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“Controlla” is a dancehall-infused song in which Drake details his commitment to a woman. It features a similar vibe to Drake’s collaboration with Rihanna, “Work.”
On March 29, a version of “Controlla” leaked online which featured Jamaican dancehall artist Popcaan. However, in the album version, Dr...
[Verse 1: Drake]
Right, my yiy just changed
You just buzzed the front gate
I thank God you came
How many more days could I wait?
I made plans with you
And I won't let 'em fall through
I, I, I, I, I
[Chorus: Drake]
I think I'd lie for you
I think I'd die for you
Jodeci "Cry for You"
Do things when you want me to
Like controlla, controlla, yeah
Like controlla, controlla, yeah
[Verse 2: Drake]
Okay, you like it, when I get
Aggressive, tell you to, yeah
Go slower, go faster
Like controlla, controlla, yeah
Like controlla, controlla, yeah
[Refrain: Drake]
And I’m never on a waste ting, shawty
I do it how you say you want it
Them girls, they just wanna take my money
They don't want me to give you nothing
They don't want you to have nothing
They don't wanna see me find your lovin'
They don't wanna see me
Smiling back when they pree
[Chorus: Drake]
Knowing I'd lie for you
Thinking I'd die for you
Jodeci "Cry for You"
Do things when you want me to
Like controlla, controlla, yeah
Like controlla, controlla, yeah
[Bridge: Beenie Man]
Gyal a tear off mi garments
And a bawl fi come inna mi apartment (Woi!)
Di gyal dem want di length and strength
Action speak louder than argument well
[Verse 3: Drake]
But you can't just diss and come tell man sorry
You can't listen to me talk and go tell my story, nah
It don't work like that when you love somebody
My old flex is my new flex now and we're workin' on it, yeah
And that's why I need
All the energy that you bring to me
My last girl would tear me apart
But she'd never wanna split a ting with me
But when it comes to you, you
[Chorus: Drake]
I think I'd lie for you
I think I'd die for you
Do things when you want me to
Like controlla, controlla, yeah
Like controlla, controlla, yeah
[Refrain: Drake]
And I’m never on a waste ting shawty
I do it how you say you want it
Them girls, they just wanna take my money
They don't want me to give you nothing
They don't want you to have nothing
They don't wanna see me find your lovin'
They don't wanna see me
Smiling back when they pree
[Outro: Drake, Beenie Man]
Jheeze!
(Woop, woop, woop, woop)
(Woop, woop, woop, woop)
(Woop, woop, woop, woop)
(Woop, woop, woop, woop)
(Woop, woop, woop, woop)
(Woop, woop, woop, woop)
Music a drop!
Gyal a whine up dem bumpa
Dis is di summa summa controlla
Drake from Canada, Beenie Man from Jamaica
Dah one yah a murda—Zagga!
Controlla was written by Drake & Boi-1da & Supa Dups & Allen Ritter & Di Genius & Andrew Thomas & Patrick Roberts & Donald Dennis & Beenie Man.
Controlla was produced by Supa Dups & Di Genius & Allen Ritter & Boi-1da.
In Jamaican Patois “yiy” means “eye”. The phrase “yiy just changed” essentially means that you just got some sleep. Drake is saying that he woke up to the girl ringing his doorbell.
However, the phrase can also mean a change in mood.
That was made around the same time as ‘Work.’ There was just a time period where I was really on my island vibes. I just knew that it would be a special beat. I didn’t personally sample Beenie Man for the beat, but there’s a Beenie Man sample in the song. The beat was original with no sample in it,...
According to Songfacts, Beenie Man explained to Billboard magazine how he end up on the song:
They reached out to me to clear the sample then he reached out to me to do an intro (sic) for the song It’s a big deal. For somebody to take a song that I’ve been done for 15 years, to release and put it o...
“Controlla” was certified 3x platinum by the RIAA on August 14, 2017.