"Suede" is a song by

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-based duo NxWorries, released as the

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of their debut EP, '' Link Up & Suede''. The song premiered on February 10, 2015, on

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page and was made available for purchase at the Stones Throw Store and iTunes Store along with the EP's release on December 4, 2015. The song contains a slowed-down sample of " The Bottle" as written and performed by

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. The song became a viral hit, with more than a million SoundCloud listens and nearly as many

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plays. Vocalist Anderson .Paak played the track to hip hop mogul

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during sessions of the latter's ''Compton'' album.

loved the track and it eventually resulted in .Paak featuring on six tracks on the album. "Suede" was selected as one of

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's "Favorite Songs of 2015" and made the list of the "Top 10 Most Viral Tracks" in the

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at no. 7 on

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Music video

On August 25, 2015, the accompanying

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premiered on Stones Throw's

. Directed by

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, the video starts with Knxwledge in a vintage red convertible, parking in front of a house. Anderson .Paak is then seen jumping off the house's roof to escape a mystery pursuer chasing after him with a dog, and gets in the car. From there, the duo are cruising through the sunny streets of Southern California, picking up two stylish young ladies. In another sequence, Paak boldly stares into the camera from the passenger seat and asks: "Who the fuck called me a player? / I ain't one of these young niggas out here sweatin' for a pay stub / I'm a coach / I'ma teach these bitches how to lay up!" Just to prove it, the scene cuts to a

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skit of Paak schooling a young woman on the basketball court. Before the video ends, there is a preview of "Lyk Dis", a single from the duo's full-length debut album, '' Yes Lawd!''.

References

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