Morgan Wallen’s Controversial Rap Song From ‘I’m The Problem,’ “Interlude,” Confirmed To Be Part Of A Longer, Unreleased Track

Will it ever be released?

Looking back eight months later, it’s becoming more and more apparent that Morgan Wallen’s fourth studio album, I’m The Problem, is primed to be one of the most successful country albums ever released. From a pure numbers standpoint, it’s doing things never before seen in the genre. Debuting at #1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 albums chart, it allowed the Tennessee native to break his own record on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, as he charted a staggering 37 songs upon I’m The Problem’s debut.

In the months following its release, it continued its mammoth success. Though its #1 streak in 2025 was cut short by Taylor Swift’s equally huge The Life of A Showgirl, I’m The Problem’s 12 weeks atop the chart prompted him to take home Billboard’s Top Album of 2025, Top Artist of 2025 and over a dozen other #1 spots on their year-end chart.

At a monster 37 songs, there has undoubtedly been a lot to discuss about the album. From its plethora of #1 hits that include “I Got Better,” “Just In Case,” “Love Somebody” and “Lies Lies Lies” to the collaborations with Post Malone, Eric Church, Tate McRae, HARDY and ERNEST, I’m The Problem is nothing short of a marathon to listen to and further discuss.

It should go without saying that nearly anything that Wallen says or does is bound to come with controversy. Beyond the obvious off-stage controversies that include arrests, bans following his use of a racial slur and more, his pure existence in the genre has come with a whole lot of scrutiny. Of course, this is thanks to his heavy reliance on co-writers (sometimes upwards of eight per song) and most notably, his heavy use of trap-inspired production throughout his career.

I’m The Problem leaned into the trap influence even more compared to his previous work. Beyond his normal trap and pop-inspired flare on tracks like “Where’d That Girl Go,” Just In Case” and “What I Want,” Wallen would release two, for all intents and purposes, full-fledged trap songs on the record. The biggest and most controversial was undoubtedly “Miami,” which interpolates the legendary Keith Whitley’s “Miami, My Amy.” Upon its release, it received a bunch of pushback from both fans of the late legend and country purists everywhere. Despite the criticism, Wallen would take it up a notch and release a remix featuring Lil Wayne and Rick Ross on July 25th.

The second song that didn’t get as much attention due to its length is the sixth track on the album, simply titled “Interlude.” Written by Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak, John Byron, Blake Pendergrass and Rocky Block, it falls in between “Just In Case” and “Falling Apart,” and it’s an admittedly strange addition to the album. Featuring the heaviest trap beat present on a Wallen song to date, “Interlude” only lasts 44 seconds and contains a handful of lines:

“I’m why you can’t find love, I’m why the sh*t, don’t change
Yeah, if we’re movin’ on
Girl, we just keep movin’ wrong ways

Since its release, there has been a ton of speculation surrounding the track. Given its length and unfinished nature, many fans theorized that it was part of an even longer song, with some going as far as to claim that it was part of a feature with superstar rapper Drake due to their frequent appearances and references to each other throughout the years.

Morgan furthered that speculation last spring with this tweet:

With the release of his limited edition I’m The Problem CD Zine (or in other words, a book) celebrating the album last month, it was confirmed that “Interlude” is, in fact, part of a longer song.

In one of the interviews, titled “New Kid On Music Row” featured in the zine, co-writer, Blake Pendergrass, would note that “Interlude” is actually the ending of another song titled “Wrong Way.” Pendergrass would go on to explain that they all thought the outro to “Wrong Way,” which now exists as the entirety of “Interlude” had “a little more glimmer on it,” thus prompting its inclusion on I’m The Problem.

“Charlie Handsome, Rocky Block, Morgan, JB, and I all wrote a song that was ‘Wrong Way.’ The ‘Interlude’ is just the end of the lines in that song. Charlie, being rooted in the rap world, said, ‘Nobody in country music has ever slowed down and re-tuned the end of a song into being almost like an outro.’

Originally, the front half of that song slammed into that re-tuned outro. As time went on, I think that we all saw that the outro part of the song just had a little more glimmer on it than the song as a whole. I wasn’t there for the final decision-making process of it all, but they turned that outro into ‘Interlude’, which I think was pretty cool. It’s cool because there’s more to it than meets the eye. I feel like interludes on some albums are very unintentionally done, and this one was super intentional.”

 As of now, there is no further information surrounding the possibility of “Wrong Way” being released in its entirety.

“Interlude”

‘Still The Problem’ Tour Dates

April 10 || Minneapolis, Minn. || U.S. Bank Stadium w/ Thomas Rhett, Gavin Adcock, Vincent Mason
April 11 || Minneapolis, Minn. || U.S. Bank Stadium w/ HARDY, Gavin Adcock, Vincent Mason
April 18 || Tuscaloosa, Ala. || Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium w/ Ella Langley, Vincent Mason, Zach John King
May 1 || Las Vegas, Nev. || Allegiant Stadium w/ Brooks & Dunn, Gavin Adcock, Vincent Mason
May 2 || Las Vegas, Nev. || Allegiant Stadium w/ Thomas Rhett, Gavin Adcock, Vincent Mason
May 8 || Indianapolis, Ind. || Lucas Oil Stadium w/ Brooks & Dunn, Hudson Westbrook, Zach John King
May 9 || Indianapolis, Ind. || Lucas Oil Stadium w/ Ella Langley, Flatland Cavalry, Zach John King
May 15 || Gainesville, Fla. || Ben Hill Griffin Stadium w/ Thomas Rhett, Gavin Adcock, Zach John King
May 16 || Gainesville, Fla. || Ben Hill Griffin Stadium w/ Ella Langley, Gavin Adcock, Zach John King
May 29 || Denver, Colo. || Empower Field at Mile High w/ Brooks & Dunn, Gavin Adcock, Vincent Mason
May 30 || Denver, Colo. || Empower Field at Mile High w/ Ella Langley, Gavin Adcock, Vincent Mason
June 5 || Pittsburgh, Penn. || Acrisure Stadium w/ Brooks & Dunn, Gavin Adcock, Zach John King
June 6 || Pittsburgh, Penn. || Acrisure Stadium w/ Ella Langley, Gavin Adcock, Zach John King
June 19 || Chicago, Ill. || Soldier Field w/ Brooks & Dunn, Gavin Adcock, Zach John King
June 20 || Chicago, Ill. || Soldier Field w/ Ella Langley, Gavin Adcock, Zach John King
June 26 || Clemson, SC. || Clemson Memorial Stadium w/ Brooks & Dunn, Gavin Adcock, Jason Scott & The High Heat
June 27 || Clemson, SC. || Clemson Memorial Stadium w/ Ella Langley, Gavin Adcock, Jason Scott & The High Heat
July 17 || Baltimore, Md. || M&T Bank Stadium w/ Brooks & Dunn, Gavin Adcock, Jason Scott & The High Heat
July 18 || Baltimore, Md. || M&T Bank Stadium w/ Ella Langley, Gavin Adcock, Jason Scott & The High Heat
July 24 || Ann Arbor, Mich. || Michigan Stadium w/ Thomas Rhett, Hudson Westbrook, Blake Whiten
July 25 || Ann Arbor, Mich. || Michigan Stadium w/ HARDY, Hudson Westbrook, Blake Whiten
July 31 || Philadelphia, Penn. || Lincoln Financial Field w/ ​​Brooks & Dunn, Hudson Westbrook, Blake Whiten
August 1 || Philadelphia, Penn. || Lincoln Financial Field w/ Ella Langley, Hudson Westbrook, Blake WhitenThe post Morgan Wallen’s Controversial Rap Song From ‘I’m The Problem,’ “Interlude,” Confirmed To Be Part Of A Longer, Unreleased Track first appeared on Whiskey Riff.