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Some Sexy Songs 4 U (stylized as $ome $exy $ongs 4 U or commonly shortened to $$$4U) is a collaborative studio album by Canadian singer PartyNextDoor and Canadian rapper Drake. It was released on February 14, 2025, by OVO Sound, Santa Anna, and Republic Records. The album features guest appearances from Pim, Chino Pacas, and Yebba. Production was handled by PartyNextDoor and Drake's frequent collaborators Noel Cadastre, Gordo, and Jordan Ullman, among others.

Some Sexy Songs 4 U
Studio album by
PartyNextDoor and Drake
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2025 (2025-02-14)
Recorded2024
Studio
Genre
Length73:30
Label
Producer
  • PartyNextDoor
  • 29 Millions
  • Aiona
  • Alex Lustig
  • Ali Roots
  • Bangs
  • Chibu
  • DJ Lewis
  • Earl on the Beat
  • Eli
  • Elkan
  • Gent!
  • Gordo
  • Harley Arsenault
  • Imovekiloz
  • Johannes Klahr
  • JOP
  • Jordan Ullman
  • Jose De Luna
  • Kid Masterpiece
  • Kiyoshi
  • Laf
  • Livewire
  • London Cyr
  • Mighty Max
  • M3rge
  • Nasamadeit
  • Niketaz
  • Niko
  • Noel Cadastre
  • Nyan
  • O Lil Angel
  • Prep
  • Reemz
  • Richard Zestenker
  • Room33
  • Scandi
  • Simon Hessman
  • Skip2Fame
  • Turrini
  • Vawn
  • Wondra030
PartyNextDoor chronology
PartyNextDoor 4
(2024) 		Some Sexy Songs 4 U
(2025)
Drake chronology
100 Gigs
(2024) 		Some Sexy Songs 4 U
(2025)

Originally set for a fall 2024 release, Some Sexy Songs 4 U was delayed several times and serves as a follow-up to their respective studio albums PartyNextDoor 4 (2024) and For All the Dogs (2023). The album marks Drake's third collaborative project, after What a Time to Be Alive (2015) and Her Loss (2022), and PartyNextDoor's first. The album was released among the backdrop of Drake's ongoing legal dispute with Universal Music Group (UMG) and was his first full-length release following his feud with Kendrick Lamar.

Background

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The album follows the pair's numerous collaborations since PartyNextDoor signed to Drake's OVO Sound record label in 2013; the first of these was Drake's guest appearance on "Over Here" from PartyNextDoor's eponymous mixtape (2013).[1] Alongside their collaborations, they have contributed to each other's individual songs as a writer or producer.[2]

PartyNextDoor supported the release of his album PartyNextDoor 4 (2024) through a twenty-four-stop Canada and U.S. live tour.[3] On August 2, 2024, at the tour's stop at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto—the artists' hometown—Drake performed as a surprise guest, with his set foregoing any of the hip-hop tracks in his discography.[4] He then announced the collaborative album, saying, "On behalf of me and Party, we've been working on something for y'all. So, you get the summer over with, you do what you need to do. I know all you girls are outside. When it gets a little chilly, PartyNextDoor and Drake album will be waiting right there for you".[5][6][7]

Two days later, on August 4, the OVO Instagram page seemingly hinted at the album by posting backstage pictures of Drake and PartyNextDoor taken after the concert.[8][9] During an August 5 interview, PartyNextDoor revealed that his favorite collaboration with Drake "[are] the [ones] we [are] doing right now. All 15 of them", seemingly revealing that the pair were working on 15 songs for the album.[10][11] Upon release, six solo Drake songs were included amongst 14 collaborative songs and one solo PartyNextDoor song, pushing the album's total track count to 21 songs.[12] On August 6, Drake released 100 gigabytes of data including behind-the-scenes clips, tour rehearsals, and studio footage; he also previewed three unreleased tracks (what would later be released as the 100 Gigs EP) under an Instagram page by the name "plottttwistttttt".[13] On August 7, video clips surfaced of nightclubs in Canada previewing unreleased music from the album.[14][15] On the same day, via the "plottttwistttttt" Instagram account, Drake reposted a tweet, blurring out the words "album rollout" regarding another unheard track.[16][17]

On October 5, Drake attended Tyrone Edwards' Nostalgia Party in Toronto, during which he called out his "fake friends" in the music industry and cited PartyNextDoor as a "real" friend. He also hinted at the album's impending release by saying "shoutout to my brother PX, album dropping soon".[18][19] In an appearance on The Fry Yiy Show on SiriusXM that same month, OVO engineer Noel Cadastre stated the album only required "finishing touches" and called November "a jam-packed month for me [to finish the album]". PartyNextDoor then revealed work on the album would continue after the conclusion of the European leg of his Sorry I'm Outside Tour on November 6, saying, "I have one more show on this tour, then the album is getting finished".[20] On November 24, during a Kick live stream with xQc, Drake stated the album was almost complete, saying, "[the] album is 75 percent done. Shout out to PX, cooking right now," and added that "the album sounds incredible... It's the sound people know and love us for".[21] On December 26, Drake appeared on a Kick live stream with Adin Ross, during which he stated that the album is one of the records that he is "most proud of in [his] life". He also revealed that the album was supposed to release in November, but was delayed.[22]

Some Sexy Songs 4 U's release follows legal action by Drake against Universal Music Group (UMG), the parent company of Republic Records, with whom Drake has a recording contract. In November 2024, Drake initiated a legal petition against UMG and Spotify in the U.S., alleging they conspired to artificially inflate the number of streams of the diss track "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar on the service during Drake's feud with Lamar earlier that year by implementing pay-to-play, malicious bots, and other tactics.[23] Drake withdrew the petition on January 14, 2025 and filed a lawsuit in U.S. district court a day later, alleging defamation against UMG for promoting "Not Like Us".[24] This legal dispute caused confusion regarding which label or company would act as the distributor for Some Sexy Songs 4 U.[25][26] It eventually released through OVO, Santa Anna, and Republic, each of which are the artists' labels.[27][28]

Artwork and promotion

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On February 3, 2025, the album's title was revealed and its release date of February 14 was announced.[29] The announcement included a snippet of "Deeper".[30][31] On February 9, Drake shared a snippet of the song "Crying in Chanel".[32] A day later, Drake shared a promotional skit for the album starring the Canadian comedic duo Jermaine and Trevaunn Richards, which depicted Trevaunn practicing a romantic speech with his brother for his girlfriend but being unable or unwilling to tell her that he loves her. According to Jon Powell of Revolt TV, this exemplifies the "playful, self-aware marketing that helped Drake maintain his cultural dominance for well over a decade".[33] Drake previously collaborated with the Richards by making a cameo appearance in the duo's "T-Dot Goon Scrap DVD 2" comedy sketch in May 2017.[34]

The following day, Drake shared the album's official cover art via Instagram,[35] which depicted Drake (left) and PartyNextDoor (right) standing together during a snowstorm in front of Absolute World in Mississauga, Ontario, wearing oversized fur coats.[35][36] On February 12, Drake shared a snippet of the track "Somebody Loves Me" on "@plottttwistttttt".[37] He also shared a photo of the title page of December 2024-draft of a screenplay called "$$$ 4 U" (the acronym for the album title): it listed Drake and PartyNextDoor as its writers and that it was based on an unreleased novel of the same name by Drake's father, Dennis Graham.[38] A day later, Drake revealed the album's 21-song tracklist via Instagram and confirmed its runtime to be 74 minutes.[39]

Controversies

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On February 13, some social media users and Freddie Gibbs accused Drake and PartyNextDoor of plagiarizing use of the dollar symbol in the album's title and bunnies in its promotional material from Gibbs' album Soul Sold Separately (2022).[40][41][42] Canadian rapper John River accused Drake and PartyNextDoor of plagiarizing the pose in front of Absolute World in the album's artwork from his music video to his 2021 single "Hope City II": he claimed PartyNextDoor and "another OVO artist" contacted him "obsessing" over his video and "thought process", but threatened to blackball him after River refused to act as a ghostwriter.[43][44]

Music and composition

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Some Sexy Songs 4 U contains twenty-one tracks, with a playing time of over 73 minutes.[45][46] Its album release coincides with Valentine's Day, marking Drake's third full-length project to be released near that date, after So Far Gone (2009) and If You're Reading This It's Too Late (2015); according to HotNewHipHop, Drake's albums released during this time "reflect his shifting perspectives on love, success, and emotional vulnerability", saying, "Few artists have aligned themselves with a holiday like Drake has with Valentine’s Day".[47]

Production

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According to Will Schube and Kia Turner of Complex, Some Sexy Songs 4 U primarily mixes elements of contemporary R&B, hip-hop, and trap.[48][49] It also explores alternative rock, acoustic pop,[49] and regional Mexican on certain songs.[45] The album features production from several different producers, which was handled primarily by Drake's longtime collaborators Noel Cadastre, Gordo, Jordan Ullman and PartyNextDoor himself, alongside PartyNextDoor's frequent collaborators Alex Lustig, Niketaz, and Niko.[50]

Lyrics and themes

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"Glorious" features uncredited vocal samples from a 2023 interview by Ice Spice.[51]

According to Joe Coscarelli of The New York Times, the lyrical themes on the album are reminiscent of both Drake and PartyNextDoor's previous works, including Drake's Dark Lane Demo Tapes (2020) and PartyNextDoor's PartyNextDoor 3 (2016).[45] On the album, Drake takes several shots at other artists, including Kendrick Lamar and Joe Budden, while he makes references to Charli XCX and her album Brat (2024), 21 Savage, and Tate McRae.[52]

Throughout the record, "Drake's attention remains primarily on the ladies" while PartyNextDoor "opens up about his sexual escapades", according to Billboard's Carl Lamarre and Michael Saponara.[53] Drake covers the topics of a bachelor lifestyle, settling down, being turned on by his peers, and his previous sexual experiences.[53][54] Similarly, PartyNextDoor covers themes of sex, money, infidelity, and sexual jealousy.[53][54]

Songs

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In the album's opening song, "CN Tower", the two artists refer to the CN Tower, an observation tower in Toronto; it famously appears on the cover of Drake's fourth album Views (2016). They refer to the tower's lighting schedule at night.[53] In "Spider-Man Superman", Drake and PartyNextDoor sample "The Real Her" by Drake, Lil Wayne, and André 3000. In the song, both artists refer to a relationship with a woman while acknowledging the fact "that they can’t provide everything that may be asked of them".[54] In "Deeper" (performed by PartyNextDoor), he "aims to be his girl’s favorite and, ultimately, dives head-first without any fear of repercussion".[53] In "Gimme a Hug" (performed by Drake), he addresses his feud with Kendrick Lamar while also taking shots at Budden and others who have turned on him during his feud.[53]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash5/10[48]

The album debuted to mixed reviews. Revolt's Jon Powell praised Some Sexy Songs 4 U, saying "with its blend of moody soul, atmospheric production and candid lyricism, [the album] is arguably the magnum opus of [the artists'] decade-long creative partnership".[55]

Jeff Ihaza of Rolling Stone said the album offers fans of the artists' "breezy R&B sound plenty to grasp onto", calling the tracklist "well-executed [with] signature OVO-style hits". He also praised the artists for their "magnetic chemistry that jells on several moments on the record" and singled out "Nokia" and "Die Trying" as highlights, calling the latter "replete with catchy acoustic guitar and paired nicely with PartyNextDoor’s soaring, elastically rhythmic vocals".[56] In a joint review for Complex, Will Schube and Kia Turner stated Some Sexy Songs 4 U is "a playful, low stakes collection of slow jams [which] is laid back [and] frisky", and commented the artists are "in their ideal element", praising its production as offering a "silky smooth snowy listen". However, Schube critiqued Drake's increased presence over PartyNextDoor on the album and Turner wrote the songs are "more nostalgic than sexy."[49]

In a mixed review, Clash's Robin Murray wrote that Some Sexy Songs 4 U "epitomises many of the faults lodged against Drake recently", critiquing its lyricism and length, but said "when the album works, it supplies more than enough highlights to grace a playlist update" and that it will resonate with the two artists' core fanbase: "there's always going to be pieces here that will thrill long-time fans".[48] Stereogum's review was also mixed, saying "at their best, [Drake] and PartyNextDoor leverage their chemistry enough to escape the monotony of the production" but concluded that "the 73-minute runtime will make you want to escape like the throes of an awkward hookup."[57]

Writing for The Hollywood Reporter in a negative review, Jonny Coleman described the record as a "bloated, 21-song snoozer", saying "there aren’t really any highlights, and not too many lowlights" and described the music as "flat—no soul, no swing, no bangers, [and] no vibe".[58] American radio host Charlamagne Tha God criticized the album as "feeling manufactured [and] lacking soul", negatively comparing it to artificial intelligence.[59] Chris Richards of The Washington Post criticized the lyrics, stating it "reverts [Drake] to his callous lothario factory settings", labelling the songs as "easy to hate" and saying Some Sexy Songs 4 U sounds "defeated [and] familiarly bland [where] embarrassments jump out".[60]

Commercial performance

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Some Sexy Songs 4 U earned over 56.6 million first-day streams on the global Spotify chart, averaging over 2.5 million streams per song:[61] this was the second-highest streaming debut of the year, around 1 million streams short from the number one, the Weeknd's Hurry Up Tomorrow.[61] The album broke the first-day streaming record for the most streamed R&B/Soul album in the history of Apple Music.[62][63]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Jahron Braithwaite and Aubrey Graham, except where listed.

Some Sexy Songs 4 U track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."CN Tower" 
4:01
2."Moth Balls" 
3:32
3."Something About You" 
  • Nyan
  • London Cyr
  • Livewire
  • Reemz
  • Vawn
  • Kiyoshi
3:38
4."Crying in Chanel" (performed by Drake)Graham
  • Cadastre
  • DJ Lewis
  • O Lil Angel
3:19
5."Spider-Man Superman" 
  • Cadastre
  • DJ Lewis
  • O Lil Angel
3:23
6."Deeper" (performed by PartyNextDoor)Brathwaite
  • Alex Lustig
  • Turrini
  • Room33
  • Laf
2:52
7."Small Town Fame" (performed by Drake)Graham
  • Earl on the Beat
  • Gent!
  • Chibu
  • Ali Roots
  • Bangs
  • Skip2Fame
  • M3rge
2:28
8."Pimmie's Dilemma" (with Pim)Phimphisa TruongImovekiloz1:58
9."Brian Steel" (performed by Drake)Graham
  • Nyan
  • Harley Arsenault
1:51
10."Gimme a Hug" (performed by Drake)Graham
  • Cadastre
  • Gordo
  • Kid Masterpiece
  • Johannes Klahr
  • Richard Zestenker
  • Simon Hessman
3:13
11."Raining in Houston" (performed by Drake)Graham
  • Cadastre
  • Kid Masterpiece
4:04
12."Lasers" 
  • Niko
  • Scandi
  • 29 Millions
3:18
13."Meet Your Padre" (with Chino Pacas)
  • DJ Lewis
  • O Lil Angel
  • JOP
  • Jose De Luna
4:31
14."Nokia" (performed by Drake)GrahamElkan4:01
15."Die Trying" (with Yebba)
Jordan Ullman3:15
16."Somebody Loves Me" 
  • DJ Lewis
  • O Lil Angel
  • Wondra030
3:02
17."Celibacy" 
  • Cadastre
  • Kid Masterpiece
3:55
18."OMW" Cadastre3:53
19."Glorious" 
  • Cadastre
  • DJ Lewis
  • O Lil Angel
  • Nasamadeit
3:25
20."When He's Gone" 
  • Niko
  • Crater
  • Niketaz
3:29
21."Greedy" 
  • Cadastre
  • Kid Masterpiece
  • Arsenault
6:26
Total length:73:30

Notes

Sample and interpolation credits

Personnel

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Musicians

  • Drake – vocals (tracks 1–5, 7, 9–21)
  • PartyNextDoor – vocals (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 12, 13, 15–21), background vocals (11), keyboards (2)
  • Hassan Phills – background vocals (track 7)
  • Paul Omar "Elkan" Agyei – background vocals (track 14), additional vocals (14), keyboards (14)
  • Destiny Nowell – background vocals (track 16)
  • Noel Cadastre – keyboards (tracks 1, 4, 5, 10, 11, 17–19, 21)
  • Prep Bijan – keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 17)
  • Kid Masterpiece – keyboards (tracks 1, 10, 11, 21), guitar (11)
  • Asante "Aiona" Boreland – keyboards (track 2)
  • DJ Lewis – keyboards (tracks 2, 4, 5, 13, 16, 19)
  • Eli Brown – keyboards (track 2)
  • O Lil Angel – keyboards (tracks 2, 4, 5, 13, 16, 19)
  • Duncan "Kiyoshi" Carolan – keyboards (track 3)
  • Dorien "Livewire" Johnson – keyboards (track 3)
  • London Cyr – keyboards (track 3)
  • Kareem "Reemz" Hussein – keyboards (track 3)
  • Marketih "Vawn" Thonger – keyboards (track 3)
  • Nyan Liberthal – keyboards (tracks 3, 9)
  • Alex Lustig – keyboards (track 6)
  • Feliciano "Feli Ciano" Ecar – keyboards (track 6)
  • Mert "Room33" Han – keyboards (track 6)
  • Robin Turrini – keyboards (track 6)
  • Harissis "Aki" Tsakmakils – keyboards (track 6)
  • Luzian "Luz" Tuetsch – keyboards (track 6)
  • Aliandro Prawl – keyboards (track 7)
  • Ajak "Bangs" Chol – keyboards (track 7)
  • Chibu Amajoyi – keyboards (track 7)
  • Isaac "Earl" Bynum – keyboards (track 7)
  • Gentuar "GENT!" Memishi – keyboards (track 7)
  • Oriyomi "Skip2Fame" Ojelade – keyboards (track 7)
  • Marques "M3rge" Hutchinson – keyboards (track 7)
  • Godwin "Imovekiloz" Ajayi – keyboards (track 8)
  • Harley Arsenault – keyboards (tracks 9, 21)
  • Gordo – keyboards (track 10)
  • Johannes Klahr – keyboards (track 10)
  • Richard "LIOHN" Zastenker – keyboards (track 10)
  • Simon Hessman – keyboards (track 10)
  • Nikita "29millions" Laremchuk – keyboards (track 12)
  • Leonsio "Niko" Muca – keyboards (tracks 12, 20)
  • Tobias "Scandi" Rasmussen – keyboards (track 12)
  • Jose "Meño" De Luna – keyboards (track 13)
  • Jesus "JOP" Oriz Paz – keyboards (track 13)
  • Jordan Ullman – keyboards (track 15)
  • Philip Böllhoff – keyboards (track 16)
  • Embrack "Nasamadeit" Jevhaun – keyboards (track 19)
  • Nicola "Niketaz" Kollar – keyboards (track 20)
  • Nathaniel "Crater" Kim – keyboards (track 20)
  • Godwin Sonzi – guitar (track 5)
  • Kenneth Ullman – guitar (track 15)

Technical

  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Noel Cadastre – mixing (tracks 1, 4–10, 12–14, 16, 18–21), engineering (1–5, 7, 9–21)
  • Alex Tumay – mixing (tracks 2, 3, 6, 13, 17)
  • 40 – mixing (tracks 10, 11, 15)
  • Prep Bijan – engineering (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 11–13, 15–21)
  • Dave Huffman – mastering assistance
  • Oupsing – mixing assistance (tracks 10, 15)

Release history

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Release dates and formats for Some Sexy Songs 4 U
Region Date Label(s) Format(s) Edition(s) Ref.
Various February 14, 2025
Standard [45]
United States February 16, 2025 CD [64]

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