Following Malik's departure from internationally-famous boy band One Direction, and Death Grips releasing the second half of their "final" album The Powers That B almost simultaneously, it would only make sense to push for a merger. This is further supported by the fact that:

1. The last track on The Powers That B is titled Death Grips 2.0, which strongly indicates the need for a new member, the role of which Malik would fulfill perfectly.

2. Nobody has ever done bubblegum pop lyrics + vocals over harsh, abrasive, industrial, experimental production before and that's fucking criminal.

3. It would add further weight to Death Grips's reputation of being totally unpredictable and left-field and contribute to Malik's fledgling bad-boy image (which every boy band member HAS to have).

4. Mostly I just wanna hear the contrast between Stefan "MC Ride" Burnett caterwauling and Zayn singing simultaneously and feel extremely disoriented (like every proper Death Grips song/record should leave you feeling). Death Grips's (hopefully) new incarnation would need a new way to sonically discombobulate and this seems like the perfect way to do that and keep people wondering what they have next UP THEIR SLEEVES UP THEIR SLEEVES UP THEIR SLEEVES UP THEIR SLEEVES UP THEIR SLEEVES UP THEIR SLEEVES UP THEIR SLEEVES UP THEIR SLEEVES UP THEIR SLEEVES UP THEIR SLEEVES UP THEIR SLEEVES UP THEIR SLEEVES UP THEIR SLEEVES UP THEIR SLEEVES