In his cover story for the 100th issue
of FADER Magazine Drake speaks for
the first time about why he jumped
on the surprise remix of Wizkid’s
Ojuelegba a few months back.
He told the magazine
I just did it because I was in the
moment. I wasn’t thinking like, ‘Oh
man, I gotta get my brand up in
Nigeria.’” Not to say that’s not
important. I’m super-honored to be
on that song.
He also sets the record straight
about those Meek Mill ghost writing
allegations and his beef with the
rapper!
On The Rap Beef with Meek Mill,
which started after Meek accused
him of using a ghostwriter
It was weighing heavy on me. This
is a discussion about music, and no
one’s putting forth any music?
Nobody told you that this was a
bad idea, to engage in this and not
have something?
I didn’t get it. I didn’t get how there
was no strategy on the opposite
end. I just didn’t understand. I
didn’t understand it because that’s
just not how we operate.
Does he use ghostwriters?
I need, sometimes, individuals to
spark an idea so that I can take off
running. I don’t mind that. And
those recordings-they are what they
are. And you can use your own
judgment on what they mean to
you.
If I have to be the vessel for this
conversation to be brought up-you
know, God forbid we start talking
about writing and references and
who takes what from where — I’m
OK with it being me.
It’s just, music at times can be a
collaborative process, you know?
Who came up with this, who came
up with that-for me, it’s like, I know
that it takes me to execute every
single thing that I’ve done up until
this point. And I’m not ashamed.
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