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 * 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."

Not even close to major Drake hits

I’m not arguing that he hasn’t had a single successful song since then

Drop something for the chill boys

flopped

“I’m the thread maker yall depend on”

A #1 for a week isn’t a mega hit and it certainly isn’t a cultural staple it’s that simple

Dam I wonder why none of Drake's diss tracks in that beef had anywhere near that level of success

So is the argument that only a #1 song can be a mega hit?

He do get some pedo points for that jawn

Man this just isn’t true

I’m not saying it didn’t get any attention but the only thing people seemed to care about was the “round 2” s***. All the songs came and went pretty quick

Then Kendrick kinda ended it with the Super Bowl announcement saying “No round 2s”

Even that Watch The Party Die song Kendrick posted on ig got more plays then all the 100gigs ig songs combined

Social media curates our feeds to our individual interests so it’s not the best measuring stick

Rich Flex

That dude is a literal crackhead who stay tweaking off the d****
Once you peep how he moves s*** mad funny

No the question is when was the last time Drake had a MAJOR hit

FPS is a solid reply but I still wouldn’t call it major idk

It’s a disingenuous thread. @op isn’t looking for genuine discussion, he’s loooking for the typical weirdos to pop out and circle jerk with

I respect your opinion I have answer but I do feel to a degree it’s subjective. Realistically nobody can maintain the level his peak was commercially so even if it’s not a major hit he’s still a hit maker to this day imo

@op is acting like one artist can get 5 of those generational hits during his prime. God's Plan and One Dance were exceptional. Taylor also only has 3 of those type of hits.

That’s very fair. Again tho even in OP I said I’m not saying he hasn’t had a successful few years of songs

Would the average person outside of our bubble be able to name a big ass Drake hit from the last few years? Maybe Jimmy Cooks, maybe Rich Flex but that’s legit it and they still aren’t Hotline Bling, One Dance, NFW level hits.

He’s had big songs but they all come off as moderate successes by his own standards

Die With a Smile is a mega hit right now and it hasn't even hit #1 yet

Damn that’s crazy how wrong you are lmao

Been reading the thread and was happy to see actual discussion for the first few pages. I could care less for the stan war stuff or I would’ve tried to rope this into being a beef thread

Completely agree. I would never take that from him and I’m not saying he’s flopped consistently. In a sense I’m curious as to why nothing he’s done since has caught on that way or if he’s expected it to

You could argue he’s not tryna make hits on purpose but I don’t fully agree with that either