The Recipe (Kendrick Lamar song)

"The Recipe"
Single by Kendrick Lamar featuring Dr. Dre
from the album good kid, m.A.A.d city (Deluxe Edition)
ReleasedApril 3, 2012 (2012-04-03)
Recorded2012
GenreWest Coast hip hop
Length5:52
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Scoop DeVille
Kendrick Lamar singles chronology
"Hood Gone Love It"
(2011)
"The Recipe"
(2012)
"Swimming Pools (Drank)"
(2012)
Dr. Dre singles chronology
"I Need a Doctor"
(2011)
"The Recipe"
(2012)
"New Day"
(2012)
Music video
"The Recipe" on YouTube

"The Recipe" is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar. It was released on April 3, 2012, as the first single from his major label debut Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012). The song, however, only made the deluxe edition of the album.

The song, produced by West Coast record producer Scoop DeVille, features a guest appearance from Lamar's mentor, record producer and rapper Dr. Dre, who also mixed the record alongside TDE's engineer MixedByAli.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Kendrick Lamar – "The Recipe" (Feat. Dr. Dre)". Stereogum. April 2, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "Kendrick Lamar Readies Debut Single The Recipe". 2DopeBoyz. March 30, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012.