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Some Sexy Songs 4 U (2025)

Where the lyrics of Some Sexy Songs 4 U take you, and where it was really made.

Drake's fourteenth Billboard 200 number one came from a collaboration he announced on stage at a PartyNextDoor tour stop, and the record's title is written with dollar signs.

Key places

Recorded at Sanctuary in Nassau (2025)

Recording site Sanctuary (Nassau) — Sanctuary in Nassau is listed as a recording location for this album. The point is placed at the city center of Nassau, not at the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at S.O.T.A. in Toronto (2025)

Recording site Phase One Audio Group — S.O.T.A. in Toronto is listed as a recording location for this album. The point is placed at the city center of Toronto, not at the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga (2025)

Recording site Metalworks Studios — Metalworks Studios in Mississauga is listed as a recording location for this album. The point is placed on the studio building itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Cover photo in front of Absolute World (2025)

Album cover Absolute World — The album cover shows Drake and PartyNextDoor standing in a snowstorm in front of Absolute World in Mississauga, Ontario. The point marks the general area of the building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Some Sexy Songs 4 U: collaborative studio album by PartyNextDoor and Drake
• Released February 14, 2025 by OVO Sound, Santa Anna, and Republic Records
• Guest appearances from Pimmie, Yebba, and Chino Pacas
• 21 tracks, playing time over 73 minutes
• Production by Noel Cadastre, Gordo, Jordan Ullman of Majid Jordan, and PartyNextDoor himself
• Stylized as $ome $exy $ongs 4 U and shortened to $$$4U

Background

• Follows the pair's collaborations since PartyNextDoor signed to OVO Sound in 2013
• First collaborative project for PartyNextDoor, third for Drake
• Follow-up to PartyNextDoor 4 (2024) and For All the Dogs (2023)
• Originally set for late 2024, then delayed several times
• Drake appeared as a surprise guest at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto on August 2, 2024, and announced the album there
• Released amid Drake's legal dispute with UMG, his first full-length release after the feud with Kendrick Lamar

Recording

• Recording locations: Sanctuary in Nassau, S.O.T.A. in Toronto, Metalworks Studios in Mississauga
• In October 2024, OVO engineer Noel Cadastre said the album needed only finishing touches
• Drake said in November 2024 that the album was about 75 percent done

Cover

• Drake and PartyNextDoor stand together in a snowstorm in front of Absolute World in Mississauga, Ontario
• Both wear oversized fur coats on the cover
• Drake shared the cover via Instagram before release

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Aubrey Drake Graham, born October 24, 1986 in Toronto, Ontario, is a Canadian rapper, singer and actor.
• Gained recognition as Jimmy Brooks in the CTV teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–2008).
• Independently released mixtapes Room for Improvement (2006), Comeback Season (2007) and So Far Gone (2009) before signing with Young Money Entertainment in 2009.
• Debut album Thank Me Later (2010) debuted atop the Billboard 200; followed by Take Care (2011), Nothing Was the Same (2013), Views (2016), Scorpion (2018), Certified Lover Boy (2021) and Iceman (2026).
• Views led the Billboard 200 for 13 weeks; "One Dance" became the first song to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify.
• Among the world's best-selling artists with over 170 million units sold; the highest-certified digital singles artist in the United States.
• Accolades include 5 Grammy Awards, 6 American Music Awards, 41 Billboard Music Awards, 2 Brit Awards and 3 Juno Awards.
• Founded OVO Sound, DreamCrew and the fragrance house Better World; became global ambassador of the Toronto Raptors in 2013.
• Known for feuds with Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar; the 2024 feud with Lamar is reported to have damaged his public image.

Reception

At release

• Critics gave mixed reviews on release, praising production and intimate nature while criticizing runtime and lyricism
• Metacritic weighted average 54 from 7 reviews, indicating mixed or average reviews
• Revolt's Jon Powell praised the album as arguably the magnum opus of the decade-long partnership
• Rolling Stone's Jeff Ihaza praised the chemistry between the two artists and singled out Nokia and Die Trying as highlights
• Complex's Will Schube and Kia Turner called it a playful, low-stakes collection of slow jams; Schube criticized Drake's larger presence, and Turner called the songs more nostalgic than sexy
• Exclaim!'s Alex Hudson named Nokia, Die Trying, and Gimme a Hug as fun, calling it an improvement over Drake's earlier work but a very mild victory
• Clash's Robin Murray called it a mixed review that epitomises many faults recently lodged against Drake, while noting enough highlights for a playlist
• Stereogum gave a mixed review, saying the runtime would make listeners want to escape
• HotNewHipHop's Aron A. criticized Drake's ego-driven contributions and praised PartyNextDoor's intimacy and vulnerability
• Financial Times' Ludovic Hunter-Tilney called the execution underwhelming and criticized the runtime
• Pitchfork's Alphonse Pierre called it Drake's most R&B-centric project since So Far Gone but criticized the lyrics and singing
• The Hollywood Reporter's Jonny Coleman wrote a negative review, calling it a bloated 21-song snoozer
• Sputnikmusic's Dakota Foss gave a negative review for misogynistic themes and similarity to earlier albums
• The Washington Post's Chris Richards criticized the lyrics and called the songs easy to hate

Records

• Debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 246,000 album-equivalent units, including 25,000 pure album sales
• Drake's fourteenth Billboard 200 number one, tying Jay-Z and Taylor Swift for most solo number ones
• PartyNextDoor's first US number one
• Number one on the Billboard Canadian Albums
• Debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart with 20,746 units
• Top ten in Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, Lithuania, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom
• Over 56.6 million first-day streams on the global Spotify chart
• Fell to number two on the Billboard 200 in its second and third weeks, then to number three in its fourth week

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Released on Valentine's Day, marking Drake's third full-length project near that date after So Far Gone and If You're Reading This It's Too Late
• Drake shared a screenplay title page titled $$$ 4 U, based on an unreleased novel by his father Dennis Graham
• Freddie Gibbs and some social media users accused the artists of borrowing the dollar-symbol title and bunny imagery from Gibbs' Soul Sold Separately
• The opening track CN Tower refers to the tower that appears on the cover of Drake's Views
• PartyNextDoor released a short film titled $$$ in October 2025, inspired by the album

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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