[HOST] Waking up in the morning is easy if you’re Drake and Future, as evidenced in
the brief interlude on their new song “Life is Good.”
[HOST] Hip-hop loves a fruitful and collaborative friendship - from Tyler, the Creator and A$AP
Rocky, to the currently estranged PlayBoi Carti and Lil Uzi Vert.
Two artists with similar visions recording together always makes for some great music
and Future and Drake have nearly 10 years of success, going back to 2011’s “Tony
Montana.”
[HOST] While Future already had a few buzzing singles, Drake lent Hendrix some mainstream
credibility.
[HOST] Drake, was already up on Future’s street hit with YC, “Racks.”
FUTURE: Like Drake, me and him we text each other. You know he always texting me.
Me & him we text back and forth when we can.
[HOST] But Drake didn’t do the video and it caused a bit of a rift.
FUTURE: It's basically a slap in my face because so many people from Atlanta say 'You should've
did it with someone who was going to be in the video, who wanted to be a part of the
video."
[HOST] The two made up and eventually went on the first of many tours together - because
as Future shared in a 2017 Q&A, the FBG x OVO connection is good business.
FUTURE: I feel like, the fans have made our relationship special.
We take heed to that.
It drives us, it's like a driving force for our relationship.
[HOST] In 2013, the two collabed again on Future’s “Fo’ Real.”
[HOST] As well as Lil Wayne’s Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit “Love Me.”
[HOST] As mentioned earlier, the two push each other creatively - even giving one another
hits.
FUTURE: So when we was at the studio Drake came by the studio and I always tell my engineer
to start it from the bottom.
// he was like um, started from the bottom it stayed on my mind, I instantly got in with
the driver and told him put the CD in I already had the beat and I just started saying
'Started From The Bottom now we here.'
[HOST] “Started From The Bottom” went on to become a Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 hit.
[HOST] The two continued to work - on DJ Drama’s 2012 single, “We In This Bitch,” Future’s
2013 cut “SH1T,” Preme’s 2014 cut, “DnF” and Future’s 2014 track “Never Satisfied,”
where Drizzy, in a then unreleased verse, teased the inevitable.
[HOST] In September 2015, Drake was the sole feature on Future’s critically acclaimed
“Dirty Sprite 2.”
[HOST] But things were just getting started.
Future: Certain shit just be for the time.
Like perfect timing.
Drake: What a time to be alive Future: What a time to be alive.
[HOST] Their joint album ‘What A Time To Be Alive’ was a massive success debuting
at no.1 with nearly 400k in first week sales.
[HOST] They also scored a Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hit with the fan favorite “Jumpman.”
[HOST] Drake later shared how this project pushed his creative process.
DRAKE: He’s just doing what he feels right away...it's incredible.
Not too many people can do that.
I can’t do that. My approach is way more calculated.
[HOST] In the years since ‘What A Time,” the collabs continued notably Future on Drake’s
2016 cut, “Grammys.”
[HOST] As well as Future’s “Used To This,” “100it Racks” and Drake’s “Blue Tint,”
off of ‘Scorpion.’
[HOST] But the lead up to “Life Is Good” had fans thinking that “What A Time To Be
Alive” part 2 was on the way...
DRAKE: What’s that?
We gotta Cook that up.
Future: It’s already cooked.
Top Secret Drake: My brother, FBG OVO
ELLIOT: Heard y’all might be cooking back up again.
BDOT: That’s what I heard…
DRAKE: We’re always working we’re always working we got something
[HOST] “Life Is Good” has been a mainstay atop the Genius Top Songs chart since it's
release - and that's definitely an indication that fans couldn’t wait for FBG x OVO to
link up again.
[HOST] What’d we miss?
Let us know in the comments.
I’m Jacques Morel with Genius News, bringing you the meaning and the knowledge behind the
music. Peace!