"Nosetalgia" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Pusha T from his debut studio album My Name Is My Name (2013). "Nosetalgia" features vocals from American rapper Kendrick Lamar, with production handled by Nottz, Kanye West and additional production by The Twilite Tone. The hip hop song features both artists rapping about their experiences and effects of cocaine on their childhoods. On February 3, 2014, the song was officially released as a single in the United Kingdom by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings as the album's fifth official single. Background On September 16, 2013, Def Jam released the single artwork, and announced that "Nosetalgia" featuring Kendrick Lamar would be released soon. Later that same day the song would be premiered via Def Jam's website and then on Funkmaster Flex's Hot 97 radio show. The song's spare, nimble beat was produced by Nottz and Kanye West. Its production contains a "muggy guitar, rattling clave, dinosaur-plodding drums, and the occasional KRS-One sample of "The Bridge Is Over". The song also samples Bobby Bland's "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" and Malcolm McLaren & World's Famous Supreme Team's "D'Ya Like Scratchin'?". The following day it would be released to DJs as the album's third promotional single, and then be released for pre-order with the album on iTunes. "Nosetalgia" was officially released as a single in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2014, serving as the fifth overall single from the album. Music and lyrics The two artists gave a different perspective of the drug epidemic that was going on in late 1980s and early '90s, as the two were growing up. Lamar looks at it how it affected his family and him. While Pusha T goes into his life, junior high and high school as he was the one selling it. Pusha T also expounds on all of the luxuries being a young kingpin. Starting his verse, Kendrick Lamar raps, "You wanna see a dead body" making reference to a famous scene from the film Boyz n the Hood. From there, Kendrick raps about his missing Sega Genesis video games, which he assumes were stolen by his aunt to fund her drug use. He goes on to rap about his father's drug dealing and substance abuse throughout Lamar's childhood. By the end of his verse, Lamar brings it all together, saying "his music is "dope,"