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'Deep Pockets' opens 'Dark Lane Demo Tapes', Drake's 2020 compilation of loosies and leaks. The track was originally recorded for 'Scorpion' in 2018 before surfacing online in April 2020, days before the project's official release. Production comes from Plain Pat and longtime collaborator 40, the beat spare enough to let Drake's voice carry the weight. The lyrics trace a path from East Toronto adolescence to industry arrival, Drake cataloguing the distance between bus-route mornings and international touring. He name-checks streets like Laurier and MacKenzie, references to Pine Hill's Funeral Center and East Detention grounding the narrative in specific geography. The tone is reflective rather than celebratory, the title's image of deep pockets doubled as both prosperity and the disorientation that comes with it. The chorus hinges on that literal detail: pockets so deep he cannot find his phone, a small absurdity that stands in for larger dislocation. Drake credits Jill Scott and 'Tha Carter II' as formative listening, the second verse sketching ambition in motion, transitions and business-building set against the pull of old habits and old blocks.
"Deep Pockets" is a track by Drake, from the album Dark Lane Demo Tapes, released 30th April 2020. The track is 3:43 long. It's filed under Hip-Hop/Rap. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about Drake.
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