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Drake makes references to film critics Roger Ebert & Richard Roeper, as well as actress Jada Pinkett Smith and her 1996 film, Set It Off. [10] According to Michael Craggg of MusicOMH, the song contains three hooks. [11] Several lines in the second verse are a flip of hip-hop group Dead Prez's "Hip-Hop", from their 2000 debut, Let's Get Free. [12]
"It truly is a story," he added of the album. "At no point in the album does it fall off and become about some songs I slapped together. It's all a story from beginning to end. Just like So Far Gone was. It's that time." [3] The song is about Drake's relationship with Rihanna. [4]
The single also managed to peak at number one on both the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart and the Billboard Rap Songs Chart, thus becoming Drake's first number one hit on both of these charts. The song was certified 2× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) indicating sales of over 2,000,000 copies in the United States.
Denis compared the track to "Ciara’s Prayer" by Ciara and Summer Walker, stating that "Amen" is Drake's version of it. [3] The song received mixed reviews from music critics. Jessica McKinney of Complex picked the song as the "biggest skip" from For All the Dogs and regarded it as "blasphemous". [ 4 ]
Writing for Now, Jordan Sowunmi said, the "stentorian hit" is "a reminder that Young Money boasts some of rap’s biggest crossover stars." [9] David Jeffries of AllMusic said the song featured, "Drake stomping over Hit-Boy's Viking-worthy beat. A two-headed monster of a track that pits verses-filled Southern rap victory against an emo-rap ...
It peaked atop both the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and US Rap Songs charts, and was ranked 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 Year-end Chart. "The Motto" was nominated for Best Rap Song at the 55th Grammy Awards. [5] Peaking at number 14, the song is one of the few songs to rank within the top 20 in the year-end chart without reaching the top ten.
"Headlines" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake. It is the second single from Drake's second studio album Take Care. [2] [3] [4] The song, produced by Matthew "Boi-1da" Samuels, and Noah "40" Shebib, first premiered on Drake's blog October's Very Own on July 31, 2011, [5] and was sent to all radio formats in the US on August 9, 2011.
"No Guidance" is a mid-tempo R&B song. [1] It was written by Brown, Drake, Velous and Nija Charles, while the production was handled by Vinylz, J-Louis, 40 and Teddy Walton.Its production contains an uncredited vocal sample of "Before I Die", written and performed by Che Ecru. [18]