Shady Nate & DJ Fresh recently released a video for the single, “Gimmie Da Loot,” and took the opportunity to announce the forthcoming release of their new album, Still Based On A True Story. The project will be the second collaborative album between Nate and Fresh, a follow-up to 2007’s Based On A True Story, and while the Bay Area pair have a handful of new videos planned, they’re releasing this new single first, to hold fans over as the July 19th release date for Still Based On A True Story approaches.
“Real Ni**a Recipe,” a song that also features fellow lyricist Jay Jonah, opens strong, with thick drumbeats providing a foundation for Nate’s heady, graveled vocals. DJ Fresh fills things out on the beat with pitched and echoed synth flutters, just enough to keep things interesting but skeletal enough to keep the focus firmly on Nate’s winding, quick-fire flow. And kudos to Fresh for playing the background so well; Nate didn’t earn the nickname Gasman for no reason, after all, and uses his time here well, laying out the ingredients for keeping things kosher when on the hustle: “Recipe for mobbin’/ I’m just doin’ my job and / When I say I’m on the run/ I ain’t talking about joggin’.”
Shady Nate’s new album Still Based On A True Story comes out July 19, via Fresh In The Flesh/Shady Nation.
You can listed to his newest track “Real Ni**a Recipe” here:
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