Link Up & Suede

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.^[1][2][3]

Link Up & Suede
EP by NxWorries
Released	December 4, 2015 (2015-12-04)
Recorded	2015
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	14:43
Label	Stones Throw
Producer	Knxwledge
NxWorries chronology
Link Up & Suede (2015) Yes Lawd! (2016)
Singles from Link Up & Suede
"Suede" Released: February 10, 2015 "Link Up" Released: December 1, 2015

"Suede" was selected as one of NPR Music's "Favorite Songs of 2015".^[4] The EP also includes "Droogs", a Knxwledge remake of Anderson .Paak's "Drugs" taken from his Venice album, along with two instrumental bonus beats.^[5] Link Up & Suede serves as a precursor to the duo's full-length debut album, Yes Lawd!.^[1][6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Anthrtime (Intro)"	Glen Earl Boothe	1:06
2.	"Link Up"	Boothe Brandon Anderson	3:29
3.	"Datwhip (Interlude)"	Boothe Anderson	1:24
4.	"Suede"	Boothe Anderson Gilbert Scott-Heron	2:57
5.	"Dntstop (Interlude)"	Boothe	0:43
6.	"Droogs"	Boothe Anderson	5:04
Total length:			14:43

Physical version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Anthrtime (Intro)"	Boothe	1:06
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)"	Boothe	0:43
6.	"Link Up" (Instrumental)	Boothe	3:32
7.	"Suede" (Instrumental)	Boothe Scott-Heron
8.	"Droogs"	Boothe Anderson	5:04

Personnel

• Cole M.G.N. – mixing
• Eric Coleman – photography
• Dave Cooley – mastering
• Jeff Jank – design
• Knxwledge – producer
• Anderson Paak – vocalist and producer
• NxWorries – primary artist
• Dewey Saunders – illustrations