Link Up & Suede

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{{Infobox album

| name = Link Up & Suede

| type = EP

| artist = NxWorries

| cover = NxWorries 'Link Up & Suede' - EP - Artwork, Dec. 2015.png

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2015|12|4}}

| recorded = 2015

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|R&B}}

| length = 14:43

| label = Stones Throw

| producer = Knxwledge

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Yes Lawd!

| next_year = 2016

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Link Up & Suede

| type = EP

| single1 = Suede

| single1date = February 10, 2015

| single2 = Link Up

| single2date = 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.{{cite web|last1=Laurent|first1=Fintoni|title=Knxwledge and Anderson .Paak release Link Up & Suede EP|url=http://www.factmag.com/2015/12/05/knxwledge-anderson-paak-release-link-suede-ep/|website=FACT Magazine|accessdate=Dec 30, 2015|date=Dec 5, 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Martins|first1=Chris|title=Anderson Paak on Working With Dr. Dre and New Album 'Malibu'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/6842874/anderson-paak-on-malibu-album-working-with-dr-dre-life-struggles|website=Billboard.com|accessdate=Jan 15, 2016|date=Jan 14, 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Schwartz|first1=Danny|title=Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge - Link Up (Radio Rip)|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/anderson-paak-and-knxwledge-link-up-radio-rip-new-song.1967507.html|website=HotNewHipHop|accessdate=Jan 20, 2016|date=Dec 1, 2015}}

"Suede" was selected as one of NPR Music's "Favorite Songs of 2015".{{cite web|title=The Complete List: NPR Music's Favorite Songs Of 2015 (So Far)|url=https://www.npr.org/2015/06/30/418593463/the-complete-list-npr-musics-favorite-songs-of-2015-so-far|website=NPR.org|accessdate=Jan 20, 2016|date=Jun 30, 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.{{cite web|author1=Lucas G.|title=Yes Lawd! NxWorries' "Link Up & Suede" EP Is Here & It's Awesome - DJBooth|url=http://djbooth.net/news/entry/2015-12-07-nxworries-linked-up-album-review|website=DJBooth.net|accessdate=Jan 15, 2016|date=Dec 7, 2015}} Link Up & Suede serves as a precursor to the duo's full-length debut album, Yes Lawd!.{{cite news|last=Hermann |first=Andy |url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/anderson-paaks-long-hard-road-to-fame-was-worth-the-wait-7169706 |title=Anderson .Paak's Long, Hard Road to Fame Was Worth the Wait |newspaper=Los Angeles Weekly |date=25 Jul 2016 |accessdate=27 Jul 2016}}