibit and B-Real. Yes, you read that lineup right.

With more than 1.5 billion streams, 10 million-plus albums sold, and multi-platinum plaques stacked to the ceiling, D12 never really left the conversation — they just left a crater where the next chapter was supposed to be. “Tear It Down” fills that crater with dynamite. The track is aggressive, unapologetic, and laced with the razor-sharp lyricism and dark humor that made D12 one of the most singular crews in rap history. Pairing the Dozen with two West Coast heavyweights in Xzibit and B-Real only raises the stakes — the chemistry is immediate, and the posse-cut energy hits like it’s 2001 all over again (but meaner).

Stream “Tear It Down” here: https://ffm.to/tearitdownd12

Speaking on the new era, Kuniva shared: “We’re stepping into a new chapter with D12 Forever, and it means more than we can fully put into words. There’s a lot of history behind this name, and a lot of growth that’s carried us to this moment. To the Dertyheadz who are a part of the Dirty Nation old and new — this project is for you. When you hear it, you’ll feel that nostalgia, but you’ll also hear where we are now creatively. The creative process behind this one pushed us in ways we didn’t expect. It’s raw, it’s real, and yeah, some of it might surprise you. But that’s the beauty of it. Growth without forgetting where we came from.”

While the full guest list for D12 Forever is being kept under wraps, the group teases a roster stacked with hip-hop royalty — the kind of names that define eras. Translation: clear your June calendar.

D12 are also bringing the chaos across the pond this summer for a trio of UK festival dates alongside Treach of Naughty By Nature and Onyx — a bill that basically doubles as a ’90s/’00s hip-hop fever dream.

Upcoming D12 & Friends Festival Dates:
June 19 — Manchester, UK — Albert Hall Manchester
June 20 — London, UK — O2 Forum Kentish Town
June 21 — Bristol, UK — O2 Academy Bristol

Tickets are available at https://allthingsd12.com/pages/d12-and-friends-festival

Two decades in the making, D12 Forever is shaping up to be both a love letter to the group’s legacy and a reminder that, when it comes to unfiltered, boundary-pushing rap, nobody does it quite like the Dozen. Hit play, turn it up, and welcome to the new era.

D12 Forever is out June 19.