Drake has stated that a new partner will provide the “summer vibes.” Two appearances by the 37-year-old rapper alongside Camila Cabello are scheduled for her upcoming album C, XOXO.
In a recent interview, the Latin pop artist talked about how the partnerships came to be with Billboard. She revealed that she messaged him on Instagram, saying, “He’s the f**king GOAT, so it felt like shooting for the stars.” When I was finally at ease enough, I showed him the album, and he was incredibly impressed. The source of [the feature] was non-transactional. I had the impression that I was in the city when he came up with the idea for the song “Hot Uptown.” I was in Miami at the time.
The Six Additionally, God will get the tune “Uuugly” all to himself. Cabello claims that the interval was born out of pure selfishness. “Why does he have a song of his own? I simply want Drake on my own record, I’m selfish like that,” she admitted to Billboard. It has that renegade vibe, which is why I adore it. I can do it, who says? Drake is saying his shit.
Drake and Camila Cabello went viral last year when they were pictured riding jet skis in Turks & Caicos, and she revealed to Billboard that they were also working on music. C, XOXO will be available on June 28.
Drizzy is no stranger to working with Latin artists. In 2014, he joined Romeo Santos on “Odio.” Four years later, he linked up with Bad Bunny for the hit “MIA” and followed that up the following year with an appearance on MC Kevin o Chris’ “Ela É do Tipo.”
Most recently, Bad Bunny joined the Toronto superstar and PARTYNEXTDOOR on the remix to “Loyal” in 2020. Last year, Benito was featured on “Gently” from Drake’s October 2023 album For All The Dogs.
These Drake and Camila Cabello records could just be the start of his promised “summer vibes.” This past weekend, he was seen in a selfie with his producer, Gordo, and a caption that read “You guys ready for summer 2024…” The producer formerly known as DJ Carnage is known for producing five cuts on Drake’s 2022 dance album Honestly, Nevermind, namely “Currents,” “Calling My Name,” “Sticky,” “Massive,” and “Tie That Binds.”
Gordo also produced “Gently” with Bad Bunny and “Rich Baby Daddy” featuring SZA and Sexyy Red. So if there’s anyone to be confident about when it comes to producing the Degrassi star’s forthcoming “summer vibes,” it would be him.
Of course, this warm weathered music focus comes after the father-of-one bowed out of his tense feud with Kendrick Lamar. The “Poetic Justice” duo unloaded on one another, with six songs released within 5 days: “Euphoria,” “6:16 In LA,” “Family Matters,” “Meet The Grahams,” “Not Like Us,” and “The Heart Part 6.” Over a week after “The Heart,” he posted a photo of a soldier standing across from cavalry to symbolize the “20 v 1” battle he was part of. “Good times,” he wrote in the caption. “Summer vibes up next.”