Nate Good is a recording artist based in Wilmington, NC. A hip-hop artist a… Read Full Bio ↴Nate Good is a recording artist based in Wilmington, NC. A hip-hop artist and songwriter, Nate's music reflects his lifelong love of diverse artists and musical styles—Motown, 60s rock and roll, 90s hip-hop, acoustic pop—and it is itself highly varied, both stylistically and thematically.

He sings about the process of creativity, about love and relationships, about the tension between an artist’s private and public personae. His work is unified by a complex aesthetic, which combines personal expression, verbal dexterity, intense musicality, philosophical insight, and ironic humor. And if you get to know Nate’s music, you get to know Nate.

Born in Evanston, IL, Nate moved with his family to Purcellville in Northern Virginia when he was eight; he now lives and works in Wilmington, NC, where he established a new recording studio in 2020. While Nate was growing up, favorite music at home included that of the Temptations, the Beatles, James Taylor, Kanye, Eminem, Drake, and John Mayer, along with classical trumpet and orchestral pieces. Nate took trumpet lessons and played in his junior high band for three years; he then studied guitar through high school, achieving local popularity with some standout individual singing performances in his high school talent shows and at local festivals. In the background, beginning in third grade, Nate was consistently writing poems and raps; a creative explosion during his high school years meant that by the time he left for college, he had composed, on his iPhone, over 700 songs.

After one year at the University of Tennessee, Nate decided in 2011 to return to Virginia to pursue music full time—writing, rapping, performing at local venues, recording, and then engineering his own work. In the years since, he has created and released lots of music and at the same time developed a deep understanding of engineering and mixing. His first full-length project, The Jump, in 2013, earned attention and many positive reviews, receiving an Editor’s Pick from DJ Booth for the song “Sugar Water.” His 2015 single, “Gold Coast,” caught fire in both the U.S. and Germany and has been featured on YouTube channels including Rap Nation and SwagyTracks; it currently has over 21 million streams on Spotify. In 2018, Nate received a feature in “Bangers This Week” via XXL. Nate has continued to be prolific in recent years, writing and releasing other impressive albums—Goals in 2017, and Winter in 2019—which include the fan favorites “Good Looks” and “Fast & Furious,” both with over 4 million streams on Spotify. He’s also created a remarkable array of singles—“Bad Dreams,” “Poison Petals,” “Moonwalk, “Smiley,” “Bloody Sneakers,” “Payback,” “7 Figures,” “Mood,” (released with Promoting Sounds)—working both on his own as well as in collaboration with other artists (Justin Stone, Jared Anthony, Vaboh) and producers Morgan Matthews, NiNETY8, and Jesse Calentine. Nate’s fan base has continued its organic growth, drawing over 350 thousand monthly listeners on Spotify.

“Tom Holland”—February 2022 co-release with Nic D hit over 200 thousand streams on Spotify in the first week—recently hit over 1.5 million streams on Spotify. Nate is currently working on songs and video content that are scheduled for release throughout spring 2022.

“Broadway Girls”—March 2022 feature with the band No Resolve and Drew Jacobs debuted #1 on iTune’s “Top 40 US Rock Songs” at #1 as well as #4 on iTunes “All Songs” chart. The following week it was #1 on Billboard’s Chart “Hard Rock Digital Song Sales.”

Payback
Nate Good Lyrics

This shit, it sound like payback
This shit, it sound like payback

Yeah, TGIF
Got a little money on the Spotify check
Shit been picking up but I've
Been paying off debt
Haven't had a minute here to
Take a breath yet no sweat
Ain't nobody got it like this

A year ago I was picking
Up a couple side shifts
Funny how the tide shift
At least I know I've gotta lot of
People out there bumping my shit
Yeah, I keep getting better
They keep getting bitter
Turning twenty-six letters into six figures
God willing, gotta keep the wheel spinning
No ceilings, no chilling
Got a pretty dope feeling
Boy, all my shit fuego
Don't be throwing rotten tomatoes
Since Eggos and Legos i've been like let go
Baby, let's do it
Talking brass tacks, tryna get down to it
Oh, ay, hit every line with a blitz
Ay, man this verse right here the tit's
Ay, put some Henny to the lips
Damn, this shit might make me a rich man
Some people that told me, "You can't swing"
But I guess that payback a bitch, ain't it?
We gotta turn over every stone
Shout-out to Justin to take us home

Get things done in a minute
Say I talk big, but I live it, ya
Get things done in a minute
Say I talk big, but I live it
I am up next, payback is sweet
Up for two days 'cause sleep's for the weak
I am up next, payback is sweet
Up for two days 'cause sleep's for the weak

This shit, it sound like payback
I've been about it since way back
Hundred and twenty, I gave that
Put my hands together and pray that
I get a cheque for the payback
I've been about it since way back
Hundred and twenty, I gave that
Put my hands together and pray that
I get a cheque for the payback, payback
Payback
This shit, it sound like payback, payback
Payback this shit, it sound like payback
I've been about it since way back
Hundred and twenty, I gave that
Put my hands together and pray that
I get a cheque for the

Fifty percent luck
Fifty percent going out to get it
Really nowadays I'm too blind
Keeping it a hundred like the Senate
Hear you talking about a game, boy I'm in it
Had a couple groupies that I couldn't resist
But lately I just pass on them like an assist
Lost a couple fans
Yeah I lost a couple friends but it's true
Day ones were with me in the switch
They like the way I do it right there
Flow so hot, if they listen, might burn
Going over Tunecore numbers with my fam
Like, Mama look what your boy just earned
2018 'bout to be one hell of a year
Minus my depression and anxiety fears
Can't lie, I love payback
'08 whip, but I pull up in a Maybach
Yeah, all cash won't pay for release
Need an old soul, but I'm chasing the freaks
Y'all be flaking on me
Exhale that fake when you breathe
Y'all sleep for a week, I grind
Crazy, do every single gig unsigned
Speak more money, don't waste my time
Check my lines more work, less rhymes
Just saying I'm the bomb won't fly get it?

Get things done in a minute
Say I talk big, but I live it, ya
Get things done in a minute
Say I talk big, but I live it
I am up next, payback is sweet
Up for two days 'cause sleep's for the weak
I am up next, payback is sweet
Up for two days 'cause sleep's for the weak

This shit, it sound like payback
I've been about it since way back
Hundred and twenty, I gave that
Put my hands together and pray that
I get a cheque for the payback
I've been about it since way back
Hundred and twenty, I gave that
Put my hands together and pray that
I get a cheque for the payback, payback
Payback
This shit, it sound like payback, payback
Payback this shit, it sound like payback
I've been about it since way back
Hundred and twenty, I gave that
Put my hands together and pray that
I get a cheque for the

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