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Controlla (song)
"Controlla" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake (musician), Drake, recorded for his fourth studio album ''Views (album), Views''. The song was released as the fourth single from the album in the US on June 7, 2016. The dancehall song was written by Drake, Boi-1da, Matthew Samuels, Supa Dups, Dwayne Chin-Quee, Di Genius, Stephen McGregor, Beenie Man, Moses Davis, Donald Dennis, Melvyn Gonzalez, Gary Jackson, Patrick Roberts, Andrew Thomas, and produced by Boi-1da, Supa Dups, Di Genius, TheFinal1, Allen Ritter and Charles "Jamandass da Terminator" Omondi. It reached number 27 in Canada, number 18 in the UK, and number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Controlla" was the second dancehall single to be released from ''Views,'' along with "One Dance" and "Too Good". ''Pitchfork Media, Pitchfork'' listed "Controlla" on their ranking of the 100 best songs of 2016 at number 62. Background Prior to the album's release, "Controlla" was one of two tracks from ''Views (alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drake (musician)
Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper, singer, and actor. Regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time, he is credited with popularizing R&B sensibilities in hip-hop music. Drake first gained recognition by starring as Jimmy Brooks in the CTV Television Network teen drama series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' (2001–2008) and began his music career by releasing the mixtapes '' Room for Improvement'' (2006), '' Comeback Season'' (2007), and '' So Far Gone'' (2009). After signing with Young Money Entertainment, Drake released his debut album '' Thank Me Later'' (2010), which debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. All of his subsequent albums—including '' Take Care'' (2011), '' Nothing Was the Same'' (2013), ''Scorpion'' (2018), '' Honestly, Nevermind'' (2022) and '' For All the Dogs'' (2023)—reached number-one in the US. '' Views'' (2016) led the ''Billboard'' 200 for 13 weeks and '' Certified Lover Boy'' (2021) set the then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
