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'Know Yourself' appeared on 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late' in February 2015, the fourth track on a mixtape that arrived without warning and set the tone for Drake's mid-decade dominance. Produced by Boi-1da alongside Oliver El-Khatib and 40, the song builds around a hypnotic loop and a chorus that became one of the most quotable hooks of the year.
Drake anchors the track in Toronto geography and personal history, threading references to Fort York, the 6ix, and a cast of collaborators through verses that move between nostalgia and present-tense assertion. He recalls a job selling Girbaud jeans, a yellow TechnoMarine watch, the moment Kanye's 'College Dropout' shifted the dress code, all of it delivered with the casual authority of someone who has already won the argument. The phrase 'runnin' through the 6 with my woes' became shorthand for a certain kind of late-night ambition, the word 'woes' itself entering the lexicon as Drake's coinage for his inner circle.
The production leaves space around the vocal, letting the repetition do the work. It is a song about knowing where you come from and who came with you, delivered with just enough edge to remind you that the knowledge is not for sale.
"Know Yourself" is a track by Drake, from the album If You're Reading This It's Too Late, released 12th February 2015. The track is 4:36 long. It's filed under Hip-Hop/Rap. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about Drake.
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