Nosetalgia

About this song

The title is a pun on "nose" and "nostalgia." Scent is the sense most closely tied to memory, and both verses include distinct references to smells.

What it's about

The song looks back on a childhood spent around cocaine, setting Pusha T's years selling the drug against Kendrick Lamar's memory of watching his father use it during the 1980s crack epidemic.

Fun facts

• Samples “(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right by Bobby Bland” and “The Bridge Is Over by Boogie Down Productions”.
• Sampled in 9 other songs, like “Slow Your Roll by Everlast (Ft. Aloe Blacc)”.
• Written by Pusha T, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Nottz, The Twilite Tone and KRS-One.
• Produced by Nottz, Kanye West and The Twilite Tone.
• Recorded at Studio De La Seine.