The Secret Recipe

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"The Secret Recipe"
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

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