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Single: Drake f/ Majid Jordan - "Hold On, We're Going Home"
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Drake borrows Solange's revivalist sound for his new single
For hip-hop purists, Drake is anathema. On the commercial front, the Toronto rapper easily casts the widest net in terms of sheer popularity amongst his followers. In one fell swoop, Drake is the ultimate emo lover man worshipped by a loyal legion of female fans; one of the last commercial titans that can move the SoundScan needle with multi-platinum ease, surpassing his Young Money label boss Lil Wayne; and a blatantly shameless chameleon that has exhibited the ability to run game with the more street-praised likes of Rick Ross, 2 Chainz and Young Jeezy. And, oh yeah, the mixtape master happens to be a pretty damn good lyricist who has shown the capacity to go toe-to-toe with a throwback wordsmith like Kendrick Lamar, an attribute that Drake’s detractors at time find it hard to come to terms with.
For that reason, Drake’s newest offering, “Hold On We’re Going Home,” is yet another finger poke in the eye of hardboiled fans that like their soundtracks more in the mode of Nas than Babyface. “I got my eyes on you/You're everything that I see/I want your high love and emotion endlessly…” a confident Drake sings on this sensitive pop disco two-step gesture that is devoid of actual rapping. This is a walk in the park for the self-proclaimed “light skinned Keith Sweat,” a record so immediate in its aim (girls, girls, girls) that it could have been the background music for a Lucille Roberts commercial. So how does Drake get away with casually throwing around the B-word (“Long as my bitches love me…”) alongside Weezy only to go all Mr. Softy on a completely different vehicle? Well, that’s show business, baby. Drake will be playing double agent for a long time, so get use to it. —Keith Murphy (@murphdogg29)
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One of my faves from him ![Alexz](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/korn0818/ec20fb7f.gif) Top 5 for sure, and yes at this slaying already ![Alexz](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/korn0818/ec20fb7f.gif) The album will slay ![Alexz](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/korn0818/ec20fb7f.gif) Drake slays ![Alexz](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/korn0818/ec20fb7f.gif) Everything about the song is -->
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What a beautiful 80s throwback jam. I love it and I hope it slays the f&ck out of the charts.
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Drake Says 'Hold On' Is 'Not A Rap Record,' But A Wedding Song
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After dropping lyrical gems on recent releases like "All Me," Drake gave us a taste of the variety on his upcoming album Nothing Was The Same with "Hold On, We're Going Home," a track that he and producer Noah "40" Shebib imagine being played at weddings in 10 years.
"It's me and 40 just channeling our Quincy Jones/Michael Jackson production duo," Drake told MTV News. "Obviously no offense to the greats, I know we're not anywhere near that — it's just us kinda doing our thing, humbly attempting."
"It's not a rap record," he added. "It's not 'Versace,' it's not 'Started From the Bottom.' In approaching this album I was like man, it would be great if we had a record that was played at weddings in 10 years or that people that are away from their families in the army could listen to. Something that just [has] timeless writing, timeless melody. So I did it with the group that we signed to OVO called Majid Jordan."
The pop track contrasts nicely with grittier songs like "5 AM in Toronto," and finds Drake hoping to lock down a little love, singing, "I got my eyes on you/ You're everything that I see/ I want your hot love and emotion, endlessly."
After joking about a name mix-up that's bound to happen — "[The group is] not Magic Jordan. It's Majid Jordan, even though Magic Jordan is a really cool name" — Drake explained that he and 40 collaborated with them to make what they hope will be a classic. "Majid is singing on the record with me and Jordan is his production partner. It's a great record. I'm nervous and excited and all these things about it."
"I've never really put out a record like this before, so we'll see how it goes."
40, who started producing for Drake on 2009's So Far Gone, also mixed his sophomore album Take Care. "What ends up happening a lot of times with our records is that, because I can do a lot of things in the studio, whether it be play instruments or produce or edit or run Pro Tools or edit vocals, whatever the case may be, I help him get out his ideas," 40 told MTV News last year. "I think that's the goal of any good producer, is to make sure the artist is delivering what they want."
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It has 10M AI just from Pop & Rhythmic alone.
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Originally posted by TheVoiceXtina
Drake Says 'Hold On' Is 'Not A Rap Record,' But A Wedding Song
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Wow, they use Pro Tools!? ![eek](http://www.atrl.net/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/eek.gif) I use Logic Pro which I think is quite similar to it. FL Studio is my favourite though, since it was the first one I ever used.
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In the article Drake said he signed Majid Jordan (the group ft on "Hold On...") to his OVO label. This is such great news.
I've managed to acquire their miztape afterhours which is phenomenal. It'll definately spread like wildfire in the coming weeks but if you'd like a stream of it, just PM or wall me. Trust me, it's incredible.
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SOTY no doubt.
Completely KNOCKS Get Lucky out the park ![bulbasaur](images/smilies/images/smilies/bulba.gif)
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Definitely.
It reminds me of Solange's 'Losing You' in terms of the vibe and stuff.
SO good. ![jamming](images/smilies/images/smilies/jamming.gif)
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This song is literally flawless. I hope it becomes one of his biggest hits.
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I don't like this at all.
And mess @ it being the first single.
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I agree, it sounds like a mixture of Find Your Love and Solange's True EP which I both love so I'm really diggign his song. I can't stop playing it!
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7. Drake - Hold On, We're Going Home (feat. Majid Jordan)
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Originally posted by umichgrad07
7. Drake - Hold On, We're Going Home (feat. Majid Jordan)
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Lol, finally!
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Climb to top 5 by tonight!
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#5 ![party](images/smilies/images/smilies/party.gif)
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AMAZING
One of the best of 2013 so far. I am slain.
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I think it's a lot better than "Started From The Bottom." Like it a lot. ![jamming](images/smilies/images/smilies/jamming.gif)
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Love this song...is Dev Hynes the prod.?
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