For all the talk from stuck-in-the-90s hip hop heads and rap traditionalists about Drake not being a lyricist, the Toronto superstar has become one of the preeminent scene-stealers of his generation.
Whether it was in 2012 when he was fresh off dropping Take Care and just straight up bodying features on songs with Future, French Montana, Rick Ross and 2 Chainz, or in 2014 when he was running the rap game off of a few SoundCloud loosies, there’s nothing quite like having the Drake stimulus package bolster a rapper’s career.
From all his features with Lil Wayne and his Lil Baby collaborations to his songs with Future and bars for Rick Ross, here are the 18 best Drake guest verses of all time.
18. Lil Baby – “Yes Indeed”
Album: Harder Than Ever
Released: May 17, 2018
Producer: Wheezy, B-Rackz
The dash, it's digi', the schedule busy My head in a hoodie, my shorty a goodie My cousins are crazy, my cousins like Boogie Life is amazin', it is what it should be Been here for ten but I feel like a rookie I tell her, "Look up" 'cause it's snowin' in Tootsie's Booked for three years, man, you can't even book me It's me and Lil Baby, this shit goin' crazy Wheezy produced it and Weezy F. made me And she held it down, so she got a Mercedes Young Money Records, the Army, the Navy They ran me ten thousand, I threw it like Brady The foreign is yellow like Tracee and K.D I trusted my niggas, they never betrayed me Met all these niggas, they sweeter than Sadie When I started out, I just took what they gave me Did all the favors, they never repaid me It worked in my favor, 'cause nobody saved me
17. BlocBoy JB – “Look Alive”
Album: Simi
Released: February 9, 2018
Producer: Tay Keith
Ayy, ayy, look who I'm around, man If I fucked up, I'ma be downtown, man Fourth floor bound, man, that's if I get caught, man Pushed me to the edge, so it really ain't my mothafuckin' fault Man, I'm not to blame, man, this fuckin' industry is cutthroat I'm not the same, man, and I could let you check the tag now I'm rockin' name brand, I'm only chasin' after bags now I got a game plan and I'm out here with the woo!
16. Waka Flocka Flame – “Round of Applause”
Album: Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family
Released: October 14, 2011
Producer: Lex Luger, Southside
Bust it like you can't afford a car You a star, you look in the mirror, you know who you are, right? Cool, take it low, take it way lower than that I fly private when I go, ain't no layover on that Yeah I made it to the top, took a seat, still sitting man I'm up in Stadium in D.C. still tipping man She coulda paid tuition five times, still stripping I just throw a couple bills, and she'll have a pair of heels Oh no, there I go, magic tricking on your ass Throwing every president except for Nixon on your ass Make you rich, I feel like I should make commission on your ass Wonder what you would ever do if I went missing on your ass
15. French Montana – “Pop That”
Album: Excuse My French
Released: June 15, 2012
Producer: Lee On the Beats
I'm about bein' single, seein' double, makin' triple (Right) I hope you pussy niggas hatin' never make a nickel (Right) It's good to make it better when your people make it with you Money comin', money goin', ain't like you could take it with you (Alright) It's about to be a hit right now, fuck back then we the shit right now Dropped Take Care, bought a mothafuckin' crib And I'm pickin' up the keys to the bitch right now OVO that's major shit, Toronto with me that's mayor shit Gettin cheddar packs like K.D., OKC that's player shit We don't dress alike, we don't rap alike I shine different, I rhyme different Only thing you got is some years on me Man fuck you and your time difference I'm Young Papi, Champagne They know the face and they know the name Got one watch that could prolly pay for like all your chains And you'd owe me change, ah! Greystone, 20 bottles that's all me On the couch, wildin' out yelling free my niggas 'til they all free One of my closest dawgs got three kids and they all three But we always been that type of crew that been good without a plan B, so
14. Meek Mill – “Amen”
Album: Dreams and Nightmares
Released: June 19, 2012
Producer: Key Wane, Jahlil Beats
Just bought my niggas some caine, so much it came with a plane Bought my niggas some dope, so much it came with a boat I just bought me a crib so big it came with a moat For niggas jumping the fence I hope you niggas can float And I just hope that I'm forgiven for carin' 'bout how they livin' And loanin a little money and keepin' 'em out of prison I ain't lyin' in my verses I'm just telling you the basics Of growin' up with your friends and becomin the one that made it Yes lord! All gold, man I got these bitches soul Talking bout these other rappers getting old is even getting old Worrying about your followers, you need to get your dollars up Me and Meek, young niggas poppin' like our collars up And good ain't good enough, and your hood ain't hood enough Spent my whole life puttin on, you spend your whole life puttin up Ain't no telling when I go, so there ain't shit that I'ma wait for I'm the type to say a prayer, then go get what I just prayed for
13. Lil Wayne – “Right Above It”
Album: I Am Not a Human Being
Released: August 17, 2010
Producer: Kane Beatz
Who else is really trying to fuck with Hollywood Cole I'm with Marley G's bro Flying Holly Grove chicks to my Hollywood shows And I wanna tell you something that you probably should know This that Slum Dog Millionaire Bollywood flow and uh My real friends never hearing from me Fake friends write the wrong answers on the mirror for me That's why I pick and choose, I don't get shit confused I got a small circle, I'm not with different crews We walk the same path, but got on different shoes Live in the same building, but we got different views I got a couple cars, I never get to use Don't like my women single, I like my chicks in two's And these days all the girls are down to roll I hit the strip club, and all them bitches find a pole Plus I been sipping, so this shit is moving kinda slow Just tell my girl to tell her friend that it's time to go
12. Future – “Where Ya At”
Album: DS2
Released: July 17, 2015
Producer: Metro Boomin
Man, where your ass was at when we took the city over? Where your ass was at when all they'd ask was "What's the hold up?" Where your ass was at when niggas first got the news? Now your ass around because we're paying back dues Where were you when all the dogs needed help? Lawyers and the commissary ain't gon' pay itself Where your ass was at when we recorded in the bathroom? Where your ass was at? I take attendance like a classroom Man I ain't got no choice 'Cause nowadays I swear this shit done changed up for the boy I'm self-made, selfish with my women, self-employed I'll buy the neighbor's house if they complain about the noise Man, where your ass was at, dog, when niggas wouldn't feed me? Where your ass was at, dog, when bitches didn't need me? Where your ass was at? Last winter was the coldest Fuck where you was at, I had the 6 on my shoulders
11. The Game – “100”
Album: The Documentary 2
Released: June 26, 2015
Producer: Johnny Juliano, Cardo
Thank me later, thanks for nothin', thanks for bluffin' Thank you so, so much for wearin' your true colors To every single fuckin' function Had niggas tell me to my face how we were family And how they love me while they were skimmin' off the budget Now, when I see 'em, they're the ones that's actin' funny People been reachin' out to me And I'm on some straight unresponsive shit I would have so many friends If I didn't have money, respect and accomplishments I would have so many friends If I held back the truth and I just gave out compliments I would have all of your fans If I didn't go pop and I stayed on some conscious shit I would have so many more friends If I lost my success and my confidence I'm in the club every time that they play the competition If they even play the competition and I seen the response they get Yeah, nobody's even hearin' it, on top of the pyramid Might go to Jamaica, disappear again My circle got so small that it's a period, sayin' to myself
10. Travis Scott – “Sicko Mode”
Album: Astroworld
Released: August 21, 2018
Producer: Hit-Boy, Oz, Tay Keith, Cubeatz, Roget Chahayed, Mike Dean
Like a light, ayy, slept through the flight, ayy Knocked for the night, ayy 767, man, this shit got double bedroom, man I still got scores to settle, man I crept down the block (Down the block) Made a right (Yeah, right) Cut the lights (Yeah, what?), paid the price (Yeah) Niggas think it's sweet (Nah, never), it's on sight (Yeah, what?) Nothin' nice (Yeah), baguettes in my ice (Aw, man) Jesus Christ (Yeah), checks over stripes (Yeah) That's what I like (Yeah), that's what we like (Yeah) Lost my respect, you not a threat When I shoot my shot, that shit wetty like I'm Sheck (Bitch) See the shots that I took (Ayy), wet like I'm Book (Ayy) Wet like I'm Lizzie I be spinnin' Valley, circle blocks 'til I'm dizzy (Yeah, what?) Like where is he? (Yeah, what?) No one seen him (Yeah, yeah) I'm tryna clean 'em (Yeah)
9. Big Sean – “Blessings”
Album: Dark Sky Paradise
Released: January 31, 2015
Producer: Vinylz, Allen Ritter
Look, I ain't gon' say that we back or nothing ‘Cause that implies that we're back from something If we're back from somethin' there's some checks you owe us I expect that payment, nothing less or over I don't need them favors that you ask me for I could give two fucks 'bout where the Grammys go I just gave out Grammys on my Instagram Them OVO boys, the business man It is what it is, trust me, you get what you give, yeah You gotta come to my side and see how we live, yeah I cannot see Heaven being much better than this, yeah Blessings on blessings for me and my niggas from the 6 Look at what we did, yeah Be quiet, I'm doing a toast For niggas that don't really do shit, I swear, y'all be doing the most Stop worrying 'bout whoever's next I am just worried 'bout my mama worrying less I think I'm famous enough I don't need any more press I am convinced I'm the only one left that's still doing this shit, man
8. A$AP Rocky – “Fuckin’ Problems”
Album: Long. Live. ASAP
Released: October 24, 2012
Producer: 40, C. Papi (co.)
Ooh, I know you love it when this beat is on Make you think about all of the niggas you been leadin' on Make me think about all of the rappers I've been feedin' on Got a feelin' that's the same dudes that we speakin' on, oh word? Ain't heard my album? Who you sleepin' on? You should print the lyrics out and have a fuckin' read-along Ain't a fuckin' sing-along 'less you brought the weed along Then ju-, okay, I got it Then just drop down and get your eagle on Or we can stare up at the stars and put the Beatles on All that shit you talkin' 'bout is not up for discussion I will pay to make it bigger, I don't pay for no reduction If it's comin' from a nigga I don't know, then I don't trust it If you comin' for my head, then ma'fucker get to bustin' Yes, Lord, I don't really say this often But this long-dick nigga ain't for the long talkin', I'm beast
7. Lil Wayne – “It’s Good”
Album: Tha Carter IV
Released: September 13, 2011
Producer: Young Ladd, Cool & Dre
Mind in one place heart in another Please pardon my brother, he’s just angry at you niggas Who dont have your heart in your rap shit and got too fuckin comfy Cause we still fuckin hungry, Young Money, got the munchies Faded, fuckin faded, aww yeah I'm fuckin faded They tellin’ lies about me, aww yeah I musta made it Rikers Island on this flow, 8 months for that pistol But at least they had some bad bitches workin’ in that shit hole Three visits later, I went and did it major So fuck the judge, and the jury, and the litigator Watchin all these kids who thought they had it figured out And then November came, they let my nigga out
6. 2 Chainz – “No Lie”
Album: Based on a T.R.U. Story
Released: May 8, 2012
Producer: Mike Will Made It, Marz, 40
2 Chainz and Champagne, you want true? That’s true enough Forbes list like every year, my office is my tour bus She came through, she brought food, she got fucked, she knew whassup She think I’m the realest out and I say, "Damn, that makes two of us" Aww, that look like what’s her name, chances are it’s what's her name Chances are if she was acting up then I fucked her once and never fucked again She could have a Grammy, I still treat her ass like a nominee Just need to know what that pussy like so one time is fine with me Young as an intern, but money like I built the shit Streets talkin', they'll confirm, go ask them who just killed the shit Stay keepin' my cup full so I’m extra charged like a state tax Me and Chainz go way back, we don’t talk shit, we just state facts Yes, Lord
5. Kendrick Lamar – “Poetic Justice”
Album: Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Released: October 22, 2012
Producer: Scoop DeVille
I really hope you play this, 'cause ol' girl, you test my patience With all these seductive photographs And all these one-off vacations you've been takin' Clearly a lot for me to take in, it don't make sense Young East African girl, you too busy fuckin' with your other man I was tryna put you on game, put you on a plane Take you and your momma to the motherland I could do it, maybe one day When you figure out you're gonna need someone When you figure out it's alright here in the city And you don't run from where we come from That sound like poetic justice, poetic justice You were so new to this life, but goddamn, you got adjusted I mean, I write poems in these songs, dedicated to the fun sex Your natural hair and your soft skin And your big ass in that sundress, ooh Good God, what you doin' that walk for? When I see that thing move I just wish we would fight less and we would talk more They say communication save relations, I can tell But I can never right my wrongs Unless I write 'em down for real, P.S
4. Migos – “Versace (Remix)”
Album: N/A
Released: July 8, 2013
Producer: Zaytoven
Versace, Versace Medusa head on me like I'm Illuminati (Versace!) This is a gated community Please get the fuck off the property (gate!) Rap must be changin' 'Cause I'm at the top and ain't no one on top of me (woo!) Niggas be wantin' a verse for a verse But man, that's not a swap to me (nah!) Drownin' in compliments Pool in the backyard that look like Metropolis (Metropolis?) I think I'm sellin' a million first week Man, I guess I'm a optimist (milli!) Born in Toronto but sometimes I feel like Atlanta adopted us (go!) What the fuck is you talkin' 'bout? Saw this shit comin' like I had binoculars, boy Versace, Versace We stay at the mansion when we in Miami The pillows Versace, the sheets are Versace I just won a Grammy (woo!) I been so quiet, I got the world like "What the fuck is he plannin'?" (What?) Just make sure that you got a back up plan 'Cause that shit might come in handy (go, go!) Started a label, the album is comin' September Just wait on it (just wait on it!) This year I'm eatin' your food And my table got so many plates on it (so many!) (damn!) Hundred-inch TV at my house I sit back like "Damn, I look great on it!" (damn, I look good!) I do not fuck with your new shit, my nigga Don't ask for my take on it (don't ask for my opinion!) Speakin' in lingo, man, this for my nigga That trap out the bando (bando, bando!) This for my niggas that call up Fernando to move a piano (brr, brr, brr!) Fuck all your feelin' 'cause business is business It's strictly financial (business is business!) I'm always the first one to get it, man That's how you lead by example (I got it!) Versace, Versace Versace, Versace, Versace, Versace (Versace!) Word in New York is the Dyckman and Heights girls are callin' me Papi (woo, woo) I'm all on the low Take a famous girl out where there's no paparazzi (flash!) I'm tryna give Halle Berry a baby and no one can stop me (smash!)
3. Lil Wayne – “Believe Me”
Album: N/A
Released: May 6, 2014
Producer: Vinylz, Boi-1da
Yeah, rip, rip rip It's been me and Young Tune off the rip That's the man that put me in this shit If a nigga fuck with him, I'll put him down quick Got a verse for anybody wanna talk about the clique I've been takin' shit light, you don't wanna hear me trip God damn, do y'all really know who y'all fuckin' with? Yeah, I mean you can't blame me for wonderin' Doesn't matter, could be winter or the summer On the road, I do One Direction numbers, I don't fuckin' miss Yeah, Stunna and Mack know When Wayne was gone for eight months, we put this thing up on our back And I was snappin' off on every single track though Collect call from the boss like where we at though I was like, "Hah, it's our time, nigga" He left Rikers in a Phantom, that's my nigga And I'll been rockin' with the team 'til Carter IX And we YMCMB, waitin' on somebody to try us, nigga Yeah
2. DJ Khaled – “I’m on One”
Album: We the Best Forever
Released: May 20, 2011
Producer: T-Minus, Noah “40” Shebib, Kromatik
Ugh, I'm getting so throwed I ain't went this hard since I was eighteen Apologize if I say anything I don’t mean Like, "What's up with your best friend? We could all have some fun, believe me" And, "What's up with these new niggas? And why they think it all comes so easy?" But get it while you here, boy 'Cause all that hype don’t feel the same next year, boy Yeah, and I be right here in my spot With a little more cash than I already got Tripping off you 'cause you had your shot With my skin tan and my hair long and my fans who been so patient Me and 40 back to work, but we still smell like a vacation Hate the rumors, hate the bullshit, hate these fucking allegations I’m just feeling like the throne is for the taking—watch me take it
1. Rick Ross – “Stay Schemin’”
Album: Rich Forever
Released: April 17, 2012
Producer: The Beat Bully
It bothers me when the gods get to actin' like the broads Guess every team doesn't come complete with niggas like ours That's why I see no need to compete with niggas like y'all I just ask that when you see me you speak up, nigga, that's all Don't be duckin' like you never wanted nothin' It's feelin' like rap changed, it was a time it was rugged Back when if a nigga reached it was for the weapon Nowadays niggas reach just to sell they record Spaghetti bolognese in the Polo Lounge Me and my G from D.C., that's how I roll around Might look light, but we heavy though You think Drake will pull some shit like that? You never know Million-dollar meetings in a Polo Lounge Me and my man Oliver North, that's how I roll around Shawty wanna tell me secrets 'bout a rap nigga I tell that bitch it's more attractive when you hold it down Kobe 'bout to lose a hundred fifty Ms Kobe my nigga, I hate it had to be him Bitch, you wasn't with me shootin' in the gym (Huh! Bitch, you wasn't with me shootin' in the gym) Tell Lucian I said "fuck it," I'm tearin' holes in my budget Bag her like we in Publix, and take her ass out in public Ordered her the filet, told 'em, "Butterfly it, she'll love it." She used to soda and nuggets, she really just out here thuggin' I'm just hittin' my pinnacle, you and pussy identical You like the fuckin' finish line; we can't wait to run into you But let me get my mind off that Young rich motherfucker gettin' mine off rap, with my niggas (Huh!)
