Boi-1da Tells All: The Stories Behind His Biggest Hits
By Insanul Ahmed | May 12, 2010 | 11:52 am | Permalink
Drake "Best I Ever Had" (2009)
Boi-1da: "It was December ’08 or January ’09 when I made that beat. I found that sample on my computer and I heard the intro and I thought it was cool. My boy gave me a folder of a bunch of samples and I heard it in there. The sample on it is very smooth. It’s a quicker tempo than a lot of the stuff I do.
"I was just envisioning a song about a girl. It’s an emotional kind of beat so I figured it would be a girl song. I thought it could work for Drake. He was finishing [So Far Gone], and he said he needed two more songs. I had just done the beat the day before—I sent him that one and he just killed it.
"He sent it back, and I knew it was a hit the first time I heard it. That beat took me about 20 minutes. And in a few hours he finished the whole song. That one was just wham, bam, thank you ma'am."
jason May 14th, 2010 at 07:48 PM
you're too close man!!
Steve May 15th, 2010 at 02:07 PM
No one in the hood gives two shits or a fuck about drake. It's all Cam & VADO, Gucci Mane, LOX over here. Drake is an insult to the rap game. Stick to R&B nigga. You'll get slapped n jacked around here. No respect ass nigga. Only reason he is in the game is because he bought a house off of Wayne. Where the album at? It's been years.
Screwface May 15th, 2010 at 03:01 PM
Because he bought a house of wayne? you're serious? LOL c'mon bro he's had more hit songs than all those rappers you just named BEFORE he even dropped an album not to mention countless features. Maybe he's not from the ' hood ' but he has all your favorite hood rappers making their own remix to his songs. Your favorite rapper's favorite rapper is drake. LOL
truth May 15th, 2010 at 09:08 PM
I don't really likke drake, but he is talented. But drake prob isnt most rappers favorite rapper tho ha, that title goes to live ass motha fuckas that most have never heard of
roger May 16th, 2010 at 03:09 PM
He's from silver springs, Scarborough, like me.