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Drake – When To Say When
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On December 25, 2019, Drake revealed the track’s title during his Rap Radar interview and discussed the tone of the track:
The ones that we connect on most are the ones where I’m
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Drake – Say Something
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This shit was all I knew / You and me only / I did it all for you / Still you were lonely / We coulda worked it out, uh, but I guess things change / It's funny how someone else's
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Drake – Pipe Down
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[Intro] / (I'm working on dying) / Said you belong to the streets but the streets belong to me / It's like home to me (She belongs to the streets) / It's like home to me / I tatted
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Drake – Passionfruit
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“Passionfruit” details Drake’s struggle to maintain trust in a long-distance relationship. Throughout the song, Drake explores how he is unable to maintain trust and faithfulness
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Drake (Ft. Lil Wayne) – The Motto
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On this bonus track from Take Care, Drake enlists his Young Money mentor Lil Wayne for an ode to his motto in life: YOLO.
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Drake Bell – Tell Me
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If I take it all back to yesterday / Could I make it turn out a different way / And it’s my understanding / It's hard to keep / Keep your eyes off the new life / That made you
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Drake – When To Say When Samples
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See all of “When To Say When” by Drake’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Drake & 21 Savage – Treacherous Twins
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In “Treacherous Twins,” Drake and 21 Savage rap on a warm, mellow-like beat—which samples Ginuwine’s 1996 track “Lonely Daze”—about loyalty between close friends.
“Twin” is often
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Drake – Say What's Real
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In this crucial song off Drake’s breakthrough mixtape So Far Gone, Drake takes a cue from Kanye West and spills his emotions and feelings about his current career trajectory all
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Drake – Marvins Room
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The title is a reference to Marvin Gaye’s studio (popularly known as “Marvin’s Room”) where Drizzy recorded the track.
In the song, a drunk Drake calls up an old flame and vents
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Timbaland (Ft. Drake) – Say Something
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[Chorus: Drake] / This shit was all I knew, you and me only / I did it all for you, still you were lonely / We could've worked it out, uh, but I guess things change / It's funny
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Migos (Ft. Drake) – Walk It Talk It
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In “Walk It Talk It,” Migos and Drake take jabs at fake people around them who can’t walk the life that they talk about.
With the success that each Migos member and Drake have
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Drake (Ft. Rihanna) – Take Care
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This track uses the beat and hook from the song “I’ll Take Care of U” from the Jamie XX and Gil Scott Heron album that dropped last year
The source material for all this is the
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Rihanna (Ft. Drake) – What's My Name?
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On “What’s My Name?” Drake and Rihanna trade romantic bars about their lovers. In the music video, they play the love interests for each other.
The collaboration was originally
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Drake (Ft. Nicki Minaj) – Make Me Proud
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The second single from Drake’s album Take Care.
A love note to Drake’s main squeeze/Nicki Minaj asserting the fact that she’s the queen of the game. Drake’s verse is deliberately
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Drake (Ft. James Fauntleroy) – Girls Love Beyoncé
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Drake teams up with James Fauntleroy of Cocaine 80’s for a interpolation remix of Destiny’s Child’s classic track “Say My Name,” the group of which Beyoncé was the lead singer in
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Drake (Ft. 21 Savage & Project Pat) – Knife Talk
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“Knife Talk” marks another collaborative effort between Drake and 21 Savage, spat over a progressively malevolent instrumental produced by Metro Boomin, along with an introduction
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Drake (Ft. Lil Wayne) – Miss Me
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In an April 2010 interview with MTV News, Drake explained what “Miss Me” is about:
It’s a song about being away from what you love and hoping that when you’re gone, doing you
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Drake – Fucking Fans
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On “Fucking Fans,” Drake reflects on his past failings, regretfully detailing times where he had sex with his fans instead of prioritising those who genuinely cared for him. Whilst
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Drake – Draft Day
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This song is dedicated to the rookie, Johnny Manziel. The football player has very close ties to Drake. He even sports an OVO tattoo on his wrist.
He is also in the album art
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Drake – Yves Slatt Laurent
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“Yves Slatt Laurent” is an unreleased Drake song, recorded during sessions for the initial version of Certified Lover Boy. The entire song surfaced online on July 4, 2023, with an
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Drake (Ft. Yeat) – IDGAF
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On “IDGAF,” Yeat speaks about his nonchalant-like personality—playing on the song’s title, an acronym for “I Don’t Give A Fuck.” Believed to be a diss track on an unnamed former
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Drake (Ft. Giggs) – No Long Talk
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On the second track off of Drizzy’s More Life playlist he recruits the help of UK rap sensation Giggs.
This 808-heavy club banger is riddled with references to both Toronto and
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Drake (Ft. Chief Keef) – All The Parties
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Drake and Chief Keef’s first ever release together, “All The Parties”, is a laid-back two parter begun by Drake reflecting on his success, comparing with others in the industry.
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Drake (Ft. Future & Young Thug) – Way 2 Sexy
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On “Way 2 Sexy,” Drake enlists frequent collaborators Future and Young Thug, who previously united on the track “D4L” from Drake’s May 2020 mixtape Dark Lane Demo Tapes, for a
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Drake (Ft. Lil Wayne) – Used To
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Originally on Weezy’s SFTW2, “Used To” pops up on If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late with an extra Drizzy verse.
Drake and Weezy team up for what might be yet another hit collab
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Drake – Best I Ever Had
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“Best I Ever Had” is Drake’s break-out single from his So Far Gone EP. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for two Grammys Awards—one for Best Rap Song and
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Drake – Drew A Picasso
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[Intro] / (Baby, you know, you know, you know I need your love) / [Verse 1] / You cannot find no one better than this / Tryna do right by you, but we can't mix, I try / Takin
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DJ Khaled (Ft. Drake, Lil Wayne & Rick Ross) – I’m On One
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The self made man DJ Khaled teams up with the 3 of the biggest hip hop stars of the decade to make a banger. The song peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the
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Drake (Ft. 21 Savage) – Jimmy Cooks
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Concluding the house-inspired Honestly, Nevermind, Drake switches up for the album’s final song, trading bars with 21 Savage, on a hard-hitting instrumental. Chock-full of name-
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Drake (Ft. Swizz Beatz & T.I.) – Fancy
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An ode to independent, self-respecting women with class, ass, and their own bank accounts.
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Drake – The Calm
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Stresses in Drake’s life: a sense of alienation from those around him; the burden of everyone looking to him for help; feeling like a soulless creature moved only by ambition…
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Drake – Search & Rescue
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Drake searches for the perfect match on his first release of 2023. Fans first anticipated “Search & Rescue” when Drake shared a snippet of the song via Instagram stories on March
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Drake – Redemption
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This song is about a relationship Drake had with a former flame. He expresses conflicting emotions about romantic commitment throughout “Redemption.” On the first three verses, he
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Drake – In My Feelings
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“In My Feelings” is an upbeat, club-mixed love letter to “Kiki,” “KB,” and the members of City Girls. The track rides on Drake’s heartfelt singing and honest lyrics, wondering if
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Drake (Ft. André 3000 & Lil Wayne) – The Real Her
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On “The Real Her,” Drake praises a female stripper for her independence and being able to take care of herself. Even though they barely just met, he sees himself falling in love
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Drake (Ft. Lil Durk) – Laugh Now Cry Later
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On “Laugh Now Cry Later,” Drake and Lil Durk rap about the high-life they live and a relationship, hoping to live in the moment and deal with pain and troubles later.
The music
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Drake – Days in the East
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Only one day after releasing the subliminal filled rap record “Draft Day,” Drizzy is back to owl hours as he released this record in the middle of the night via his blog. He
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Drake & Future – Jumpman
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“Jumpman” is named after Michael Jordan’s clothing brand logo, which features his silhouette. Drake and MJ have previously collaborated; a pair of 10’s feature both the OVO and
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Drake & 21 Savage – Major Distribution
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In the introduction of “Major Distribution”, Drake harmonizes about his success in the music industry, being “major distribution” for peering record labels. The somber piano
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Drake (Ft. JAY-Z) – Light Up
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On “Light Up,” Drake talk about his career, his riches and how he celebrates his success. Jay-Z, on the other hand, sticks to the same topics while also giving Drake advice about
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Drake Bell – Waiting to Say I Love You
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Take me in / Love is rare / All the memories we share / But don't forget I'm there / Watching you from the fall to the summer's open air / I'm trusting you with all I know / You
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Drake – Energy
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This song addresses Drake’s haters along with the controversy surrounding Birdman, Lil Wayne, and Cash Money Records.
The music video for this song went viral, with Drake
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Drake – Tuscan Leather
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The six minute, six second introductory (and highly-anticipated) song off Drake’s third outing, Nothing Was The Same. The song’s title borrows from Tom Ford’s designer cologne
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Drake (Ft. Lil Baby) – Girls Want Girls
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On “Girls Want Girls,” Drake and Baby show their admiration for lesbian women and “compare” themselves to lesbians by saying they like women as well.
Following its release, the
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Drake – Daylight
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“Daylight” sees Drake aggressively assert his dominance and emphasize how him and his clique shot a man down in broad daylight. Over a dark and heavy-hitting instrumental produced
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Drake – Child's Play
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On “Child’s Play,” Drake explains to a woman that her simple desires for a new outfit are mere child’s play. He’s happy to indulge as long as she continues to give him what he
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Drake – God's Plan
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“God’s Plan” is a feel-good track that discusses Drake’s future. Being who he is in the industry, he knows that people want him to fail; however, God won’t let him do that.
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