Nice For What by Drake
Nice For What by Drake

Nice For What

Drake * Track #16 On Scorpion

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Nice For What by Drake

Release Date
Fri Apr 06 2018
Performed by
Drake
Produced by
Murda Beatz & BlaqNmilD & 40 & Corey Litwin
Writed by
Drake & Lauryn Hill & 40 & BlaqNmilD & Murda Beatz & 5th Ward Weebie & Orville “Bugs Can Can” Hall & Phil “Triggaman” Price & Mannie Fresh & Birdman & Raekwon & RZA & Ghostface Killah & Brother J & Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch
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The New Orleans bounce music-inflected “Nice For What” is Drake’s third single of 2018, coming after the Scary Hours EP which was released in January.

Throughout the song, Drake speaks about female empowerment in the digital age. Women can be found trying to gain a following and live in the light,...

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Nice For What Lyrics

[Intro: Big Freedia & Lauryn Hill]
I wanna know who mothafuckin' representin' in here tonight
Hold on, hold on
I keep lettin' you back in (You back in)
How can I explain myself?

[Chorus: Lauryn Hill & Drake]
Care for me, care for me, you said you'd care for me
There for me, there for me, said you'd be there for me
(Lil Weezyana shit)
Cry for me, cry for me, you said you'd die for me
(Murda on the beat)
Give to me, give to me, why won't you live for me?
Care for me, care for me, I know you care for me
(A song for y'all to cut up to, you know?)
There for me, there for me, said you'd be there for me (Yeah)
Cry for me, cry for me, you said you'd die for me
Give to me, give to me, why won't you live for me?

[Verse 1: Drake]
Everybody get your mothafuckin' roll on
I know shorty and she doesn't want no slow song
Had a man last year, life goes on
Haven't let that thing loose, girl, in so long
You've been inside, know you like to lay low
I've been peepin' what you bringin' to the table
Workin' hard, girl, everything paid for
First-last, phone bill, car note, cable
With your phone out, gotta hit them angles
With your phone out, snappin' like you Fabo
And you showin' off, but it's alright
And you showin' off, but it's alright (Alright!)
It's a short life, yeah

[Chorus: Lauryn Hill]
Care for me, care for me, you said you'd care for me
There for me, there for me, said you'd be there for me
Cry for me, cry for me, you said you'd die for me
Give to me, give to me, why won't you live for me?

[Refrain: Drake]
That's a real one in your reflection
Without a follow, without a mention
You really pipin' up on these niggas
You gotta be nice for what to these niggas?

[Verse 2: Drake]
I understand, you got a hunnid bands
You got a baby Benz, you got some bad friends
High school pics, you was even bad then
You ain't stressin' off no lover in the past tense
You already had them
Work at 8 A.M., finish 'round five
Hoes talk down, you don't see 'em outside
Yeah, they don't really be the same offline
You know dark days, you know hard times
Doin' overtime for the last month
Saturday, call the girls, get 'em gassed up
Gotta hit the club, gotta make that ass jump
Gotta hit the club like you hit them mothafuckin' angles
With your phone out, snappin' like you Fabo
And you showin' off, but it's alright
And you showin' off, but it's alright (Alright!)
It's a short life

[Bridge: Big Freedia & Letitia Wright]
Uh-huh (Oh yeah)
These hoes (They mad)
Your boy (I had)
I made (Watch the breakdown)

[Chorus: Lauryn Hill]
Care for me, care for me, you said you'd care for me
There for me, there for me, said you'd be there for me
Cry for me, cry for me, you said you'd die for me
Give to me, give to me, why won't you live for me?

[Breakdown: Drake]
Gotta make that jump, gotta make that, gotta, gotta make that
Gotta make that jump, gotta make that, gotta, gotta make that
Gotta, gotta, gotta g-g-gotta, g-g-gotta, gotta
Gotta, g-g-gotta, gotta, gotta make that jump, jump (Let's go)
Bend it over, lift it up, bend it over, lift it up
Make that jump, jump
Bend it over, lift it up, bend it over, lift it up
Make that jump, jump
Bend it over, over, over, over, over, lift it up
Make that jump, jump
Bend it over, lift it up (Make that jump, jump)
Bend it over, lift it up (Make that jump, jump)

[Refrain: Drake]
That's a real one in your reflection
Without a follow, without a mention
You really pipin' up on these niggas
You gotta be nice for what to these niggas?
I understand

[Chorus: Lauryn Hill]
Care for me, care for me, you said you'd care for me
There for me, there for me, said you'd be there for me
Give to me, give to me, why won't you live for me?
Cry for me, cry for me, you said you'd cry for me

[Outro: Drake & Lauryn Hill]
Gotta hit the club like you hit them, hit them, hit them angles
(BlaqNmilD, you a genius, you diggin' me?)
It's a short life, yeah
Cry for me, cry for me, you said you'd die for me
Give to me, give to me, why won't you live for me?

Nice For What Q&A

Who produced Nice For What's ?

Nice For What was produced by Murda Beatz & BlaqNmilD & 40 & Corey Litwin.

When did Drake release Nice For What?

Drake released Nice For What on Fri Apr 06 2018.

Have Lauryn Hill and Drake worked together before?

While the two have never worked together before, Drake did sample Hill’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)” on his 2014 tribute to Johnny Manziel, “Draft Day.”

Where is the sample from?

The sample is from Lauryn Hill’s “Ex-Factor.”

PnB Rock & A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie also used the sample in their collaboration “X Factor.”

“Ex-Factor” also contains a bass sample of Wu-Tang Clan’s “Can It Be All So Simple / Intermission” which was sampled from a Gladys Knight & the Pips song....

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Is there a music video for this song?

Yes. The music video features a number of women in positions of power. Celebrity cameos include:

Olivia Wilde
Misty Copeland
Issa Rae
Rashida Jones
Jourdan Dunn
Tracee Ellis Ross
Tiffany Haddish
Yara Shahidi
Zoe Saldana
Elizabeth Lejonhjärta
Victoria Lejonhjärta
Letitia Wright
Bria Vinaite
Emma Rob...

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What's the significance of Big Freedia's opening line?

Freedia told The Fader of how excited she was to get acceptance from a mainstream artist like Drake:

I was super excited about my voice being at the beginning of the song…they sent the track for me to approve it and I was like, ‘Shit, I don’t care what I say on it, long as I’m on it.

How did this song do on the Billboard charts?

“Nice For What” debuted in the top spot on the Hot 100 the week ending April 21, 2018, replacing “God’s Plan” which spent 11 weeks at #1.

Has this track received any certifications?

“Nice For What” was certified 5x platinum by the RIAA on September 25, 2019.

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