Wants_and_Needs

Wants and Needs

Wants and Needs

2021 song by Drake featuring Lil Baby


"Wants and Needs" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake, featuring vocals from American rapper Lil Baby. It was released as the second out of three tracks from Drake's fourth extended play, Scary Hours 2, through Republic Records and OVO Sound, on March 5, 2021. It includes a feature produced and written by Lil Baby. Drake wrote the song alongside producers Cardo, Dez Wright, and 40.[1] The song debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. making it Lil Baby's highest charting single on the chart, eventually becoming tied with "Girls Want Girls", another collaboration with Drake, and "Do We Have a Problem?", with Nicki Minaj.[2][3]

Quick Facts from the EP Scary Hours 2, Released ...

Background

The song serves as the fourth collaboration between Drake and Lil Baby, following 2018's collaborative singles "Yes Indeed" and "Never Recover", the latter alongside Gunna, plus the two artists' features alongside DaBaby on the remix of Future's 2020 single "Life Is Good", in which Drake is also featured on the original version.

It also received attention due to speculations of Drake slept with American model and media personality Kim Kardashian, the wife of American rapper Kanye West.[4] Drake and West's feud has been dating back to multiple issues starting from around 2010.[5]

Critical reception

Jordan Rose of Variety felt that "Lil Baby steals the show" with "Drake taking a back seat after delivering a verse with a purposefully offbeat flow as Lil Baby takes over in the second act and absolutely bodies his guest appearance" and the song "was just a Lil Baby exposition, with the Atlanta rapper proving that he still has plenty in the tank after scorching 2020".[6]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]

Featured vocals, songwriting

  • Dion Tyrell Martin-Facey – lead song direction,

lead vocals, songwriting

  • Lil Baby – featured vocals, songwriting
  • Cardo – production, songwriting
  • Dez Wright – production, songwriting
  • 40 – production, songwriting, mixing, studio personnel
  • Noel Cadastre – recording, studio personnel

Charts

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Certifications

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References

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  2. "The Hot 100". Billboard. 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  3. Shulman, Dylan (March 7, 2021). "Drake's new EP 'Scary Hours 2' hints at an incoming classic". DBK News. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  4. Rose, Jordan (March 5, 2021). "Drake Is Back Like He Never Left With". Variety. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  5. "Credits / Scary Hours 2 / Drake". Retrieved March 5, 2021 via Tidal.
  6. "Drake feat. Lil Baby – Wants and Needs" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  7. "Top Singles (Week 9, 2021)". SNEP. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  8. "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  9. "2021 10-os SAVAITĖS (kovo 5-11 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 12 March 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
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  11. "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  12. "Local & International Streaming Chart Top 100: 20/08/2021 to 26/08/2021". The Official South African Charts. Recording Industry of South Africa. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
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  14. "Canadian Hot 100 - Year End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
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  16. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
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