Fourteen years ago, Lil Wayne predicted Drake’s impending reign as the best feature rapper of his era on Birdman’s 2009 single “Money To Blow.” Highlighted by Wayne’s prophetic line (“We gon’ be alright if we put Drake on every hook”), the song signaled the birth of the “Drake featuring Drake” phenomenon Drizzy would boast about four years later on his 2013 loosie “5AM In Toronto.”
Since then, Drake has cemented his status as arguably the greatest scene stealer in rap history on the strength of his timeless feature catalog. Of course, there’s several types of Drake features, from verses (“Stay Schemin’”) to hooks (“She Will”) to songs that sound like Drake Featuring Drake (“I’m On One”).
So let’s get into it. From Meek Mill’s “Amen” to Kendrick Lamar’s “Poetic Justice” and Lil Wayne’s “Believe Me”, here our fans rate the greatest Drake guest features of all time.
1 Rick Ross — “Stay Schemin’” (2012)
Drake: Verse 2
The greatest Drake feature of all time doubles as one of the best diss tracks of the 21st century, as Drizzy put Common in a body bag with his scene-stealing second verse: “It bothers me when the gods get to actin’ like the broads/Guess every team doesn’t come complete with ni**as like ours/That’s why I see no need to compete with ni**as like y’all/I just ask that when you see me you speak up, ni**a, that’s all.”
2 DJ Khaled — “I’m On One” (2011)
Drake: Verse 1, Hook
Released in the months leading up to Drake’s sophomore album Take Care, “I’m On One” doubled as a warning shot to the rest of the rap game: “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.”
3 Rick Ross — “Aston Martin Music (Extended)” (2010)
Drake: Hook, Verse 3
Though the official version of “Aston Martin Music” only features a Drake bridge, the extended mix, which Drake initially released as “Paris Morton Music,” includes countless timeless bars, including the following three lines: 1) “Which one of y’all got fleets on your keychains/The seats for these Heat games”; 2) “Havin’ lunch and debatin’ Ferrari prices/23 and goin’ through a midlife crisis”; 3) “I never threw away that paper with my Grammy speech/Because I haven’t hit the pinnacles I plan to reach.”
4 The Game — “100” (2015)
Drake: Hook, Verse 2
A month before Meek Mill would goad him into the biggest rap beef of the 2010s, Drake was already on the defensive, as evidenced by his feature on The Game’s “100.” Following a stellar hook in which he warns opponents not to come to his funeral, Drake delivers one of the best guest verses of his career: “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 didn’t go pop and I stayed on some conscious shit.”
5 2 Chainz — “Big Amount” (2016)
Drake: Verse 2
Months after dropping the most hyped album of his career, 2016’s Views, Drake reminded critics that he could still rap his ass off on “Big Amount,” a standout track from 2 Chainz’s mixtape Daniel Son, Necklace Don: “I got a big amount/I think I’m the biggest out/Got hits and I ain’t even put ’em out/Lit and you can’t even put it out/Got the Billboard melodies/Rap is somethin’ I do on the side/Crossed over to the other side/And I didn’t even have to die.”
6 French Montana — “Pop That” (2012)
Drake: Verse 3
By June 2012, Drake had already dropped three timeless guest features with his appearances on Rick Ross’ “Stay Schemin,” 2 Chainz’s “No Lie,” and Meek Mill’s “Amen.” And yet, he was just heating up, as evidenced by his scene-stealing verse on French Montana’s “Pop That.” “Fuck ‘back then’/ We the shit right now/Dropped Take Care, bought a muthafuckin’ crib/ And I’m pickin up the keys to the bitch right now,” Drake boasts in his verse.
7 Migos — “Versace (Remix)” (2013)
Drake: Verse 1
Released alongside “Jodeci Freestyle,” “The Motion,” and “Over Here,” “Versace (Remix)” captured Drake at the peak of his powers in the months leading up to the release of 2013’s Nothing Was the Same. Drake’s opening verse single handedly catapulted Migos into the mainstream, thanks to standout bars like, “This is a gated community, please get the fuck off the property.”
8 PartyNextDoor — “Over Here” (2013)
Drake: Verse 2
The first official collaboration between PartyNextDoor and Drake, “Over Here” caught the latter in the months leading up to his career-defining 2013 album, Nothing Was the Same. Drizzy’s scene-stealing second verse finds him returning to Toronto, where he “rolls through the city like young Sheikh Mohammed” en route to warning rivals about his forthcoming reign: “Nothing was the same man, including y’all careers/The new Cash Money, the new Roc-A-Fella/Bunch of young rich ni**as, turn around if you jealous.”
9 Rick Ross — “Gold Roses” (2019)
Drake: Verse 1, Hook
If not for “Stay Schemin’,” “Gold Roses” would go down as the greatest collaboration between Rick Ross and Drake, largely on the strength of the latter’s opening verse and hook. “Ten years in and y’all yet to hear my most impressive verses,” Drake raps convincingly. It’s impossible not to believe him.
10 Beyonce — “Mine” (2013)
Drake: Verse 3, Bridge, Verse 4
A standout track from Beyonce’s self-titled 2013 album, “Mine” was originally a Drake song and for good reason. Drizzy’s fingerprints are all over the R&B ballad, as he tag-teams the hook with Bey, sings the refrain and bridge, and closes the song with an iconic outro (“I gotta pull up on you”).
11 Travis Scott — “Sicko Mode” (2018)
Drake: Verse 1, Hook, Verse 4
Though he wasn’t officially credited on “Sicko Mode,” there’s no denying the standout track from Travis Scott’s Astroworld belongs to Drake, who opens the song with a short intro before reappearing near the end and handling hook duties as well as an extended closing verse.
12 2 Chainz — “No Lie” (2012)
Drake: Hook, Verse 2
Leave it to Drake to outshine the best guest rapper of 2012 on his own song. Released in May 2012, “No Lie” captured 2 Chainz at the peak of his powers, as the Atlanta rapper was busy cementing his status as the hottest scene-stealer in hip-hop. And yet, the track belongs to Drake, who crafted one of his most timeless hooks before delivering one of his best guest verses.
13 Lil Wayne — “Believe Me” ((2014)
Drake: Verse 1, Hook, Verse 3
Initially released as the first single off Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter V, “Believe Me” doubles as a Drake song featuring Weezy. Arriving at the beginning of Summer 2014, Drake follows up his opening hook with a standout verse in which he boasts about his newfound status atop the rap game (“Doesn’t matter, could be winter or the summer/On the road, I do One Direction numbers, I don’t fuckin’ miss”), before reflecting on how he carried Young Money during Wayne’s 2010 prison stint (“When Wayne was gone for eight months, we put this thing up on our back/And I was snapping off on every single track”).
14 Chris Brown — “No Guidance” (2019)
Drake: Verse 1, Hook, Verse 4
It’s fascinating to wonder what other timeless hits Chris Brown and Drake would’ve created together had the pair’s relationship began on better terms. And yet, the near-decade of beef was washed away with “No Guidance,” a standout cut from Breezy’s 2019 album Indigo. After opening the track with a melodic verse, Drake closes things out with an iconic breakdown on his final verse.
15 Jack Harlow — “Churchill Downs” (2022)
Drake: Verse 2
The most recent feature in the top 100, Drake’s verse on “Churchill Downs” initially leaked under the title “Have A Turn,” before the track would appear on Jack Harlow’s 2022 album Come Home The Kids Miss You. From the opening bars of Drizzy’s verse (“Cold hearts and heated floors/No parental guidance, I just see divorce/Therapy sessions, I’m in the waiting room, readin’ Forbes/Abandonment issues I’m gettin’ treated for”), fans knew this song would go down as one of the best Drake features in recent memory.
16 Aaliyah — “Enough Said” (2012)
Drake: Verse 3
Initially released as the first track from Drake and 40’s scrapped Aaliyah album, “Enough Said” features arguably Drake’s most underrated verse. Drizzy opens his standout appearance by boasting about hanging with Manchester City’s Mario Balotelli (“Went from my ni**a serving it by the tele to venues in Manchester/Just swerving with Balotelli, the fuck are you trying to tell me?”), before reflecting on how everyone in his inner circle is growing up around him (“Every million I gain an enemy or a cousin/And people’s feelings have changed ever since I became something/Girls that becoming ladies, and my friends are having babies/And babies are dropping dead in my city, this shit is crazy”).
17 Kendrick Lamar — “Poetic Justice” (2012)
Drake: Verse 2
A year before Kendrick and Drake would become rivals following the former’s “Control” verse, the two best rappers of their generation proved why they work better as collaborators on “Poetic Justice.” A standout track from Kendrick’s 2012 debut good kid, m.a.a.d.city, “Poetic Justice” is highlighted by Drake’s scene-stealing second verse.
18 Rick Ross — “Made Men” (2011)
Drake: Verse 2
After spending the fall of 2010 handing out guest verses to R&B singers (Jamie Foxx’s “Fall For Your Type”) and pop stars (Rihanna’s “What’s My Name”), Drake kicked off 2011 by cementing his street cred with this iconic guest verse on Rick Ross’ cult favorite “Made Men.”
19 Nicki Minaj — “Seeing Green” (2021)
Drake: Verse 3
While Lil Wayne’s opening guest spot is considered the best verse on “Seeing Green,” it’s easy to overlook Drake’s closing appearance, which he opens by reflecting on his legacy in hip-hop: “This ain’t gon’ be the first time that I do numbers on two crutches/Seen more plaques than toothbrushes/Until I’m at the pearly white gates, I gotta move somethin’, do somethin’/All meetings happen in person, so they can’t prove nothin’.”
20 Headie One — “Only You Freestyle” (2020)
Drake: Verse 1
Months after dabbling in UK drill with his 2019 loosie “War,” Drake joined forces with Headie One for another pivot into the subgenre on “Only You Freestyle,” as Drizzy’s opening verse is highlighted by UK and Arab slang: “Arabic ting told me that I look like Youssef, look like Hamza/Habibti please, ana akeed, inti wa ana ahla.”
21 Usher — “Slow Motion” (2014)
Drake: Verse 1, 2
Recorded in 2014, “Slow Motion” was expected to appear on an Usher album, before the track ultimately leaked in early 2020. “Slow Motion” is highlighted by a pair of Drake verses, the second of which sees Drizzy spitting bars about his relationship with Rihanna: “We’re always startin’ over, that shit always seems exciting/I don’t know, I guess it’s yet to be seen/She’s busy doin’ her and I’m out here chasin’ the dream/Honestly, we say a lot of things that we don’t mean/Start happy, end happy, with the summer in between.”
22 Lil Wayne — “B.B. King Freestyle” (2020)
Drake: Verse 1
Drake closed out 2020, a year in which he’d drop a project of throwaways (Dark Lane Demo Tapes) as well as several loosies (“Laugh Now Cry Later”), by gifting Lil Wayne one of his best guest verses in recent memory.
23 BlocBoy JB — “Look Alive” (2018)
Drake: Hook, Verse 1
Fresh off dropping his two-sided single Scary Hours (“God’s Plan,” “Diplomatic Immunity”), Drake returned with a guest verse on rising Memphis rapper BlocBoy JB’s breakout single “Look Alive.”
24 Preme — “DnF” (2014)
Drake: Hook, Verse 2
2014 saw Drake gift numerous songs to OVO Sound artists, including “DnF,” “Schemin’ Up,” “2 On/Thotful,” and “Recognize,” among others. Credited to the label’s then-rising rapper P. Reign, who’d later change his name to Preme, “DnF” featured a stellar Drake hook and subsequent verse.
25 OB O’Brien — “Schemin’ Up” (2014)
Drake: Verse 1, Hook, Verse 3
Like “2 On,” “Schemin’ Up” doubles as a Drake song, what with Drizzy’s opening verse, subsequent hook, and closing stanza. In any event, the track serves as the peak of Drake’s TOPSZN era, which in 2014 produced countless classics such as “DnF,” “Tuesday,” and “Recognize,” among others.
26 The Weeknd — “The Zone” (2011)
Drake: Verse 3
One of the most underrated collaborations between The Weeknd and Drake, “The Zone” appeared on the former’s 2011 mixtape Thursday. Drake delivers in his closing verse: “All these broken hearts on that pole/If pole dancing’s an art, you know how many fuckin’ artists I know?”
27 Meek Mill — “Amen” (2012)
Drake: Verse 2
Three years before they’d be at the center of the most iconic hip-hop beef of the 2010s, Drake and Meek Miller teamed up for the latter’s 2012 hit single “Amen.” Drizzy stole the show on his second verse, as he rapped about having a moat and buying so much “caine” that said purchase came with a plane.
28 Lil Reese — “Us (Remix)” (2012)
Drake: Verse 2
Arguably the most underrated Drake remix, “Us”appeared on Rick Ross 2012 mixtape The Black Bar Mitzfah. The track is highlighted by a Drizzy guest verse that has been largely lost to history: “Only ni**a making albums with no fucking filler/New deal on the table, look like ‘bout ten milla/Shout my lawyer, man, he a contract killer.”
29 Future — “Sh!t (Remix)” (2013)
Drake: Verse 1
A lesser known Drake guest appearance, “Sh!t (Remix)” appeared on DJ Esco’s 2013 compilation album No Sleep. Drake kicks things off with a stellar verse some not-so subliminal shots at his then-rival Kendrick Lamar: “I hear you talk about your city like you run that/And I brought my tour to your city, you my son there, ni**a.”
30 Kanye West — “All of the Lights (Remix)” (2011)
Drake: Verse 3
After Kanye left him off the original version of this My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy standout, Drake returned the favor by delivering one of his greatest guest verses on the unofficial remix: “I made mistakes, I made some bread/I even made a way for them to get ahead/To my surprise, nobody replacing me/Take Care and Carter IV, it won’t be long ‘till they can see the lights.”
31 DJ Khaled — “No New Friends” (2013)
Drake: Hook, Verse 1
Two years after gifting DJ Khaled with the biggest hit of his career with 2011’s “I’m On One,” Drake gave away another hit track leading up to his 2013 album Nothing Was the Same. “No New Friends” sees Drake handle hook duties, before delivering an opening verse in which he name drops a pre-MVP James Harden.
32 OB O’Brien — “2 On (Remix)” (2014)
Drake: Hook, Verse 2
No idea why Drake gifted this track to OB O’Brien. No matter, though. Despite the fact that it’s a remix of Tinashe’s 2014 hit single, Drizzy’s version usurps the original on all fronts. After handling the hook, Drake delivers one of the best guest verses of his iconic 2014 run. “Ni**a gotta woosah,” he raps, referencing Martin Lawrence’s classic Bad Boys line.
33 Nicki Minaj — “Moment 4 Life” (2010)
Drake: Verse 2
“This supposed to be y’all year? We ain’t get the memo,” Drake rapped on “Moment 4 Life,” a highlight from Nicki Minaj’s 2010 debut album, Pink Friday. Drizzy was feeling himself, and for good reason, as he was fresh off the release of his career-making studio debut, 2010’s Thank Me Later.
34 Alicia Keys — “Un-thinkable (Remix)” ft. Drake (Verse 1) (2010)
Drake: Hook, Verse 1
Arguably the first truly classic introspective guest verse from Drake, this remix of Alicia Keys’ 2009 hit single finds Drizzy contemplating if he’s losing out on finding a good woman in his life: “Bein’ part of this life, I feel like I’m bound to end up with somebody who’s been with everybody.”
35 PartyNextDoor — “Recognize” ft. Drake (Verse 2) (2014)
Drake: Hook, Verse 1
The second Drake feature on a PND song, following 2013’s stellar “Over Here,” 2014’s “Recognize” is Peak Drake: In the span of two bars, he plans trips to Europe, then remembers his side piece’s Benz needs snow-equipped tires.
36 Nickelus F — “Number 15” (2013)
Drake: Verse 1
Initially previewed in the summer of 2012, when Drake was flying across the country on his Club Paradise Tour, “Number 15” later leaked in early 2013. The song would eventually appear on Nickelus F’s 2013 album Vices, and is highlighted by an opening Drake verse that remains one of the cult fan favorites.
37 iLoveMakonnen — “Tuesday” (2014)
Drake: Verse 1
Backed by production courtesy of Sonny Digital and Metro Boomin, “Tuesday,” which initially dropped as an unofficial remix to iLoveMakonnen’s 2014 breakout hit, gave Drake an opportunity to step out of his comfort zone. As a result, the song features one of Drizzy’s best vocal performances, as his guest verse ultimately resulted in iLoveMakonnen becoming a household name in the rap mainstream.
38 Big Sean — “Blessings” (2015)
Drake: Hook, Verse 2
It’s easy to picture “Blessings” fitting alongside the previously released Drake loosie “6 God,” if only because the title coincides with the prayer hands emoji featured on the cover art for the latter single. Nevertheless, “Blessings,” the lead single from Big Sean’s 2015 album Dark Sky Paradise remains one of Drizzy’s best features of 2015, which is nothing less than the Toronto rapper’s peak year.
39 Meek Mill — “Going Bad” (2018)
Drake: Verse 1, Hook
Drake closed out 2018, which featured one of his best guest spot runs of his career, with a classic iteration of the “Drake featuring Drake” phenomenon. Drizzy gifted his formal rival Meek Mill with an iconic hook and guest verse on the latter’s hit single “Going Bad,” a standout track from the Philadelphia rapper’s 2018 album Championships.
40 Future — “Life is Good” (2020)
Drake: Hook, Verse 1
“Life Is Good” marks the beginning of Drake’s iconic 2020 run, which would serve as the lead-up to his 2021 album Certified Lover Boy, while also delivering a slew of legendary loosies (“Laugh Now Cry Later”), leaks (“Lucky Lefty”), and guest features.
41 Lil Baby & Gunna — “Never Recover” (2018)
Drake: Verse 1
Among the iconic features Drake unleashed in 2018, “Never Recover” is often forgotten, despite the fact that Drizzy opens the track by delivering a hectic verse that’s so hard it almost doubles as a hook: “I bring up money, they change up the topic/I got a 19 and it fold in my pocket/She gave me her number, now I gotta block it/I’m mixin’ the dirty bills in with the profit.”
42 Meek Mill — “R.I.C.O.” (2015)
Drake: Verse 1
Though “R.I.C.O.” will go down as the song that resulted in the defining hip-hop beef of the 2010s, there’s no denying that the track, a standout from Meek Mill’s 2015 album Dreams Worth More Than Money, contains one of Drizzy’s greatest opening verses.
43 YG — “Who Do You Love?” (2014)
Drake: Verse 2
“Who Do You Love?” signaled the beginning of Drake’s TOPSZN era, which would see the 6 God run the rap game in 2014 on the strength of features alone. Drizzy’s performance over that calendar year is highlighted by several guest spots, including “Believe Me,” “2 On (Remix),” “DnF,” “Schemin’ Up,” and “Tuesday,” among others.
44 Lil Wayne — “She Will” (2011)
Drake: Hook
One of the best Drake guest hooks ever, “She Will” leaves you wanting more. It’s hard to believe that such an iconic chorus from Drizzy wasn’t accompanied by a subsequent guest verse.
45 Fetty Wap — “My Way (Remix)” (2015)
Drake: Verse 2
The first feature Drake put out following the release of his landmark 2015 mixtape If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, the remix to “My Way” captured Fetty Wap at the peak of his meteoric rise. Even more, the track featured an iconic sing-song verse from Drake.
46 Timbaland — “Say Something” (2009)
Drake: Hook, Verse 2
Forget “Money To Blow,” there’s an argument to be made that Timbaland’s 2009 hit single “Say Something” features the first great “Drake featuring Drake” track. Drizzy handles the hook and second verse, as he contemplates his newfound status atop the rap game.
47 Birdman — “Money To Blow” (2009)
Drake: Verse 1, Hook
The first timeless iteration of “Drake featuring Drake,” this standout from Birdman’s 2009 album Priceless is perhaps best remembered for the prophetic line Lil Wayne delivered at the end of his closing verse: “We gon’ be alright if we put Drake on every hook.”
48 Justin Timberlake — “Cabaret” (2013)
Drake: Verse 3
Arguably the most underrated guest verse in Drizzy’s catalog, it’s not surprising that “Cabaret” was recorded during Drake’s Nothing Was the Same era. “North pole boy from the T.O/They ain’t really ready for me and that J.T., though/Cook for ya, then I break it down like a kilo/Got a camera watchin’ every single move like casinos.”
49 Timbaland — “Know Bout Me” (2013)
Drake: Verse 2
Nothing Was the Same era Drake was on another level, as evidenced by the fact that “Know Bout Me,” a Timbaland loosie released in the fall of 2013, has been lost to time due to the sheer greatness of his 2013 feature run, which was highlighted by iconic guest spots such as “Versace,” “Over Here,” “Mine,” and “No New Friends.”
50 The Game — “Good Girls Go Bad” (2011)
Drake: Verse 2
Drake’s 16-bar verse steals the scene with a plethora of hilarious quotes from the opening lines (“Good evening, I’m in Chicago at the Elysian / With some girls that say they models but ummm, I don’t believe ‘em”). The verse also includes childhood TV references used as pickup lines and a blunt dismissal of a past lover.
51 Bun B — “Put It Down” (2010)
Drake: Hook, Verse 3
While there’s a couple of cringe-worthy lines at the start of Drake’s verse (“I never cheat unless you count the girls I cheat on;” “Homesick just when I thought I was sick of home”), the Toronto superstar more than makes up for it with a incredible hook, before finding his sweet spot on the subsequent verse.
52 Nipsey Hussle — “Killer” ft. Drake (Verse 1, Hook) (2009)
Drake: Verse 1, Hook
Initially released on the OVO Blog in August 2009, “Killer” later appeared on Nipsey Hussle’s 2013 compilation album Nip Hussle The Great, Vol. 1. One of the first examples of the “Drake featuring Drake” phenomenon, “Killer” is highlighted by Drizzy’s opening verse and subsequent hook.
53 Future — “Used to This” ft. Drake (Verse 2) (2016)
Drake: Verse 2
Drake enters “Used To This” using a sing-song flow that is reminiscent of R. Kelly in terms of cadence. At the end of the day, the track remains arguably the most underrated collaboration between Future and Drake.
54 Rick Ross — “Diced Pineapples” (2012)
Drake: Hook
It’s too bad Drake merely offered Rozay the hook on this track. And yet, the hook-only guest appearance from Drizzy is strong enough to slot in the top half of his best guest features due to its greatness: “Call me crazy, shit at least you’re calling/Feels better when you let it out, don’t it girl?/Know it’s easy to get caught up in the moment/When you say it cause you mad then you take it all back/Then we fuck all night ’til things get right/Then we fuck all night ’til things get right, aww yeah.”
55 Future — “Never Satisfied (OG)” (2014)
Drake: Hook, Verse 2
A standout track from Future’s 2014 album Honest, the official version featured Drake on the hook. Months later, Mike Will Made-It unearthed the original version, which includes a short Drake verse that remains one of his least known, stellar guest spots.
56 Brent Faiyaz — “Wasting Time” (2021)
Drake: Verse 4
One of the most underrated Drake verses in recent years, “Wasting Time” finds Drizzy at his most introspective, as he expresses his disappointment to a lost lover: “Dissapointment, I stay expectin’ it/The pessimist gold medalist/Flushed the Magnums just so they not collectin’ my specimens.”
57 Nicki Minaj — “Truffle Butter” (2014)
Drake: Verse 1
One of the greatest Young Money posse cuts of all time, “Truffle Butter” dropped in the waning days of 2014, arriving at a time when Drake was operating at the absolute peak of his powers. As such, Drizzy delivers an opening verse that displays how easy the feature game had become in 2014.
58 Smiley — “Over the Top” (2021)
Drake: Hook, Verse 1
“Over the Top” is a Drake song in everything but name, as Drizzy gifts OVO signee Smiley with one of his catchiest hooks in recent memory: “The level is just too advanced/The bezel is Tiffany stamped/Don’t grip on my hand/I know that I came with a slide from left to right, but now I don’t wanna dance.”
59 Migos — “Having Our Way” (2021)
Drake: Hook, Verse 1
One of the latest iterations of “Drake featuring Drake,” this standout track from Culture III opens with a Drake hook and verse that seems to go on forever. Drizzy can’t help but boast about how effortless this feature game is when he raps, “Verses to eas’ I’m servin’ ‘em up by the threes.”
60 Bryson Tiller — “Outta Time” (2020)
Drake: Verse 1, Hook
An underrated guest spot among Drake’s great 2020 feature run, “Outta Time” opens with Drizzy in his R&B bag, as he delivers a sing-song verse over underwater-esque production, before he brings things full circle with one of his best hooks in recent years: “I don’t know why, I, still play into your palm/Even though I know what you want/Been twisted off you so long.”
61 A$AP Rocky — “Fuckin’ Problems” (2012)
Drake: Verse 2
In a 2013 interview with XXL, Drake revealed that “Fuckin’ Problems” was originally his song: “A$AP Rocky’s “Fuckin’ Problems” came from a song me and 2 Chainz had done,” Drake shared. “We were working on the Aaliyah project at the time, and we had this vocal sample that we were playing with, which we ended up having someone re-sing and in a different melody. We ended up with ‘Fuckin’ Problems.’ While most people would be like, “Oh, we’re going to save this for six, seven months, until my album comes out.” For me it’s, well, I’m going to give this song to someone who is popping now. We’re all on tour now. It’s a big record. It needs to come out in the next two months. I made that personal decision.”
62 Yung Bleu — “You’re Mines Still” (2020)
Drake: Verse 2
Yung Bleu is the latest rising artist to use a Drake feature to catapult into the mainstream. Drizzy appeared on the remix of the sing-rapper’s breakout hit “You’re Mines Still,” delivering a verse that sees the 6 God come across at his most pettiest.
63 Future — “Wait For U” (2022)
Drake: Verse 2
The most recent collab between Future and Drake sees the latter deliver one of his greatest simp verses, as Drizzy longs for a former flame: “I sit on my balcony and wonder how you feelin’/I got a career that takes my time away from women/I cannot convince you that I love you for a livin’.”
64 SBTRKT — “Wildfire (Remix)” (2011)
Drake: Verse 1
Drake posted a remix of SBTRKT’s “Wildfire” to his OVO blog on May 20, 2011, the same day he hopped on DJ Khaled’s “I’m On One.” As a result, “Wildfire” has been erased from our minds, especially because “Dreams Money Can Buy” arrived hours later.
65 Wizkid — “Come Closer” (2017)
Drake: Verse 3
Though Drake’s guest spot on “Come Closer” is short, the verse doubles as a hook, with Drake fully in his sing-song bag: “To mix up in drama to go outside/To mix up in drama to free my mind/Jealous people around me, I need to change my life,” Drizzy raps on his closing verse.
66 Rihanna — “Work” (2016)
Drake: Verse 3
Released in January 2016, in the months leading up to Views, “Work” marked the beginning of Dancehall Drake. “Long distance, I need you/When I see potential, I just gotta see it through,” Drake sing-raps on his scene-stealing closing verse.
67 Riz — “Waiting Up” (2012)
Drake: Verse 1
Leaked in the spring of 2012, “Waiting Up” was allegedly stolen by Riz without Drake’s permission. No matter, though. Drizzy’s opening guest verse is reminiscent of Take Care, as he delivers a sing-song verse that sees him longing for a lost lover.
68 Jamie Foxx — “Fall For Your Type” (2010)
Drake: Verse 3
Drake capped off his career-making run in 2010 by delivering one of his greatest guest spots on an R&B song. Jamie Foxx’s “Fall For Your Type,” Drake’s closing verse introduced fans to his now signature off-script, sing-song style when rapping over R&B production.
69 Lil Wayne — “Grindin’” (2014)
Drake: Verse 3
Released a couple months after 2014’s superior Wayne-Drake collab “Believe Me,” “Grindin’” remains underrated on the strength of Drake’s scene-stealing guest verse: “You could ask anyone out here who runnin’ the game and they’ll tell you the truth.”
70 DJ Drama — “We In This Bitch 1.5” (2012)
Drake: Verse 1
After enlisting T.I., Future, Jeezy, and Ludacris for his 2012 single “We In This Bitch,” DJ Drama tapped Drake for the remix, as Drizzy opened the second iteration with one of his most underrated verses. “Daydream at night time I think too much/Then I hit the nightclub ’til it’s daytime and I drink too much/Not time for no good girl, they hold on and they cling too much/I just want a hood bitch that tell me that I sing too much.”
71 Lil Wayne — “Right Above It” (2010)
Drake: Verse 1
One of the first Hall of Fame collabs from Lil Wayne and Drake, “Right Above It” served as one of the only timeless songs on the former’s pre-prison effort I Am Not A Human Being. The song sees Drake open with an iconic guest verse that includes numerous classic lines.
72 The Weeknd — “Live For” (2013)
Drake: Verse 2
The last guest spot Drake put out before the release of Nothing Was the Same, “Live For” remains underrated, if only because it pales in comparison to the Weeknd and Drake’s previous collaboration, 2011’s “The Zone.” Still, the track is highlighted by a solid performance from Drizzy: “Roll up in that thing, got hoes like Prince, but they know, I’m king/Chubbs might hold that thing, if he get caught, he’ll be home by spring.”
73 Fabolous — “Throw It In The Bag (Remix)”(2009)
Drake: Verse 2
Four years before expressing his desire to give Halle Berry a baby on 2013’s “Versace (Remix),” Drake professed his love for older women on the remix to Fabulous’ 2009 hit single, “Throw It In the Bag.”
74 Dave — “Wanna Know (Remix)” (2016)
Drake: Verse 1, 3
Premiered on OVO Sound Radio alongside More Life teasers “Two Birds One Stone,” “Fake Love,” and “Sneakin’,” “Wanna Know (Remix)” saw Drake gift UK artist Dave with a stimulus package featuring two verses. “Envy and jealousy is everything I wish upon my enemies,” Drizzy raps in his opening bars.
75 Lil Wayne — “Family Feud (Remix)” (2017)
Drake: Verse 1
Released on December 29, 2017, “Family Feud” marked the beginning of Drake’s iconic feature run leading up to the Spring 2018 release of Scorpion. An underrated collab between Young Angel and Young Lion, the track kicks off with a scene-stealing guest verse from Drizzy: “Super Bowl goals/I’m at the crib with Puff, he got Kaepernick on the phone.”
76 Lil Wayne — “It’s Good” (2011)
Drake: Verse 2
Featuring one of Drake’s most inspired guest verses, “It’s Good” appeared on Lil Wayne’s first post-prison full-length offering, 2011’s Tha Carter IV. Following a stellar verse from Jadakiss, Drizzy closed things out by warning the rest of the rap game that Weezy F Baby had returned home.
77 Waka Flocka Flame — “Round of Applause” (2011)
Drake: Verse 2
Released on the OVO blog alongside “Club Paradise” and “Free Spirit,” “Round of Applause” marks the last feature Drake dropped before the release of his sophomore album, 2011’s Take Care. “First Lex Luger beat I ever got to rap on…feel like I got seat B60 on Southwest,” Drake wrote at the time. “Everybody has gone in before me…but we made it happen!”
78 Birdman — “4 My Town (Play Ball)” (2009)
Drake: Hook, Verse 1
Initially leaked as “Play Ball,” a Soulja Boy-featuring cut from the unofficial mixtape Heartbreak Drake 3, “4 My Town” later appeared on Birdman’s 2009 album Priceless. One of the earliest iterations of Drake featuring Drake, the track is highlighted by one of Drizzy’s most underrated hooks.
79 French Montana — “No Shopping” (2016)
Drake: Verse 2
The first guest verse Drake dropped following the release of Views, “No Shopping” saw Drizzy goad Joe Budden to diss the 6 God with a pair of tracks after the latter heard a snippet of Drake’s “No Shopping” verse. The lines in question reference Budden’s 2003 hit “Pump It Up”: “Pump, pump, pump it up/She got a good head on her, but I pump it up/I’m not a one hit wonder, they know all my stuff/You let me turn into a ni**a that you almost was.”
80 Lil Baby — “Yes Indeed” (2018)
Drake: Verse 1
Serving as the first of many notable collaborations between Drake and Lil Baby, “Yes Indeed” captures each rapper at a pivotal point in their respective careers, with Drizzy gearing up to drop his 2018 album Scorpion, and the Quality Control rapper fresh off the release of his breakthrough project Harder Than Ever.
81 Migos — “Walk It Talk It” (2018)
Drake: Verse 2
Five years after co-signing Migos’ meteoric rise with his guest verse on “Versace,” Drake kicked off his iconic 2018 feature run with an appearance on Culture II standout “Walk It Talk It.” Drizzy’s short verse doubles as a hook, with the fourth Migos member delivering a handful of stellar bars: “Heard you livin’ in a mansion in all your raps, though/But your shit look like the trap on Google Maps, though.”
82 Summer Walker — “Girls Need Love (Remix)” (2019)
Drake: Verse 3
Summer Walker enlisted Drake for the official remix to her breakout single “Girls Need Love,” as Drake delivers one of his best R&B features in recent memory: “I get it, I’m on your side, guys get their way all the time/Besides, pleasure not meant for one side/You should just do what’s best for your mind.”
83 DJ Khaled — “No Secret” (2022)
Drake: Verse 1
Though “No Secret” is basically a Drake song, as he’s the only person featured on the track, the short verse feels like a Drake feature, as Drizzy opens DJ Khaled’s 2022 album God Did with a stellar hook: “Can’t nobody reach me, dawg/Can’t nobody reach this far/I spill all my feelings, dawg/’Cause you’ll never know this feeling, dawg/Ain’t no secret at all.”
84 Majid Jordan — “Stars Align” (2021)
Drake: Hook, Verse 1
The third collaboration between Drake and Majid Jordan, following 2013’s “Hold On, We’re Goin’ Home” and 2015’s “My Love,” “Stars Align” sounds like Drake featuring Drake, as Drizzy opens the track with a scene-stealing hook and verse.
85 Young Thug & Gunna — “Solid” (2021)
Drake: Hook, Verse 1
Fresh off the release of Scary Hours 2, Drake kicked off his pre-Certified Lover Boy feature run by handling the opening hook and verse on “Solid,” a standout track from Young Thug’s Young Stoner Life compilation album Slime Language 2.
86 Babeo Baggins — “Things I Forgot To Do” (2016)
Drake: Verses 1, 3, 6
Days after a Drake-only version of this track leaked (“These Days”), Babeo Baggins took to SoundCloud to drop the official version. Released in the lead-up to his 2016 album Views, “Things I Forgot To Do” finds Drizzy contemplating his status as the most famous pop star on the planet: “These days, I sit inside a chauffeured car, with windows down I count the stars, these days.”
87 Justin Bieber — “Right Here” (2012)
Drake: Verse 2, Bridge
A forgotten guest spot among Drake’s career-defining 2012 feature run, “Right Here” is highlighted by some of Drizzy’s best simp bars: “Say you’ll be mine, say we’ll be fine, say we’ll be together/Selfish of me to ask, since I be the reason we don’t last forever.”
88 Playboi Carti — “One Day (Remix)” (2021)
Drake: Verse 1
Premiered on the episode of Sound 42 Radio that followed the release of Drake’s 2021 album Certified Lover Boy, “One Day” is a remix of an unreleased Playboi Carti track. Backed by production courtesy of Pi’erre Bourne, Drizzy gets some bars off: “We don’t play your shit no more, it ain’t my cup of tea/I had visions of this shit when no one else could see.”
89 Roy Woods — “Drama” (2015)
Drake: Verse 2
Premiered alongside “My Love” and “Ojuelegba (Remix)” on the debut episode of OVO Sound Radio, “Drama” introduced casual hip-hop fans to the label’s latest rising star, Roy Woods. Drake opens his verse in his R&B bag, sing-rapping, “Every lost girl I know is over 26/Every lost girl I know is too afraid to admit it.”
90 PartyNextDoor — “Come and See Me” (2016)
Drake: Verse 3
Though “Come and See Me” fails to reach the heights of Drake’s previous songs with PartyNextDoor (2013’s “Over Here,” 2014’s “Recognize”), the track remains the duo’s best R&B collaboration, as Drizzy ponders whether a relationship is losing its fizzle: “This thing is getting one-sided, I can’t even lie to you right now.”
91 Popcaan — “Twist & Turn” (2020)
Drake: Verse 1, Hook
One of two tracks featuring Drake that appear on Popcaan’s second project with OVO Sound, Yiy Change Fixtape, “Twist & Turn” follows the duo’s previously released collaborations “Controlla” and “My Chargie.” The track opens with Drake in his “One Dance” bag, as he delivers a verse and hook over Nineteen85’s Caribbean-induced production.
92 Gucci Mane — “Both” (2016)
Drake: Hook, Verse 2
Months after celebrating Gucci’s release from prison by dropping “Back On Road,” Drake joined forces with the Atlanta rapper again on “Both.” A standout track from Gucci’s 2016 album The Return of East Atlanta Santa, “Both” sees Drizzy handle hook duties, before dropping a stellar verse in which he name-drops his future collaborator Lil Yachty: “Just left out Dubai with all my folk/Open water, my location is remote/Shout-out Yachty but this ain’t a lil’ boat.”
93 Nicki Minaj — “Only” (2014)
Drake: Verse 2
Often overshadowed by “Truffle Butter,” another Wayne-Nicki-Drake collab that dropped a few months later, “Only” is highlighted by one of Drizzy’s funniest guest verses, which opens with the Toronto rapper admitting he fantasizes about Nicki: “I never fucked Nicki ‘cause she got a man/But when that’s over, I’m first in line/And the other day in her Maybach, I thought ‘God damn, this is the perfect time.’”
94 Future — “Where Ya At” (2015)
Drake: Verse 3
A few months before teaming up with Future for their collaborative project What A Time To Be Alive, Drake hopped on the Atlanta rapper’s DS2 single “Where Ya At.” Drizzy’s verse finds him bragging about his place in hip-hop’s pecking order: “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.”
95 T.I. — “Poppin Bottles” (2010)
Drake: Verse 2
A standout track from T.I.’s 2010 album No Mercy, “Poppin Bottles” is anchored by Drake’s scene-stealing closing verse, where Drizzy makes up for a lack of notable bars with a devastating flow: “Me and Wheezy run this shit so bring me one soda and vodka/And a Fiji for my n***a ‘cause the police probably watching.”
96 Birdman — “Mo Milly” (2009)
Drake: Verse 2
Often overshadowed by Drake’s other two features on Birdman’s 2009 album Priceless (“Money To Blow,” “4 My Town”), “Mo Milly” remains an underrated verse in Drizzy’s feature catalog, and sees the young upstart boasting about his forthcoming debut LP: “Thank Me Later, first week, I’m taking all bets/Because a million copies isn’t really far-fetched.”
97 Majid Jordan — “My Love” (2015)
Drake: Verse 2, Bridge
Two years after joining forces on Nothing Was the Same standout “Hold On, We’re Goin’ Home,” Drake and Majid Jordan once again teamed up on the first single from the latter’s 2016 self-titled debut album. “My Love” features a quick verse from Drake, who steals the show on the subsequent bridge: “I’m not your trophy, baby, I won’t let you show me off, or line me up, no.”
98 Wizkid — “Ojuelegba (Remix)” (2015)
Drake: Hook, Verse 2
Premiered alongside Roy Woods’ “Drama” and Majid Jordan’s “My Love” on the debut episode of OVO Sound Radio, “Ojuelegba” marked the first collab between Drake and Wizkid, who the following year would help Drizzy score his first No. 1 hit as a lead artist with “One Dance.”
99 J. Cole — “In The Morning” (2010)
Drake: Verse 1
A standout cut from J. Cole’s 2010 mixtape Friday Night Lights, “In The Morning” would later appear on the North Carolina rapper’s 2011 debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story. Drake’s verse, which sounds like it was recorded as soon as Drizzy rolled out of bed, includes clever lines like “I love thick women ‘cause my aunt she rode equestrian.”
100 Rihanna — “What’s My Name?” (2010)
Drake: Verse 1
The first of many collabs between Rihanna and Drake, “What’s My Name?” earned Drizzy his first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Though Drake’s short appearance hasn’t aged well, you’d be hard pressed to find anyone who can’t recite every word of the Toronto rapper’s verse.
