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The Secret Recipe
Cover:Lil Yachty - The Secret Recipe.png
Type:single
Artist:Lil Yachty and J. Cole
Ep:The Secret Recipe
Genre:Drumless hip hop
Producer:
Chronology:Lil Yachty
Prev Title:Tesla
Prev Year: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.

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".

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." J. Cole discusses his dissatisfaction with the hip hop industry, specifically calling out faux-activists who use social issues to gain fame.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Breihan . Tom . 2023-09-29 . Lil Yachty & J. Cole Team Up On The New Alchemist-Produced Single "The Secret Recipe.": Listen . 2023-10-03 . . en.
  2. Web site: Strauss . Matthew . 2023-09-29 . J. Cole and Lil Yachty Share Video for New Song "The Secret Recipe" . 2023-10-03 . . en-US.
  3. Madarang . Charisma . 2023-09-29 . Lil Yachty, J. Cole Cook Up 'The Secret Recipe' on New Collab . 2023-10-03 . . en-US.
  4. Web site: Williams . Jaelani Turner . J. Cole Delivers Bars of Fury With Lil Yachty On "The Secret Recipe" . 2023-10-03 . . en.
  5. Web site: Gonzalez . Alex . 2023-09-29 . Lil Yachty Drops 'The Secret Recipe,' A New Collab With J. Cole . 2023-10-03 . . en-US.