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Steve Lacy and SZA Have Commitment Issues on Confessional New Song ‘Is It Cool?’

The duo trade verses on the candid and vulnerable track

Steve Lacy and SZA Have Commitment Issues on Confessional New Song ‘Is It Cool?’

Steve Lacy released his latest single "Is It Cool?" featuring SZA on Friday.

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By Charisma MadarangJun 26, 2026
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Steve Lacy and SZA have unveiled their new collaborative single, “Is It Cool?”

The candid lyrics see Lacy confessing to his self-sabotaging habits as he sings, “I just cheat every now and again/That was hard for me to admit/’Cause I really want to commit.” His intimate vocals weave into SZA’s verse as she proposes, “Being vulnerable is exhausting, babe/Can we get naked instead of talking, babe?”

In August 2025, Lacy spoke with Rolling Stone about his upcoming album, Oh Yeah?, arriving July 17 via RCA Records. The follow-up to 2022’s Gemini Rights was written, performed, and produced by Lacy, who focuses the new album on transparency and personal lyrics.

“I feel safe enough and close enough to start talking about it now, and get the title out and just get the energy in the air,” Lacy said of his upcoming album. “I’ve never worked where I kind of announce it while I’m still working on it. I feel like rappers work until the last minute.”

Oh Yeah? will arrive four years after the release of Lacy’s Grammy-winning album Gemini Rights. He told Rolling Stone he began work on this next album shortly after: “I just kind of got in the studio right away. I’m always making things. It’s just what I do to hang out. I just make beats.”

Lacy previously released “Nice Shoes,” a single that he described as a “trailer” for his new record and teases new sonic territory for the musician.

To support his third studio album, Lacy will perform at a series of tour dates across Asia this summer, including headlining slots at Summer Sonic and Lalala festival.

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