Rich Flex
The lead single that tied 21 Savage's highest-charting record and became Drake's eleventh Canadian number one.
"Rich Flex" is the lead single from the collaborative studio album Her Loss (2022), featuring Canadian rapper Drake and Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage. Sent to US rhythmic radio on November 11, 2022, the track immediately captured attention for its viral chorus and complex musical construction. It interpolates Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage" (2020), T.I.'s "24's" (2003), and 21 Savage's own "Red Opps" (2016), while sampling Sugar's "I Want You, Girl" and Charles Bernstein's "Nora's Transformation" from 1973. The song served as a tough, bass-driven opener that signaled Drake's return to traditional rap modes following his house music album Honestly, Nevermind.
- Artists
- Drake & 21 Savage
- Release Year
- 2022
- Parent Project
- Her Loss
- Role
- Lead Single
- Status
- Released
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Lore & Background
The song was announced on November 3, 2022, as part of the Her Loss tracklist reveal. Shortly after release, it went viral due to its chorus, specifically for interpolating Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage" with full writing credits included. This inclusion sparked controversy regarding another album track, "Circo Loco," where fans alleged Drake accused Stallion of lying about her 2020 shooting incident involving Tory Lanez. However, Lil Yachty, who contributed to numerous tracks on the album, clarified on behalf of Drake that the lyric was actually about women lying about getting butt injections, explaining the slang use of "shot" and "stallion".
In Their Own Story
The track opens with a spoken intro by Young Nudy before Drake repeatedly asks Savage to do him a favor over a spare Tay Keith beat. Savage responds by rapping about strip club exploits at Magic City and pistol-whipping an enemy, occasionally mimicking the flow of Stallion's "Savage". Similar to their collaboration on "Jimmy Cooks", the song features a beat switch halfway through where Drake rides a crashing piano beat. The structure involves the two rappers going back and forth, mirroring each other's cadences and rhyme patterns while attacking the same subject matter from slightly different angles.
Reader's Guide
"Rich Flex" achieved significant chart success, spending its first three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 at number two, blocked from the top spot by Taylor Swift's "Anti-Hero". This performance tied "My Life" as 21 Savage's highest-charting song as a lead artist. The track peaked at number one on the Canadian Hot 100, marking Drake's eleventh number one single. Additionally, it topped the Billboard Global 200, becoming Drake's second and 21 Savage's first song to reach that summit. The song received two nominations at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards: Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song.
Did You Know?
- The song interpolates Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage" and T.I.'s "24's", while sampling two tracks from 1973: "I Want You, Girl" by Sugar and "Nora's Transformation" by Charles Bernstein.
- It spent its first three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 at number two, tied with "My Life" as 21 Savage's highest-charting song as a lead artist.
- The track topped the Canadian Hot 100, becoming Drake's eleventh number one single there.
- Lil Yachty clarified that controversial lyrics about a "stallion" and being "shot" referred to women lying about butt injections, not the Tory Lanez shooting incident.
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