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Drake's introspection sharpens on 'Too Much', a track from 'Nothing Was the Same' that pairs his unease about success with a chorus from British R&B singer Sampha. The song samples Sampha's own 'Too Much', originally produced by Sampha and Emile Haynie, and the collaboration yields an otherworldly refrain that anchors Drake's anxious verses.
The lyrics trace the costs of fame through strained family ties and the pressure to remain at the top. Drake recalls his Houston roots, name-checking Paul Wall and Bun B whilst measuring his current arena-scale draw against earlier uncertainty. A conversation with a partner becomes a referendum on ambition, her advice to stop worrying about being the best met with his catalogue of grievances: relatives gone silent, an uncle's abandoned bucket list, a mother isolated in her apartment.
The song was released as one of seven singles supporting the album. Its melancholy sits comfortably alongside the record's other confessional moments, Drake's passive-aggressive candour finding a natural home in Sampha's spectral production.
"Too Much" is a track by Drake, from the album Nothing Was the Same, released 31st March 2013. The track is 4:22 long. It's filed under Hip-Hop/Rap. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about Drake.
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