Man of the Year

Album: Oxymoron (2013)
Charted: 62
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Songfacts®:

  • The beat for this Oxymoron cut was supplied by Nez & Rio. The American production duo previously contributed production for a couple of tracks on Schoolboy Q's 2012 album Habits & Contradictions.
  • Nez & Rio's beat is based around American electronic band Chromatics' tune "Cherry" from the 2013 compilation album After Dark 2. The production pair didn't layer much else onto the instrumentation, just adding some banging drums.
  • The song's hook was first heard when it appeared as a teaser at the end of Kendrick Lamar's music video for "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe." The full clean version was then featured on the soundtrack to the 2013 video game NBA Live 14.
  • Schoolboy Q made his network television debut performing this song on the January 24, 2014 episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

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