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Nice for What

January 19, 2024

"Nice for What" is a song recorded by Canadian rapper Drake from his fifth studio album Scorpion (2018). It was released by Young Money Entertainment and Cash Money Records as the second single from the album on April 6, 2018, along with its music video. The song was produced by Murda Beatz, Noah "40" Shebib and Corey Litwin with co-production handled by Blaqnmild. It features additional vocals by Big Freedia and 5th Ward Weebie. It contains a sample from "Ex-Factor", written and performed by Lauryn Hill, which itself samples "Can It Be All So Simple", written and performed by Wu-Tang Clan. The latter song also samples "The Way We Were". Therefore, Hill, the eight members of Wu-Tang Clan, and Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman are credited among the composers.[1]

"Nice for What"
Single by Drake
from the album Scorpion
ReleasedApril 6, 2018 (2018-04-06)
Recorded2018
GenreBounce
Length3:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Drake singles chronology
"Walk It Talk It"
(2018) 		"Nice for What"
(2018) 		"Yes Indeed"
(2018)
Music video
"Nice for What" on YouTube

It debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, replacing Drake's own "God's Plan" and becoming his fifth US number one.[2] It also topped the UK Singles Chart and ARIA Singles Chart, becoming his second number-one song of 2018 in the two countries after "God's Plan".[3] Rolling Stone ranked it 54th on their list of the '100 Best Songs of the 2010s'. In 2021, The Guardian ranked it number-one on their list of 'Drake's 30 Greatest songs'.[4] The song was awarded two ASCAP Awards, including Top Rap Song, and was nominated for Best Rap Performance at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.

Background edit

On March 14, 2018, Lauryn Hill's son Joshua Omaru Marley posted a snippet of the song on Snapchat.[5] Drake later confirmed an upcoming Murda Beatz-produced single during an Instagram Live session.[6] On April 5, Drake made a surprise appearance during a Majid Jordan concert in Toronto.[7][8][9] "The reason I'm here tonight is because I'm back in the city finishing my album," he told the audience. "I've got a new single dropping tomorrow night, too, just in case you got some free time."[10][11][12][13]

Composition edit

"Nice for What" is an upbeat bounce song which contains elements of early 2000s R&B,[14][15][16] with a length of three minutes thirty seconds.[17] It samples Lauryn Hill's song "Ex-Factor" (1998), "Drag Rap" by the Showboys (1986), "Get Your Roll On" by Big Tymers (2000), and also features clips from performances by Big Freedia.[18][19][20] Lyrically, the hook of Drake's song samples Lauryn Hill singing about "cutting loose in the midst of a relationship".[21]

Music video edit

Directed by Karena Evans, the accompanying music video shows women carrying out various activities, including swimming, dancing, modeling, playing with children, horse-riding, and holding a business meeting.[22] It features guest appearances from, in order of appearance,[23] Olivia Wilde, Misty Copeland, Issa Rae, Rashida Jones, Jourdan Dunn, Tracee Ellis Ross, Tiffany Haddish, Yara Shahidi, Zoe Saldana, Elizabeth and Victoria Lejonhjärta, Letitia Wright, Bria Vinaite, Emma Roberts, Syd, Michelle Rodriguez and Drake himself.[24][25][26][27] Evans called it an honour to work on the video, writing on Instagram that it was "a privilege and a blessing to have told this story with every single one of you revolutionary women, both in front and behind the camera".[28]

Critical reception edit

"Nice for What" received positive reviews from music critics, with many praising its promotion of female empowerment.[29][30] Hugh McIntyre of Forbes regarded the "perfectly-pitched" song as "another perfect delivery from the biggest artist in hip-hop", writing that the "vocal sample helps the track stand out from much of the rest of his discography".[22] Kevin Lozano of Pitchfork awarded the song "Best New Track", praising Drake for "smoothly handling the impeccable production from Murda Beatz", and lauding the song as "a fantastic piece of hip-hop machinery" and "one of Drake's most complete releases in some time".[31]

Chris DeVille of Stereogum deemed the song "a big, brash, almost obnoxiously loud New Orleans bounce-inspired production", describing it as "extremely poppy and sounds like a bid for continued commercial dominance".[32]

Billboard named "Nice for What" the fifth-best song of 2018.[33] Rolling Stone also named "Nice for What" the fifth-best song of 2018,[34] and ranked it 54th on their list of the '100 Best Songs of the 2010s'.[35]

Commercial performance edit

In the United States, Drake became the first artist to have a new number-one debut replace his former number-one debut ("God's Plan") at the top of the Hot 100. It debuted with 88,000 downloads sold and 60.4 million streams. "Nice for What" became the 30th song in Billboard history to enter at number one. It also became Drake's fifth US number-one song overall and third as a lead artist.[2] The song also became the first song to debut on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop chart in the top 10.[36] "Nice for What" topped the Hot 100 for four consecutive weeks before it was replaced on May 14, 2018, by Childish Gambino's "This Is America".[37][38][39] It then returned for a fifth non-consecutive week at the number one spot on the issue date June 2, 2018.[40] On the issue dated July 14, 2018, "Nice for What" became the first song to reach number one in four nonconsecutive runs. It topped the Hot 100 for eight nonconsecutive weeks. On July 21, 2018, it was replaced at the top by another Drake song, “In My Feelings” and slipped to the number four spot. It ultimately remained in the top ten for 17 weeks.[41]

Awards and nominations edit

Year Organization Award Result
2018 Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer Song Nominated
iHeartRadio MMVAs Best Director Nominated
Song of the Summer Nominated
BET Hip Hop Awards Single of the Year Nominated
2019 Grammy Awards Best Rap Performance Nominated
iHeartRadio Music Awards Hip-Hop Song of the Year Nominated
ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards[42] Award Winning Rap Songs Won
Top Rap Song Won

Personnel edit

Credits adapted from Tidal and Qobuz.

  • Aubrey Graham — vocals, lyrics, composition
  • Paul "Nineteen85" Jeffries – co-production, composition, lyrics, additional vocals
  • Noah "40" Shebib – production, mixing, lyrics, composition
  • Noel Cadastre — recording engineer
  • Maneesh Bidaye — lyrics, additional vocals, composition
  • Corey Litwin – production
  • No I.D. – lyrics
  • Harley Arsenault – assistant production, lyrics, mixing assistance, composition
  • Greg Moffet – mixing assistance
  • Ronald Moonoo – mixing assistance
  • Chris Quock – recording engineering assistance
  • Noel "Gadget" Campbell – mixing
  • Mike Gaydusek – record engineering
  • Big Freedia – additional vocals
  • 5thward Weebie – additional vocals
  • Glenishe "Bobby Jean" Rowe – additional vocals

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[92] 6× Platinum 420,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[93] Gold 20,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[94] 4× Platinum 320,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[95] Platinum 90,000‡
France (SNEP)[96] Platinum 200,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[97] Gold 200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[98] Gold 25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[99] Platinum 30,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[100] Platinum 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[101] 3× Platinum 1,800,000‡
United States (RIAA)[102] 9× Platinum 9,000,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[103] Platinum 8,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various April 6, 2018 Digital download
[17]
United States April 10, 2018 Rhythmic and Urban contemporary radio
[104]

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Nice for What is a song recorded by Canadian rapper Drake from his fifth studio album Scorpion 2018 It was released by Young Money Entertainment and Cash Money Records as the second single from the album on April 6 2018 along with its music video The song was produced by Murda Beatz Noah 40 Shebib and Corey Litwin with co production handled by Blaqnmild It features additional vocals by Big Freedia and 5th Ward Weebie It contains a sample from Ex Factor written and performed by Lauryn Hill which itself samples Can It Be All So Simple written and performed by Wu Tang Clan The latter song also samples The Way We Were Therefore Hill the eight members of Wu Tang Clan and Marvin Hamlisch Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman are credited among the composers 1 Nice for What Single by Drakefrom the album ScorpionReleasedApril 6 2018 2018 04 06 Recorded2018GenreBounceLength3 30LabelYoung Money Cash Money RepublicSongwriter s Aubrey Graham Shane Lindstrom Alan Bergman Marilyn Bergman Dennis Coles Robert Diggs Gary Grice Marvin Hamlisch Lamont Hawkins Lauryn Hill Jason Hunter Russell Jones Clifford Smith Corey Woods Orville Hall Phillip PriceProducer s 40 Murda Beatz Corey Litwin Blaqnmild co Drake singles chronology Walk It Talk It 2018 Nice for What 2018 Yes Indeed 2018 Music video Nice for What on YouTubeIt debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 replacing Drake s own God s Plan and becoming his fifth US number one 2 It also topped the UK Singles Chart and ARIA Singles Chart becoming his second number one song of 2018 in the two countries after God s Plan 3 Rolling Stone ranked it 54th on their list of the 100 Best Songs of the 2010s In 2021 The Guardian ranked it number one on their list of Drake s 30 Greatest songs 4 The song was awarded two ASCAP Awards including Top Rap Song and was nominated for Best Rap Performance at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards Contents 1 Background 2 Composition 3 Music video 4 Critical reception 5 Commercial performance 6 Awards and nominations 7 Personnel 8 Charts 8 1 Weekly charts 8 2 Year end charts 8 3 Decade end charts 9 Certifications 10 Release history 11 ReferencesBackground editOn March 14 2018 Lauryn Hill s son Joshua Omaru Marley posted a snippet of the song on Snapchat 5 Drake later confirmed an upcoming Murda Beatz produced single during an Instagram Live session 6 On April 5 Drake made a surprise appearance during a Majid Jordan concert in Toronto 7 8 9 The reason I m here tonight is because I m back in the city finishing my album he told the audience I ve got a new single dropping tomorrow night too just in case you got some free time 10 11 12 13 Composition edit Nice for What is an upbeat bounce song which contains elements of early 2000s R amp B 14 15 16 with a length of three minutes thirty seconds 17 It samples Lauryn Hill s song Ex Factor 1998 Drag Rap by the Showboys 1986 Get Your Roll On by Big Tymers 2000 and also features clips from performances by Big Freedia 18 19 20 Lyrically the hook of Drake s song samples Lauryn Hill singing about cutting loose in the midst of a relationship 21 Music video editDirected by Karena Evans the accompanying music video shows women carrying out various activities including swimming dancing modeling playing with children horse riding and holding a business meeting 22 It features guest appearances from in order of appearance 23 Olivia Wilde Misty Copeland Issa Rae Rashida Jones Jourdan Dunn Tracee Ellis Ross Tiffany Haddish Yara Shahidi Zoe Saldana Elizabeth and Victoria Lejonhjarta Letitia Wright Bria Vinaite Emma Roberts Syd Michelle Rodriguez and Drake himself 24 25 26 27 Evans called it an honour to work on the video writing on Instagram that it was a privilege and a blessing to have told this story with every single one of you revolutionary women both in front and behind the camera 28 Critical reception edit Nice for What received positive reviews from music critics with many praising its promotion of female empowerment 29 30 Hugh McIntyre of Forbes regarded the perfectly pitched song as another perfect delivery from the biggest artist in hip hop writing that the vocal sample helps the track stand out from much of the rest of his discography 22 Kevin Lozano of Pitchfork awarded the song Best New Track praising Drake for smoothly handling the impeccable production from Murda Beatz and lauding the song as a fantastic piece of hip hop machinery and one of Drake s most complete releases in some time 31 Chris DeVille of Stereogum deemed the song a big brash almost obnoxiously loud New Orleans bounce inspired production describing it as extremely poppy and sounds like a bid for continued commercial dominance 32 Billboard named Nice for What the fifth best song of 2018 33 Rolling Stone also named Nice for What the fifth best song of 2018 34 and ranked it 54th on their list of the 100 Best Songs of the 2010s 35 Commercial performance editIn the United States Drake became the first artist to have a new number one debut replace his former number one debut God s Plan at the top of the Hot 100 It debuted with 88 000 downloads sold and 60 4 million streams Nice for What became the 30th song in Billboard history to enter at number one It also became Drake s fifth US number one song overall and third as a lead artist 2 The song also became the first song to debut on the Mainstream R amp B Hip Hop chart in the top 10 36 Nice for What topped the Hot 100 for four consecutive weeks before it was replaced on May 14 2018 by Childish Gambino s This Is America 37 38 39 It then returned for a fifth non consecutive week at the number one spot on the issue date June 2 2018 40 On the issue dated July 14 2018 Nice for What became the first song to reach number one in four nonconsecutive runs It topped the Hot 100 for eight nonconsecutive weeks On July 21 2018 it was replaced at the top by another Drake song In My Feelings and slipped to the number four spot It ultimately remained in the top ten for 17 weeks 41 Awards and nominations editYear Organization Award Result2018 Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer Song NominatediHeartRadio MMVAs Best Director NominatedSong of the Summer NominatedBET Hip Hop Awards Single of the Year Nominated2019 Grammy Awards Best Rap Performance NominatediHeartRadio Music Awards Hip Hop Song of the Year NominatedASCAP Rhythm amp Soul Awards 42 Award Winning Rap Songs WonTop Rap Song WonPersonnel editCredits adapted from Tidal and Qobuz Aubrey Graham vocals lyrics composition Paul Nineteen85 Jeffries co production composition lyrics additional vocals Noah 40 Shebib production mixing lyrics composition Noel Cadastre recording engineer Maneesh Bidaye lyrics additional vocals composition Corey Litwin production No I D lyrics Harley Arsenault assistant production lyrics mixing assistance composition Greg Moffet mixing assistance Ronald Moonoo mixing assistance Chris Quock recording engineering assistance Noel Gadget Campbell mixing Mike Gaydusek record engineering Big Freedia additional vocals 5thward Weebie additional vocals Glenishe Bobby Jean Rowe additional vocalsCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2018 Peak positionArgentina Argentina Hot 100 43 25Australia ARIA 44 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 45 6Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 46 20Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia 47 6Canada Canadian Hot 100 48 1Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard 49 3Czech Republic Singles Digital Top 100 50 23Denmark Tracklisten 51 3Finland Suomen virallinen lista 52 13France SNEP 53 26Germany Official German Charts 54 9Greece IFPI 55 3Hungary Single Top 40 56 29Hungary Stream Top 40 57 11Ireland IRMA 58 2Italy FIMI 59 53Netherlands Single Top 100 60 6New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 61 1Norway VG lista 62 5Portugal AFP 63 7Scotland OCC 64 10Slovakia Singles Digital Top 100 65 13Spain PROMUSICAE 66 62Sweden Sverigetopplistan 67 4Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 68 7UK Singles OCC 3 1UK Hip Hop R amp B OCC 69 1US Billboard Hot 100 70 1US Dance Club Songs Billboard 71 30US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 72 1US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 73 11US Rhythmic Billboard 74 1 Year end charts edit Chart 2018 PositionAustralia ARIA 75 22Belgium Ultratop Flanders 76 100Canada Canadian Hot 100 77 9Denmark Tracklisten 78 30France SNEP 79 148Ireland IRMA 80 11Netherlands Single Top 100 81 69New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 82 11Portugal AFP 83 41Sweden Sverigetopplistan 84 57UK Singles Official Charts Company 85 7US Billboard Hot 100 86 11US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 87 5US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 88 44US Rhythmic Billboard 89 4Decade end charts edit Chart 2010 2019 PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 90 87US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 91 48Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 92 6 Platinum 420 000 Brazil Pro Musica Brasil 93 Gold 20 000 Canada Music Canada 94 4 Platinum 320 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 95 Platinum 90 000 France SNEP 96 Platinum 200 000 Germany BVMI 97 Gold 200 000 Italy FIMI 98 Gold 25 000 New Zealand RMNZ 99 Platinum 30 000 Portugal AFP 100 Platinum 10 000 United Kingdom BPI 101 3 Platinum 1 800 000 United States RIAA 102 9 Platinum 9 000 000 StreamingSweden GLF 103 Platinum 8 000 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Streaming only figures based on certification alone Release history editRegion Date Format Label Ref Various April 6 2018 Digital download Young MoneyCash Money 17 United States April 10 2018 Rhythmic and Urban contemporary radio Young MoneyCash MoneyRepublic 104 References edit The Sampling History Behind Drake s Nice For What A Timeline Billboard Retrieved 2021 03 26 a b Trust Gary April 16 2018 Drake Dethrones Himself Atop Hot 100 as Nice for What Debuts at No 1 Replacing God s Plan Billboard Retrieved April 17 2018 a b Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved April 14 2018 Drake s 30 greatest songs ranked the Guardian 2021 09 02 Retrieved 2021 09 02 Listen to a Snippet of a Drake and Lauryn Hill Collaboration Rap Up March 14 2018 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