do+pe = no country for old men, the new collaboration between The Doors’ John Densmore and Public Enemy’s Chuck D, premieres the official music video for “every tick tick tick” today. Created by producer and director David “C-Doc” Snyder, the video transforms Chuck D’s original illustrations featured in the album’s vinyl packaging into animated sequences.

Selected as Record Store Day’s Song of the Year, the track is the first song to be released off of their forthcoming album, do+pe = no country for old men, which will be available digitally on May 22. A limited-edition vinyl in a special oxblood docs transparent high-melt pressing housed in a deluxe gatefold featuring Chuck D’s artwork was previously released on April 18, Record Store Day, a full-circle moment for the icons who first met at a RSD event in 2014.

A year later, Chuck D reached out to Densmore with an intriguing message: “You’ve got the beats, I’ve got the rhymes, let’s make do+pe,” sparking a cross-generational exchange rooted in musical legacy and creative curiosity. The result is a collaboration that defies genres and eras, bringing the driving beat of rock together with the rhythmic urgency of hip-hop. do+pe = no country for old men is part spoken word and part social commentary, built around the concept that “everybody gets older, but not everybody gets elder,” a lyric that evolved into the thematic core of the album.

About John Densmore:
John Densmore is the drummer for the legendary rock band The Doors, who have sold over a hundred million albums worldwide. In 1993, he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and since then, he has earned a Grammy® Lifetime Achievement Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has written, produced and acted in theatre productions (winning an NAACP Award), authored three books and contributed to the Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, the Guardian, the Nation and Chicago Tribune among others.

About Chuck D:
Chuck D is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and GRAMMY® Lifetime Achievement award recipient. He’s the co-founder of both Public Enemy and the supergroup Prophets of Rage (alongside members of Rage Against the Machine and Cypress Hill). He is recognized worldwide as a music pioneer, social activist, fine artist and best-selling author.