As the music world continues to digest Certified Lover Boy album, music education YouTube channel bandstand has delivered a breakdown of every sample on Drake‘s sixth studio project.
Kicking off the 21-track release, “Champagne Poetry” directly utilizes the pitched and looped intro from Masego’s 2017 track “Navajo.” The same sonic sensibility is continued throughout the song with a section from “Until I Found the Lord” from The Gabriel Hardeman Delegation.
Notorious B.I.G‘s “Life After Death (Intro)” appears on “Love All” and the original version of “Dead Wrong” serves as the base of “Race My Mind.” Other iconic rap samples come in the form of Bun B‘s “Get Throwed” on “N 2 Deep” and Three 6 Mafia‘s “N*ggaz Ain’t Barin’ Dat” on “No Friends In The Industry.” While fellow Canadian artist Charlotte Day Wilson’s soulful crooning on “Mountains” is altered to carry the drums and snares on the hard-hitting track “Fair Trade” featuring Travis Scott.
The most prominent sample comes in the form of Right Said Fred’s “I’m Too Sexy” on the Future and Young Thug-assisted track “Way 2 Sexy.” Finally, “TSU,” the most controversial track on CLB, carries a sample of R. Kelly‘s “Half on a Baby” and “Sailing” by *NSYNC.
Check out every sample on Drake’s Certified Lover Boy album above.
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