DRAKE is already making headlines after dropping his new album overnight and giving R Kelly a writing credit on track TSU.
It is unclear what direct involvement R Kelly had with the project.
The controversial move comes as R Kelly is currently standing trial in New York on child sex abuse charges.
The credit does not necessarily mean Drake worked with R Kelly on the track. Famously Taylor Swift credited Right Said Fred on her 2017 single ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ because she sampled the rhythm from their ‘Model’ hit for the chorus line.
They had nothing to do with production – and reportedly only found out when the song was released – but crucially were able to claim a chunk of royalties.
Read our Drake Certified Lover Boy live blog for the latest news and updates…
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SWITCHING UP
Fans remember that Drake coined "YOLO" in the song The Motto contradicting his new single You Only Live Twice.
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PRAISING THE FEATURES
Fans are loving Rick Ross' feature on You Only Live Twice.
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SWIZZ'S COMMENTS ABOUT DRAKE
Swizz Beatz made comments about Drake during an Instagram live last June.
“That kid is a good kid as well,” Swizz said. “He’s not a bad kid, he’s a good kid. He started from different things, we made a hit record together, it’s all love. I just wanna play music. Because my filter is burnt. Because at the end of the day, n***as is p***y for real. What’s up? Pop off. Let’s go.”
Swizz apologized the same week saying, “My whole energy was based on something that got leaked that you couldn’t put out no matter what the circumstances is.
“But it’s cool. That’s a little kid. That’s a guy. That’s a little guy. … It’s no personal things. … If it was personal we’d shoot your plane out the sky.”
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DRAKE CALLS OUT SWIZZ BEATZ ON YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
Certain lyrics on You Only Live Twice featuring Lil Wayne seem to call out record producer Swizz Beatz, who called Drake a p**** in an Instagram live during June 2020
The lyrics read, “Unthinkable when I think of the way these n***as been actin’/I never did you nothin’ and you play like we family, huh?/Next thing, you wanna shoot me down, it can’t be love/Not sure where you was tryna send it, it can’t be up/That day you sounded like a bitch, you fancy, huh?”
According to Complex, "The lyrics can easily be seen as referring to Swizz’s wife Alicia Keys’ 2010 song “Un-thinkable (I’m Ready),” which Drake wrote and subsequently remixed, and “Fancy,” a track Swizzy wrote, produced, and appeared on for Drake’s 2010 debut Thank Me Later. Drizzy’s “shoot me down” line also seems to nod to remarks Swizz made last year following the leak."
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DRAKE FEATURES JUICE WRLD
Drake samples an audio from late rapper Juice Wrld in his song IMY2 featuring Kid Cudi.
Juice Wrld passed away in 2019 from a drug overdose.
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GUEST APPEARANCE
Los Angeles Clipper basketball player Kawhi Leonard made an appearance in Drake's new video.
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WAY 2 SEXY VIDEO
Amid the album release, Drake also released a music video for his song Way 2 Sexy featuring Future and Young Thug.
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DRAKE'S MESSAGE
Drake posted a message about his new album, including a dedication to recently based Instagram model Mercedes Morr.
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GIVEON ON CLB
Giveon posts song lyrics from his collaboration with Drake after Certified Lover Boy drops.
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RISING THE CHARTS
After its release, Certified Lover Boy was occupying the entire top 10 on US Apple Music with songs holding 17 out of 20 spots and the album being #1.
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TEMS THANKS DRAKE
Tems shares her song on Twitter after its release, thanking Drake and writing "So Crayyyy!!"
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YEBBA RETWEETS FAN REACTIONS
Yebba has been retweeting fan reactions to her song Yebba's Heartbreak on Certified Lover Boy.
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WHAT HAVE FANS SAID ABOUT YEBBA?
Fans are LOVING Yebba on Certified Lover Boy.
This one tweeted: "Yebba’s heartbreak broke me too #CertifiedLoverBoy."
While another fan said: "It’s 5am and Yebba got me crying in the club Smiling face with tear her voice so beautiful #CertifiedLoverBoy."
Another commented: "Yebba is truly inspirational.#CertifiedLoverBoy."
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WHAT TRACK IS YEBBA FEATURED ON?
Yebba sings on Drake's 2021 album Certified Lover Boy.
The track she appears on is called Heartbreak.
Drake dropped the album on September 3, 2021.
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WHO IS YEBBA?
Abigail Elizabeth Smith, better known by her stage name Yebba, is an American Grammy-award winning singer and songwriter.
The 26-year-old is West Memphis, Arkansas.
She shot to fame when she sang the backing vocals for Chance the Rapper’s Saturday Night Live performance in 2016.
Yebba is co-signed by Ed Sheeran’s record label and released her debut single Evergreen in 2017.
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WHAT IS TEMS' NET WORTH?
According to various estimates, Tems is worth about $250,000.
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WHAT ARE SOME OF TEMS' MOST FAMOUS SONGS?
The songstress recorded "Mr Rebel", a song of her own composition in 2018.
She released the single, Try Me, in August 2019.
Her single, Damages, from her For Broken Ears EP became another follow-up hit to Try Me.
That garnered about 2.7 million views on YouTube.
In 2020, her collaboration with Wizkid on their song “Essence” earned her a number one spot on BBC 1Xtra Airplay Chart and also earned her first career entry on Billboard Hot 100.
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TEMS' ANNOUNCEMENT
On 2 September 2021,it was announced on billboards in Lagos that Tems was set to feature on Canadian rapper & singer Drake's Certified Lover Boy album.
"Hey Nigeria Tems is on CLB," the advert read.
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WHO IS TEMS?
Tems is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer.
Notably, she is featured on Nigerian artist Wizkid's single, "Essence".
The 26-year-old was born Temilade Openiyi in Lagos and as a child, her family moved to Britain.
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WHAT DID DRAKE'S PARENTS DO BEFORE HE ROSE TO FAME?
His dad originated from a musical family in Memphis, Tennessee, and had been a drummer for artist Jerry Lee Lewis at one point.
He moved to Toronto in the eighties and met Sandi Sher at a nightclub called Club Bluenote.
Sandi Graham is a former English teacher and a florist.
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WHEN DID DRAKE'S PARENTS DIVORCE?
Drake's parents divorced when he was five.
After the split, he and his mother remained in Toronto.
Meanwhile, his dad returned to Memphis.
Here where he was in prison for number of years on drug-related charges.
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WHO ARE DRAKE'S PARENTS?
Drake’s mother is teacher Sandi Graham who was born on January 28, 1960.
She is of Jewish-Canadian descent.
The Fake Love rapper often dedicates lyrics, songs, and social media posts to her.
His father, Dennis Graham, is African American and a practicing Catholic from Memphis, Tennessee.
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WHO IS FEATURED ON THE ALBUM?
Here is the list of features on Certified Lover Boy:
- Lil Baby
- Lil Durk
- Giveon
- Jay-Z
- Travis Scott
- Future
- Young Thug
- Future
- Yebba
- 21 Savage
- Project Pat
- Tems
- Ty Dolla Sign
- Lil Wayne
- Rick Ross
- Kid Cudi
WHAT IS THE TRACKLIST?
The tracklist for Certified Lover Boy is as follows:
- Champagne Poetry
- Papi's Home
- Girls Want Girls (featuring Lil Baby)
- In the Bible (featuring Lil Durk and Giveon)
- Love All (featuring Jay-Z)
- Fair Trade (featuring Travis Scott)
- Way 2 Sexy (featuring Future and Young Thug)
- TSU
- N 2 Deep (featuring Future)
- Pipe Down
- Yebba's Heartbreak (with Yebba)
- No Friends In the Industry
- Knife Talk (featuring 21 Savage and Project Pat)
- 7AM on Bridle Path
- Race My Mind
- Fountains (featuring Tems)
- Get Along Better (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)
- You Only Live Twice (featuring Lil Wayne and Rick Ross)
- IMY2 (featuring Kid Cudi)
- F****** Fans
- The Remorse
KANYE RECENTLY BOUGHT DAMIEN HIRST SCULPTURE
Kanye West has bought a £1million Damien Hirst sculpture previously owned by George Michael.
The late Faith singer purchased The Incomplete Truth in 2007, and after his death in 2016 it was sold by auctioneers Christie’s.
Kanye posted the sculpture of a white dove on a turquoise background on Instagram, but has since deleted it.
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