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DJ Shadow and Nas Team Up for New Song “Systematic”

HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 04: Rapper Nas performs at the Rolling Stone Live: Houston presented by Budweiser and Mercedes-Benz on February 4, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Produced in partnership with Talent Resources Sports. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Rolling Stone)

DJ Shadow and Nas have partnered up to create a new song for HBO’s startup comedy Silicon Valley. “Systematic” is a funky, twisty track that finds Nas indicting a system that “only feeds itself” and rapping a recipe for some tasty-sounding Hennessy cranberry sauce. The song debuted on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 show yesterday, after DJ Shadow apparently emailed it to him:

“Systematic” will feature in the season 4 premiere of Silicon Valley, which airs this Sunday, April 23. It also appears on the show’s official soundtrack, which arrives June 16 from Mass Appeal.