“I liked the idea a lot,” says Boi-1da, “but I wanted to change some things around. Speaking to Noisey over the phone from Toronto, ( *full disclosure: the interview in this article was provided by Apple) the man born Matthew Samuels says that “Pound Cake” (he didn't work on 'Paris Morton Music 2,' as that was mainly done by Detail) is the result of his tinkering with an instrumental sketch that fellow producers Jordan Evans and Matthew Burnett presented to him, which already had the unearthly vocal sample of Ellie Goulding’s “Don’t Say a Word” present. The song’s lush atmospherics and careful arrangement choices are key to its lasting appeal after five years, so who better to ask about said choices than its producer, Boi-1da? One thing is clear, though, the Drake that created songs like the Jay-Z collaboration “Pound Cake/Paris Morton Music 2” is gone, but that’s fine because he’ll probably never be able to replicate that particular track’s indefinable touch ever again.

“I’m Upset” is the logical spot this approach would end up at, and Lord knows if Scorpion will follow that lane or the effervescence of “Nice for What” (rumour has it that it’s both). “Worst Behaviour” showed us that Drake could be conceivably tough, and If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late rebranded him as a seething stunter, his Instagram-ready bars haunting bleak production. It is blunt and petty in ways that he has expressed before, not truly menacing but possessing an indignance befitting someone whose worst behaviour would probably involve suing the shit out of you rather than anything physical. It's about timbres, theory, chords (lots of 'em), and how these nerdy qualities make us feel things.ĭrake’s current single, “I’m Upset,” tells us how he really feels. This is a column called Major Keys written by Phil Witmer, the only actual musician employed by Noisey.

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