![]() The song’s titular ‘Weston Road’ is a street in Toronto that Drake grew up on, “back when we couldn’t buy pizza cause we were down to pennies”, and the track sounds equally nostalgic, with Drake rapping over a hazy sample of ‘Mary’s Joint’ by Mary J Blige. Last year’s Meek Mill diss ‘Back To Back’ served far more effective at articulating exactly the same sentiments.ĭrakiest lyric: “Chasing women a distraction / They want to be on TV right next to me” ‘Weston Road Flows’ Taking ‘Hype’ on its own and it’s far from a Drake classic. “‘Views’ already a classic,” he claims while only five songs deep. Lyrically, the song sees Drizzy drawing a line in the sand and swearing to move on from a parasitic ex, which – if you know Drake – isn’t always the easiest thing for him to do.ĭrakiest lyric: “There’s more to life than sleeping in / And getting high with you” ‘Hype’Īfter a run of some fairly reflective tracks, ‘Hype’ is Drake at his most boastful, taking shots at his rivals and bragging what he’s “done in my life”. The hi-hat smashing production comes courtesy of Jordan Ullman of Drake’s OVO signees Majid Jordan. Like ‘Hotline Bling’, but with a far more interesting beat.
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