"Lemon Pepper Freestyle" is a song by Canadian rapper
Drake
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* ...
, featuring vocals from American rapper
Rick Ross
William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper.
Prior to releasing his debut single, "Hustlin'", in 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war, receiving offers from Sean Combs, D ...
. It was released as the third out of three tracks from Drake's fourth extended play, ''
Scary Hours 2
''Scary Hours 2'' is the fourth extended play by Canadian rapper Drake and a sequel to his second extended play ''Scary Hours'' (2018). It was released on March 5, 2021, and features two collaborations with American rappers Lil Baby and Rick Ross. ...
'', through
Republic Records
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and
OVO Sound
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, on March 5, 2021. The two artists wrote the song alongside
Boi-1da
Matthew Jehu Samuels (born October 12, 1986), known professionally as Boi-1da ( , a play on "boy wonder"), is a Jamaican-Canadian Record production, record producer and songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario.
The Toronto raised producer has work ...
,
Coco O.
Cecilie Maja Hastrup Karshø, known professionally as Coco O., is a Danish musician best known as the singer in electronic soul duo Quadron. She released her debut album ''It's a Process'' in 2021.
Early life
Cecilie Maja Hastrup Karshø was bor ...
, and
Robin Hannibal
Robin Hannibal Mølsted Braun is a Danish record producer and songwriter, best known for being one half of the musical duo Quadron and for being a founding member of Rhye, which he has since left. Besides being involved in both, he is also know ...
, while it was produced by Boi-1da and Austin Powerz with uncredited co-production from
FnZ
FNZ (also known as Finatik N Zac) are Grammy award-winning Australian record production and songwriting duo composed of Michael "Finatik" Mule and Isaac "Zac" De Boni.
Production credits
Notes
* signifies songwriting credit only
Refere ...
and Keanu Beats. It contains a sample from "Pressure" by
Quadron
Quadron is a Los Angeles-based Danish duo consisting of singer Coco O. and musician/producer Robin Hannibal. The group considers their genre "electronic soul music".
The self-titled debut album ''Quadron'' was released in late July 2009. ' ...
.
Background
Before the song was released, Drake and Rick Ross had over fifteen collaborations, including two 2019 singles: "
Money in the Grave" by Drake and "
Gold Roses
"Gold Roses" is a song by American rapper Rick Ross featuring Canadian rapper Drake. It was released by Epic Records as the third single from Ross's album ''Port of Miami 2'' on July 26, 2019. It follows Drake's " Money in the Grave" featuring Ro ...
" by Rick Ross.
Drake reflects on "what it's like going to parent-teacher conferences as a superstar". The song has inspired various people, American professional basketball player
Giannis Antetokounmpo
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, from the
Milwaukee Bucks
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posted a video of himself eating
lemon pepper wings. American rapper Wynne freestyled over the instrumental of the song.
Critical reception
Jordan Rose of ''
Variety
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'' felt that the song has Rick Ross "stepping aside after the opening to let Drake go an hour on the beat and deliver one of his most mature verses in recent memory" and Drake "is beyond waxing poetic solely about the things he still wants".
Personnel
Credits adapted from
Tidal
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* ...
.
*
Drake
Drake may refer to:
Animals
* A male duck
People and fictional characters
* Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name
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* ...
– lead vocals, songwriting
*
Rick Ross
William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper.
Prior to releasing his debut single, "Hustlin'", in 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war, receiving offers from Sean Combs, D ...
– featured vocals, songwriting
*
Boi-1da
Matthew Jehu Samuels (born October 12, 1986), known professionally as Boi-1da ( , a play on "boy wonder"), is a Jamaican-Canadian Record production, record producer and songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario.
The Toronto raised producer has work ...
– production, songwriting
*
Coco O.
Cecilie Maja Hastrup Karshø, known professionally as Coco O., is a Danish musician best known as the singer in electronic soul duo Quadron. She released her debut album ''It's a Process'' in 2021.
Early life
Cecilie Maja Hastrup Karshø was bor ...
– songwriting
*
Robin Hannibal
Robin Hannibal Mølsted Braun is a Danish record producer and songwriter, best known for being one half of the musical duo Quadron and for being a founding member of Rhye, which he has since left. Besides being involved in both, he is also know ...
– songwriting
* Austin Powerz – production
*
FnZ
FNZ (also known as Finatik N Zac) are Grammy award-winning Australian record production and songwriting duo composed of Michael "Finatik" Mule and Isaac "Zac" De Boni.
Production credits
Notes
* signifies songwriting credit only
Refere ...
– uncredited co-production
* Keanu Beats – uncredited co-production
*
40 – co-production, mixing, studio personnel
* Chris Athens – mastering, studio personnel
* Noel Cadastre – recording, engineering, studio personnel
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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Song recordings produced by Boi-1da