The couple dated on and off over the years, until Serena announced her engagement to Alexis Ohanion in December. The track “Nothings Into Somethings” could be about American tennis player Serena Williams. “Sacrifices” features rappers, 2 Chainz and Young Thug, with the three rappers talking about the sacrifices they have made in their lives and how they overcame their struggles. The next track “Skepta Interlude” features UK grime legend Skepta, a collaboration we had come to expect, as on OVOsound Radio Episode 38, Drake mentioned that he has always been a fan of Skepta and wanted to shine a light on him.ĭrake, Quavo and Travis Scott teamed up on the 11th track of More Life titled “Portland”, with Portland being a significant place for both Travis Scott and Drake. We stan a feminist King who also doesn’t usually call women derogatory terms like most rappers. The name “Gyalchester” arose people who were against the use of the word “man” in city names (Manchester), again pointing to Drake’s love for UK culture.Īlthough Drake is often branded as the nice guy of hip-hop, we never knew that he is also a feminist at heart. “Gyalchester” mainly talks about Drake’s rap game, loyalty and money, including his expenditure.
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44 is the country code for UK, while 22 is the area code for Freetown, hence the uncanny wordplay for the title. Sampha was born in the UK but his family originated from Freetown. “4422”, the eigth track on the album features UK singer and producer Sampha. On “Blem”, Drake lets loose and talks about being blem, which means being high on marijuana, in order to be sincere with his love interest in the song. The title of the song is inspired by South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, Nelson Mandela, who was also referred to as “Madiba”. The sixth track, “Madiba Riddim” speaks about Drake’s journey in the world of fame. The track also features Jorja Smith, who dominates the whole song with her amazing vocals, while Drake only makes an appearance in the chorus. The next song on the project, “Get It Together” is a remake of the song “Superman” by South African DJ, Black Coffee, who just won a Grammy Award at this year’s ceremony. The fourth song on the album features British singer and songwriter Jorja Smith, titled “Jorja’s Interlude” and features a sample of Drake’s song “Doing It Wrong” towards the end. People have speculated that the song could either be referring to Jennifer Lopez or Rihanna. He also advises his love interest in the song to end their relationship due to his struggle with maintaining trust. The song features British rapper and songwriter, Giggs, with references to UK street culture, which Drake has already been a fan of, are made throughout the song.įor his third track, “Passionfruit”, Drake sings about his struggle to remain faithful in a long distance relationship. “Free Smoke” smoothly transitions into the second song of the album “No Long Talk”. The song is perceived by people and the media as a diss track not only to Meek Mill but to all the other rappers Drake is beefing with. “ Ghost writing rumors turn you into a ghost?“, Drake said in the song, referring to when Meek Mill accused him of using ghost writers.
In the song, Drake displays his dominance in the rap game, while also referencing his beef with US rapper Meek Mill. More Life opens up with the song “Free Smoke”, which starts with a sample of Nai Palm’s vocals from her song “Building A Ladder”. The album is titled after a Jamaican slang phrase, which means to wish someone well, and the cover art of the album features a photo of Drake’s father Dennis Graham, which was taken in the 1970’s, while the album comes with production from the likes of 40, Boi-1da, Kanye West, Murda Beatz, and PartyNextDoor.
Not only did More Life get named as the best album of 2017 by a number of tastemakers, it also charted at #1 on the US BillBoard 200 album chart.
The “album” includes a variety of genres including R&B, grime, trap and afrobeats. With More Life made up of 22 songs, Drake also considers this a playlist rather than an album or even a mixtape. On the 18th of March, 2017, Canadian rapper, singer and songwriter Aubrey Graham, popularly known as Drake, released his sixth mixtape and tenth overall project More Life.