This sexy ’80s-toned slow jam comes to us by way of OVO campers Majid Jordan (specifically Jordan Ullman).
(An arguably better shot fired: “A lot of niggas cut the check so they can take this flow.”) “You toyin’ with it like Happy Meal,” Drake raps. for squashing the beef long enough to clear the sample.) The song goes on to detail exactly why playing late-night mind games with Drake will almost always backfire. And yes, that voice you hear at the beginning asking, “What these bitches want from a nigga?” is DMX, from a sample of “ What These Bitches Want? ” The rest of the song samples DMX’s “ How’s It Goin Down ,” an unexpected choice considering DMX’s previous harsh words for Drake. This is the only song on Views to include Kanye West (more on that later) and he appears via a co-production credit with Noah “40” Shebib (who, as usual, produced half the album). ” (Hey, remember when Mavado had Drake killed in the “ Find Your Love ” video? You do now.) It samples dancehall legends Mavado and Serani’s “ Dying. Here, we get Drake claiming to be “MJ in every way” and having “turned the 6 upside down, it’s a 9 now,” in reference to the mark he’s left on what was once the album’s sort-of titular city. It closes with yet another unidentified woman (a theme for Drake) bragging about not being afraid of “no gyal or man,” “no cyattie ,” or “no waste yute ” - so be prepared for Drake to lay the Caribbean maybe-appropriation on thick soon.Īh yes, the first of many self-aggrandizing victory laps to come. Birdman, XYZ woman, or all of the above? As usual, Drake’s tea is served at room temperature, so, like him, we don’t know what’s going on, either. (Drama King, that Drake.) Is he talking about Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill, Lil Wayne vs. “And it’s all because you chose a side / You’re supposed to put your pride aside and ride for me / Guess it wasn’t time / And of course you went and chose a side that wasn’t mine,” he sings on the song’s bridge, over a full-on orchestra. “It’s a little chilly out there,” an unidentified woman says, introducing what’s about to be a long lamentation on severed relationships. In Drake’s interview with Lowe, he described Views as a passing of the seasons in Toronto, from winter through summer and back again.
To catch you up to speed on all the latest controversies, possible Meek Mill disses, and failed attempts at romancing Rihanna, we broke down all 20 (!) Views songs, below. But like anything Drake does these days, Views isn’t just an album - it’s a megameme event. Views From the 6) has arrived! His fourth “proper” album (depending on how you count these things) hit iTunes and Apple Music - where it will remain an exclusive for a limited time - just before midnight on Thursday, complete with an in-depth interview on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 Radio. Well would you look at that: An album, in 2016, actually landed on semi-schedule.
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