Link Up & Suede

Link Up & Suede
EP by
NxWorries
ReleasedDecember 4, 2015 (2015-12-04)
Recorded2015
Genres
Length14:43
LabelStones Throw
ProducerKnxwledge
NxWorries chronology
Link Up & Suede
(2015)		 Yes Lawd!
(2016)
Singles from Link Up & Suede
  1. "Suede"
    Released: February 10, 2015
  2. "Link Up"
    Released: December 1, 2015

Link Up & Suede is the debut EP by NxWorries, the Los Angeles–based duo of hip-hop producer Knxwledge and R&B vocalist Anderson .Paak. The EP was released on December 4, 2015, under Stones Throw Records, and was supported by two singles: "Suede", the breakthrough song which earned .Paak an invitation to Dr. Dre’s Compton sessions, and "Link Up", which premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show on December 1, 2015.

"Suede" was selected as one of NPR Music's "Favorite Songs of 2015". The EP also includes "Droogs", a Knxwledge remake of Anderson .Paak's "Drugs" taken from his Venice album, along with two instrumental bonus beats. Link Up & Suede serves as a precursor to the duo's full-length debut album, Yes Lawd!.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Anthrtime (Intro)"Glen Earl Boothe1:06
2."Link Up"
3:29
3."Datwhip (Interlude)"
  • Boothe
  • Anderson
1:24
4."Suede"
2:57
5."Dntstop (Interlude)"Boothe0:43
6."Droogs"
  • Boothe
  • Anderson
5:04
Total length:14:43
Physical version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Anthrtime (Intro)"Boothe1:06
2."Link Up"
  • Boothe
  • Anderson
3:29
3."Datwhip (Interlude)"
  • Boothe
  • Anderson
1:24
4."Suede"
  • Boothe
  • Anderson
  • Scott-Heron
2:57
5."Dntstop (Interlude)"Boothe0:43
6."Link Up" (Instrumental)Boothe3:32
7."Suede" (Instrumental)
  • Boothe
  • Scott-Heron
 
8."Droogs"
  • Boothe
  • Anderson
5:04

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Laurent, Fintoni (December 5, 2015). "Knxwledge and Anderson .Paak release Link Up & Suede EP". FACT Magazine. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ Martins, Chris (January 14, 2016). "Anderson Paak on Working With Dr. Dre and New Album 'Malibu'". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ Schwartz, Danny (December 1, 2015). "Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge - Link Up (Radio Rip)". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Complete List: NPR Music's Favorite Songs Of 2015 (So Far)". NPR.org. June 30, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  5. ↑ Lucas G. (December 7, 2015). "Yes Lawd! NxWorries' "Link Up & Suede" EP Is Here & It's Awesome - DJBooth". DJBooth.net. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  6. ↑ Hermann, Andy (July 25, 2016). "Anderson .Paak's Long, Hard Road to Fame Was Worth the Wait". Los Angeles Weekly. Retrieved July 27, 2016.