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"'What's Next'" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake. It was released on March 5, 2021, as a single from Drake's fourth EP 'Scary Hours 2', through Republic Records and OVO Sound.

With the song's debut at the top of the US 'Billboard' Hot 100, it became Drake's ninth US number-one single in the country. Additionally, it became his fourth song to debut atop the chart.

Background



An earlier version of the song surfaced on the internet on February 27, 2021. It was noted that various lines of the song resembled those of on an unreleased track with Young Thug titled "What a Time to Be a Slime". On March 3, 2021, Drake took to his social media to announce the release of his upcoming EP 'Scary Hours 2' on March 5, as well as the return of OVO Sound Radio the next day. The song was released as track one of the EP.

In May 2021, rapper Baby Keem revealed he was originally intended to be featured on the single. In the early morning of September 4th, 2021, a day after the release of Drake's Certified Lover Boy, Drake premiered the original version of What's Next with Baby Keem on his radio show. The original version includes all vocals from the released version, with an additional verse from Keem.

Composition



The song was described as Drake being "on his rapping shit" and "in flex mode", with a "grungy trap production" and a "triumphant-sounding instrumental". Lyrically, the rapper shows off "grandiose flexes that only he could relate to".

Music video



An accompanying music video was released alongside the single and was directed by Theo Skudra. The video was shot in early March 2021 in Toronto and shows Drake dancing at different sites of the city, including the top of the CN Tower, as well as the TTC Subway and Ripley's Aquarium of Canada.

Commercial performance



The song debuted atop the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 on the chart dated March 20, 2021, dethroning Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License" which ruled for eight consecutive weeks. The remaining tracks from the 'Scary Hours 2' EP, "Wants and Needs" and "Lemon Pepper Freestyle", managed to debut at number two and three, respectively, thus making him the first artist in history to have three songs debut in the top 3 of the 'Billboard' Hot 100.

Personnel



Credits adapted from Tidal.

* Aubrey Graham lead vocals, songwriting

* Jonathan Priester songwriting, production

* Maneesh Bidaye songwriting, production, additional production

* Noah Shebib mixing, studio personnel

* Noel Cadastre recording, studio personnel

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



Certifications



Release history



See also



*List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2021

References



Category:2021 singles

Category:2021 songs

Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles

Category:Canadian Hot 100 number-one singles

Category:Drake (musician) songs

Category:OVO Sound singles

Category:Republic Records singles

Category:Songs written by Drake (musician)

Category:Billboard Global 200 number-one singles

Category:Trap music songs

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