The Drake tune that has 21 songwriters within the credit

Canadian rapper and singer Drake is thought for being probably the most adorned hip-hop artists on the planet. With tracks similar to ‘God’s Plan’ and ‘In My Feelings’ being licensed hits, he’s famend for his incredible songwriting capabilities. Nonetheless, one in all his tracks has 21 songwriters within the credit.

Hip-hop followers and rap artists usually insist that to remain true to the artwork type, the emcee ought to solely write lyrics and songs. Nonetheless, we’re more and more seeing tracks that characteristic multiple songwriter. Generally, essentially the most legendary singles are written by another person with out listeners even realizing.

Dr Dre’s 2001 single ‘Still Dre’ was penned by the Brooklyn lyricist Jay-Z, and few knew this till it was unveiled by Snoop Dogg years later. Nonetheless, typically, songwriting credit seem when a vocal pattern is used. That is the case with one in all Drake’s most well-known tracks.

 Drake’s 2018 single ‘Nice For What’ was produced by a number of artists: Murda Beatz, Noah “40” Shebib and Corey Litwin and samples the 1998 single ‘Ex-Factor’ by Lauryn Hill. Funnily sufficient, ‘Ex-Factor’ additionally comprises a pattern and options components from the tune ‘Can It Be All So Simple’ by The Wu-Tang Clan. 

As such, the writing credit compiled and did so quick. The tune additionally clips on the intro and bridge from Large Freedia and icon of the New Orleans bounce music scene. This meant he additionally needed to be credited. In an interview with the esteemed journal, The Fader, Freedia acknowledged, “I was super excited about my voice being at the beginning of the song…they sent the track for me to approve it and I was like, ‘Sh*t, I don’t care what I say on it, long as I’m on it.”

Drake wrote the tune in his home, in accordance with Murda Beatz, who labored with Drake on the monitor’s building, however the a number of samples meant it couldn’t be solely attributed to the Toronto native.

As such, the tune options songwriting credit for each member of the nine-piece Wu-Tang Clan, Lauryn Hill and all of the writers who contributed to ‘The Way We Were’ by Barbara Streisand, similar to Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman and Marvin Hamlisch. You’ll be able to hearken to ‘Nice For What’ within the video beneath.