The Secret Recipe

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"The Secret Recipe"
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Single by Lil Yachty and J. Cole
from the EP The Secret Recipe
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2023 (2023-09-28)
Genre Drumless hip hop
Length4:08
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lil Yachty singles chronology
"Tesla"
(2023)		"The Secret Recipe"
(2023)
J. Cole singles chronology
"There I Go"
(2023)		"The Secret Recipe"
(2023)		"First Person Shooter"
(2023)

"The Secret Recipe" is a song by American rappers Lil Yachty and J. Cole. It was released on September 29, 2023, as the lead single from the former's EP of the same name. [1] Lil Yachty and Cole wrote the song with the former producing alongside Rawbone and 98k.

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Background

Following anti-J. Cole tweets by Lil Yachty in 2011 and 2012, the two were believed to have "beef". [2] Following "Everybody Dies", a 2016 J. Cole song containing a perceived diss at Lil Yachty, Lil Yachty said that he doesn't listen to J. Cole, but he "fuck(s) with J. Cole". [2]

Composition and lyrics

"The Secret Recipe" contains a jazz-infused beat, with similar traits to Lil Yachty's psychedelic rock influenced Lets Start Here . [3]

Lil Yachty raps about his sobriety, echoing a statement made during a Rolling Stone interview earlier in the year. He said "I can’t record music on drugs. I have to be fully sober", further explaining that "I don't have to be high to make it sound high." [3] J. Cole discusses his dissatisfaction with the hip hop industry, specifically calling out faux-activists who use social issues to gain fame. [4] [5]

Charts

Chart performance for "The Secret Recipe"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 92
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 31

References

  1. ↑ Breihan, Tom (September 29, 2023). "Lil Yachty & J. Cole Team Up On The New Alchemist-Produced Single "The Secret Recipe.": Listen". Stereogum . Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Strauss, Matthew (September 29, 2023). "J. Cole and Lil Yachty Share Video for New Song "The Secret Recipe"". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Madarang, Charisma (September 29, 2023). "Lil Yachty, J. Cole Cook Up 'The Secret Recipe' on New Collab". Rolling Stone . Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ Williams, Jaelani Turner. "J. Cole Delivers Bars of Fury With Lil Yachty On "The Secret Recipe"". Okayplayer . Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  5. ↑ Gonzalez, Alex (September 29, 2023). "Lil Yachty Drops 'The Secret Recipe,' A New Collab With J. Cole". Uproxx . Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Lil Yachty Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Lil Yachty Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
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