The Skeleton Key is the second collaborative studio album by American rappers and record producers Roc Marciano and the Alchemist, initially released on December 9, 2024.

The album is produced entirely by the Alchemist, and features no guest appearances.

[2] The album was released on December 9, 2024 as a $40 exclusive digital download on Marciano's website, with two exclusive bonus tracks, "Hard Drugz" and "Bleu Mouson".

The lead single, "Chopstick", and its accompanying music video were released on the same day.

[3][4] Dash Lewis of Pitchfork described The Skeleton Key as "a weirder, bleaker, more hermetically sealed take on prestige street rap" compared to its predecessor The Elephant Man's Bones (2022).