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Drake leans into dancehall on 'Controlla', the fourth single from his 2016 album 'Views'. The track pairs his familiar devotional posture with a riddim framework, Beenie Man arriving for a guest verse that roots the song in its Jamaican lineage. The production, handled by Boi-1da, Matthew Samuels, and others, keeps the tempo patient and the groove insistent.
The lyrics toggle between romantic fixation and a kind of defensive pride. Drake positions himself as willing to accommodate, to follow cues, the repeated hook framing intimacy as a matter of control willingly ceded. He namechecks Jodeci's 'Cry for You' as shorthand for devotional intensity, contrasting this new relationship with a previous one that offered no reciprocity. The Patois-inflected verse from Beenie Man reinforces the dancehall mood, the collaboration bridging Toronto and Kingston.
Released in June 2016, 'Controlla' marked another step in Drake's ongoing engagement with Caribbean sounds, the song's commercial reach extending well beyond its genre origins. The track runs just over four minutes, its structure built for repetition rather than narrative arc.
"Controlla" is a track by Drake, from the album Views, released 28th April 2016. The track is 4:05 long. It's filed under Hip-Hop/Rap. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about Drake.
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