Drake employs an extensive series of samples throughout his new album Scorpion, including a snippet of a pop culture moment about himself. In the latest season of Donald Glover’s FX show Atlanta, there’s an episode titled “Champagne Papi,” where several characters attend a part at Drake’s house in hopes of meeting him. On Scorpion’s 21st track “In My Feelings,” he uses a sample of dialogue from the episode as the song’s outro. The song features production from Noah “40” Shebib, Cleveland-based TrapMoneyBenny, and New Orleans bounce producer BlaqNmilD, the latter of whom also worked on Drake’s hit single “Nice For What.”
Genius contributor superchi3F breaks down the Atlanta connection in an annotation:
This is hardly the only sample on the song, however, as Drake also borrows vocals from several tracks on the “In My Feelings” breakdown. Most prominently, he samples the second verse of Lil Wayne’s 2008 smash hit “Lollipop”:
Shawty say the nigga that she with can’t hit
But shawty, I'ma hit it, hit it like I can’t miss
Bring that ass back
There’s also some vocals from Magnolia Shorty’s “Smoking Gun”:
Clap that ass, you’re the only one I love, clap that ass
Clap that ass, you’re the only one I love
Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go
Magnolia Shorty was a pioneering bounce rapper from New Orleans who was an early Cash Money signee and collaborator with Hot Boys, Birdman, and Juvenile. She was killed in a drive-by shooting in 2010.
There’s also some original contributions, with buzzing Miami rap duo City Girls providing vocals on the song’s breakdown:
Two bad bitches and we kissin' in the wraith
Kissin'-kissin' in the wraith, kiss-kissin' in the wraith
I need that black card and the code to the safe
Code to the safe, code-code to the safe-safe
I show him how that neck work
Fuck that Netflix and chill—what’s your net-net-net worth?
Overall, the song draws significant inspiration from New Orleans bounce music, not unlike “Nice For What” before it. Producer BlaqNmilD has been a driving force behind the bounce scene for years.
Listen to the song above and read all the lyrics to Drake’s “In My Feelings” on Genius now.
