Yet again, it was another late, sleepless night in Atlanta. The studio was packed, yet intimate all at the same time. Warm amber lights washed over exotic leather furniture, creating a dimly lit sonic oasis. A sweet aroma of weed smoke clouded the air, while vanilla scented candles were strategically placed around the room. The mood developed into a haze of relaxation. As engineers and producers methodically worked the mixing boards, Future and the rest of his entourage nodded along to a rough take of a track that would later be called "Diamonds Dancing." Many individuals in the studio danced along while producers ran the track back, but there stood Drake in a dark corner, dissecting every piece of "Diamonds Dancing" with surgical precision. The track stopped playing, and Drake stepped from the shadows. He didn't speak much, but when he did, people listened.

"I'm going back in the booth, play that outro back."

Puzzled, the engineer began playing the outro instrumental back, not questioning Drake's demands. The room fell quiet as people began to observe. As the outro began to play, Drake put on a pair of monitor headphones, rubbed his beard and began to take a drink of a dark, murky substance. Closing his eyes, Drake began to flow freely.

"You doin' me dirty, you know. How we let it get like this I don't know. But that nigga can't save your soul, nah." Producers and entourage members in the studio began to look around the room to see if others were witnessing what was happening. Drake continued crooning into the microphone, while the mood became even darker in the studio.

"Doing me dirty, you doing me dirty. Haven't even heard from you. How can you live with yourself? Haven't even heard from you. How can you live with yourself? Ungrateful, ungrateful." The Engineer looked over to Future with concern. The engineer whispered, "should we stop him?" Future then put up one finger, as to silence the engineer while shaking his head, not taking his eyes off of Drake.

"Your momma be ashamed of you. I haven't even heard from you, not a single word from you, Ungrateful. I'm too good for you, too good for you. You should go back to him, perfect match for you, unstable." Candles in the studio began to flicker and die out, one by one, as if a spirit swept throughout the room.

"Doing me dirty. You're making me nervous. I haven't even heard from you. You look drained, you look exhausted, girl them late nights ain't good for you. Really starting to show on you. Don't hit me up when it's good for you. Ungrateful." By now, everyone had stopped what they were doing, all attention was focused on the darkened silhouette in the recording booth. Finishing up his final thoughts, Drake hung up the headphones, took another sip of muddy water, and crept out of the recording booth.

As he came back into the studio, all eyes followed his every movement. Drake retreated back to his shadowed corner, where he leaned against the wall with his fingers interlocked and pressed against his lips, as if in deep thought. The silence of the room created an uneasy tension. The uneasiness built more and more, as studio members waited for him to speak. Finally, he broke the silence.

"Play it back."

hurr nor thurr and i’m spent shoulda been on the cutting room floor

worst two songs across all 3 albums with almost 0 misses and they’re back to back

My least fav project of the trilogy. The autotune is jarring.

Only liked WNBA & Fortworth.

gen 5 outro man

drake mispronouncing "mai tai" on white bone

White Bone right after, he’s absolutely f***ed

Some of y'all are really looking for the smallest things to hate on a Drake song.

Man as a regular here I’m ashamed of how f***in oblivious I’ve been

nah, album is 11/11 for me

but that moment does take me out of an otherwise perfect song lol

Then I overreacted 🤝

This album fully clicked last night while driving. Masterpiece

Finally tapping into this.

I’m in my feels and need to relate

WHAT IF I GO BROKE AND GOT NO MORE RACKS TO SPEND ON UUU

Might be my least favorite out of the three albums and r&b Drake is my favorite. Just feel like he’s had stronger r&b on $$4U and FATD

Agree as well

It’s okay though he gave us plenty of r&b classic tracks in the 2020s already. Streets needed Iceman and MOH

Hurr the best Sexy & Drake collab to me, I acc like how she uses her voice on that one

Top 3

I'm Spent the best moment on the album That line been quoted on every other page in here

Had Gen 5 on for my whole shift yesterday

Sounds like he was either free styling, or high making this song

Or both

I'm Spent is sooo good

This is a prime night time drive album

Fortworth Drake part is literally SFG/TC energy in 2026 it’s insane

I’m convinced the song is written from that perspective