HipHopDX Presents Fantasy Drake Collaborations

Say what you will of Drake, but from the start of his Hip Hop career, he has been a bona fide risk-taker. By strutting into territory that other male rappers refuse, Drake isn’t afraid to work emotions and abstract musical nuances into his final products. Having already worked with the likes of Little Dragon, remixing Santigold, and then getting the legendary Stevie Wonder on his latest album Take Care, Drake’s trajectory is unlike any Hip Hop artist out today. That said, the HipHopDX staff has a few picks for other artists we’d like to see Drake collaborate with. Whether musical kindred spirits or polar opposites, these artists would either align with Drizzy’s aims and ideals or outright challenge them. The product would be a delightful spectacle either way.

Drake featuring Z-Ro

Drake has deep ties to the Rap-A-Lot Records family. Don’t believe us? Let J. Prince tell it on the intro to Bun B‘s Trill O.G. However, our staff of music insiders believes that Drake’s melancholic side, as well as his ability to mesh sing-rapping over-top trunk-thumping beats puts him nicely alongside Houston favorite, Z-Ro. A song like “Happy Alone” from Z-Ro’s just-released Meth resonates with that Drizzy style. On top of that, this collaboration, more than say, a Devin The Dude look, would allow Drake that grimy complement to his cleaner style, as we’ve seen so beautifully done in Lil Wayne, Rick Ross and Mack Maine.

(Z-Ro – “Happy Alone” )

Drake featuring Morrissey

Since Thank Me Later, Drake has blended some big genre: Sade, Elle Goulding, Florence & The Machine. Going beyond contemporaries, we think Aubrey Graham and Steven Patrick Morrissey could do some real damage together. The Smiths’ singer has built a reputation for being a woe-is-me superstar who finds loneliness while surrounded by adoring female fans (Morrissey also has fueled decades of speculation regarding his sexuality). Smiths’ monumental 1985 hit “How Soon Is Now?” may have made years before Drake was born, but the chorus of “I’m human and I need to be loved” backed by some synthesized grooves (that have reportedly become a favorite of DJ Premier) is Drake-esque before there ever was a Drake. The swag would definitely match the sweaters here.

(The Smiths – “How Soon Is Now” )

Drake featuring D’Angelo

Nineties crooner D’Angelo had a lot of Hip Hop appeal, and helped a lot of you babies clear for takeoff. Nearly a dozen years since Voodoo, Drake, a byproduct of D’Angelo’s gritty production-meets-sex appeal could help the Virgin/EMI Records star regain some ground lost after addiction and numerous arrests. Perhaps in turn, D’Angelo could help Drake manipulate his style a little bit and channel some of that mojo we all loved about “Devil’s Pie” and “Shit, Damn, Motherfucker.” This could be the best collaboration Drake ever had.

(D’Angelo – “Devil’s Pie” )

Drake featuring MF DOOM (DrakeDOOM)

The sub-sector of Hip Hop that MF DOOM dominates is one rich in obscurities, mystery and bold, polysyllabic lyricism. Drake possesses none of that. That’s not to say the Drizz doesn’t have his rightful place in Rap; however, MF DOOM is the antithesis of everything Drake represents and vice versa. Pairing these two would merge two worlds of humility and arrogance, covertness and overtness. While DOOM’s work is laden with hidden messages, Drake’s are very up front. It would be a decoding dream come true for lyric aficionados, debating which lines should be taken at face value and which shouldn’t. MF Graham would probably never hide that pretty face with a metal mask though. Or would he?

(MF Doom – “Doomsday” )

Drake featuring Little Boots

If you’ve heard his numerous collaborations with The Weeknd, then you know Drake is no stranger to the worlds of Electronica and Synth-Pop. What if you could channel a flow reminiscent of the one he used on SBTRKT and Little Dragon’s “Wildfire” remix, but successfully speed it up similar to the bootleg remix of Thank Me Later’s “Up All Night” ? Blackpool, England’s Little Boots is just the woman for the job. She shares Drizzy’s ability to pick a dance track that steers clear of the David Guetta fist-pumping sound as well as his affinity for a tight-knit, insular production style. Increase the BPMs on pretty much any song on the latter half of Take Care, and you’re essentially left with a compliment to “Stuck On Repeat.” Plus seeing Drake rock while Little Boots plays the Tenori-on just sounds like it would be cool as shit.

(Little Boots – “Stuck On Repeat” )

Drake featuring Chris Martin/Coldplay

Chris Martin has been a familiar face in Hip Hop as of late. After appearing on Jay-Z’s cryptically synthy “Beach Chair” (off Kingdom Come), the Coldplay front-man got some mid-level recognition in rap (plus he and his wife Gwyneth Paltrow double date with Jay and Bey). We also learned through Kanye’s “Big Brother” that Yeezy tapped Martin for a track before “Beach Chair” even hit the sand. That song was Ye’s “Homecoming” (off Graduation). As Chris Martin becomes a prevalent part of the remix factor in Hip Hop, he and Drake might fare well together. Drake’s penchant for off-tuned sounds in his production at times makes for an awesome pairing with Martin’s subtly abstract vocal tone. It would take whatever tiptoe outside of “urban” that Drake enjoys doing and nudge it right to the next level. Besides, with “The Throne” both having worked with Chris Martin, could getting him on a track be the new Rite of Passage?

(Coldplay – “Viva La Vida” )

Drake featuring Foreign Exchange

If we can all agree that a few unreturned Little Brother favors from Drake’s Comeback Season (“Don’t U Have A Man, “Think Good Thoughts”) are the source of Phonte keeping it all the way 100 and calling out Mr. Graham for leaving him hanging when it came to securing a guest spot on Take Care, then this should surely smooth things over. While most rappers do the Ja Rule thing and sound like they’ve gargled crushed glass each time Jim Jonsin convinces them to sing, Phonte is a rare, true double threat. The only problem is that he’s such a fucking great emcee that some of us don’t want to hear him just be a really good vocalist. And since Drake has gone full on “Mama I Wanna Sing” with Take Care, it would be interesting to see if Nicolay can force these two to find the balance between the hard bars they’re capable of and the harmonizing they both seem to prefer as of late.

(Foreign Exchange – “All That You Are” )

Drake featuring Clams Casino

As Drake moves into the gold chain with matching goblet phase of his career, most fans would be hard pressed to name another rapper that would be able to cause some pangs of envy in their favorite Canadian after-school-specialist turned rhyme spitter. Yet they’ll have to come to terms with the fact that Mac Miller, A$AP Rocky, and the BasedGod himself still has one of the few legs up on Drizzy. Why? Because while Drake sputtered halfway into space on tracks like “Shut It Down” and “The Resistance” Lil B has pulled multiple round trips to the heavens and back over the ethereal production of Hip Hop’s Brian Eno a/k/a Clams Casino. Drake is an emcee able to work organic emotion into his tracks without losing the bite. What he needs now are some abstract Clams beats that will make Drake’s next record the first “rainforest banger.” For a rapper who wears the Bohemian Grove logo on his sweaters, it’s a perfect fit.

(Clams Casino – “Waterfalls” )

Drake featuring Cam’ron

For as much credit as Lil Wayne gets for helping Drake find his style, we believe Killa Cam is definitely a strong influence. While the debate whether or not Drake stole Big Sean’s punchline style is happening, I firmly believe that Cam’ron was doing it well before either artist was a factor. “Candy apple raindrops, Soul For Real,” is a 2006 example of Cam’ron’s use of punchlines without making them similes. Additionally, the Dipset sound around Purple Haze and Killa Season was very similar to the Cash Money/Young Money sound. Musically diverse, bass-heavy and ideal for stuntin’-in-audio. Drake, Nicki, Cam sounds like a winning three-piece with biscuits.

(Cam’ron – “Wet Wipes” )

Drake featuring Ludacris

In light of recent beef rumors between Luda and Drizzy, this pairing is momentarily a total fantasy. Plus, if Cudi and Wale can bury the hatchet, why can’t these two? Consider Ludacris the Hip Hop chameleon. With his jocular, colorful flow, the undisputed king of collaborations has proved he can tumble with the rough (Young Jeezy, Trick Daddy) and shake up the soft (Jamie Foxx, Fergie). Similar to Luda, Drake can easily switch his style from empowering (“Lord Knows” ) to sensitive (“Doing It Wrong”), holding court in both worlds – though rarely finding a happy medium. Though he surprisingly hasn’t traded bars with Driz, Luda is capable of bridging that gap by bringing some of his more introspective tracks to life. Imagine the DTP leader hopping on a cut like “Shot For Me” or “Trust Issues” , sprinkling the R&B flow with a little bit of Hip Hop pepper. And, if the duet ends up with Drake going the velveteen route, Luda has pointed the pen inward, too, showing off a more serious side (“Runaway Love”). Either way, the collaboration would clearly be tight – and probably best enjoyed with some Pinot Grigio cut with Conjure.

(Ludacris – “Runaway Love” )

What are some of your fantasy Drake collaborations?

129 thoughts on “HipHopDX Presents Fantasy Drake Collaborations

  1. Drake ft. Eminem, Royce Da 5’9″, Nas & Ludacris.
    have it produced by Dr. Dre,with a dope beat then make sure all of em go hard as fuck. (even drizzy.. ). That would be dope.

  2. My friend told me you have to have female problems in order to like Drake. so you nailed it cause I got a girl and I’m happy listening to Joe Budden, J.Cole, Lupe Fiasco,Kanye and Jay Z; but not Drake

    It’s to soft and I don’t care about his music or subject matter it’s kiddie pool deep and people preach it like the truth.

    Example: my friend was like Thank Me Later is about fame WOOOOOOWW!!! Lupe Ethered fame with one song “Superstar” and I never heard him speak on it again (well the remix closed the casket LOL).

    Drake talks about woman troubles listen to Mood Muzik 3 track 11 or 12 I forget. Kanye made a whole cd with baby emotions that was near masterful if you could bare it, cause it was creative. its good for going to sleep though…. I’m Done…..

    1. You really don’t get Drake’s appeal; lyrically circumscribed, but sonically diverse, it creates a very atmospheric sound that’s full of subtext that taps into the contemporary human condition … if you’re a purist, you won’t like him (nothing wrong with that), but if you have an eclectic taste and enjoy a sound that’s simple but layered, you’ll like drizzy … hence the high ratings for take care thus far

    2. no, he meant that, for drake, the sound takes precedence over the explicit content … that’s why people on this site don’t particularly like him (DX readers usually enjoy the rapper’s rappers)

  3. wasn’t he suppose to work with eminem. that would be an interesting collab. Drake singing about how much he loves women and eminem talking about killing them.

    1. Slim dissed Drake on their collab “Forever” and he took Drake’s “Over” beat and shit all over it while dissing Drake as well, then on “Fame” Em had a line that said “Pussy, go pick you pussy leaves off your cunt tree(country)” dissing Drake.

  4. I know these are ‘fantasy’ but there is no f**ing way DOOM would ever collaborate with a clown like Drake. That would be like MJ joining a YMCA beer league in his prime. Drake, and everyone else who’s on the radio today, doesn’t have their place in rap. They have their place in POP music, just like Gaga, Katy Perry and all those other talentless faggots.

    What would be a real fantasy is that Madvillain 2 album coming out sometime soon. And you can bet it all that there won’t be some little pussy like Drake on any of those tracks.

  5. Blatantly obvious, but as someone’s already mentioned, an exclusive Drake and Kanye collaboration is long overdue

    1. Yeah never noticed they haven’t, but this is true. Actually now that I think of it Kanye w/ many of his childrens could be dope, Kanye – J.Cole etc.

  6. He should work with Lady GaGa because they both make music for fags.

    Or he can do a collab with George Michael and Lil Wayne called ” Not enough dicks in my mouth.”

    Cover real Hip Hop stories. Let MTV and Nickelodeon cover bullshit, no talent, kiddie artists.

  7. i’d like to see drake collab with…hmmm
    i forgot i don’t listen to music for sissy fags who just got dumped man fuck drake fuck this site so much gay shit

  8. Mos Def, Pharrell/Neptunes, Toro y Moi, Lykke Li, BADBADNOTGOOD, or a Tyler The Creator collabo would be nothing short of ecstasy for me.

  9. DRAKE AND KRAYZIE BONE DRAKE AND KRAYZIE BONE DRAKE AND KRAYZIE BONE DRAKE AND KRAYZIE BONE DRAKE AND KRAYZIE BONE DRAKE AND KRAYZIE BONE DRAKE AND KRAYZIE BONE DRAKE AND KRAYZIE BONE DRAKE AND KRAYZIE BONE DRAKE AND KRAYZIE BONE DRAKE AND KRAYZIE BONE DRAKE AND KRAYZIE BONE

  10. everyday with this fag!i know he has album coming out,but give it a fucking rest hhdx. this site is going become the internet version of 106&park or trl. promoting nothing,but marshmallow artist. on a side note morrissey and drake,or mf doom and drake should never belong in the same sentence. i see the cold play collabo going down though son is a homo too.

  11. We need more Drake & Kanye, Drake & Chris Brown, Drake & J.Cole…I think more collabs from Drake will be coming in the near future

    1. AND A SONG WITH LADY GAGA… OMG!!! IT WOULD BE A INSTANT CLASSIC!!!! YOUNG MONEY!!! 45 ON DECK FOR THE HATERS!!! GAYS STAND UP!!!

  12. DA FUCK WHAT YA’LL GO DO HIRE “YADIG”, OR THAT NEW CLOWN YESSIR?? I MEAN DAMN FANTASY COLLABS?

    WELL IF THEY AIN’T WRITE THIS THEY SURE GONA LOVE IT

  13. YEAH I LOVE IT BITCH YMCMB ALL DAY AND YEAH I GOT A DRAKE COLLABORATION THAT I’D LIKE TO SEE NOT HEAR AND THATS THE PIC OF DRAKE AND WEEZY TOUNGE KISSIN ALREADY SEEN WEEZY AND BABY’S NOW WHERE’S THE FUCKIN PICTURE AND WHEN WILL ALL THREE YA’LL PUT OUT A SEX TAPE? JUST YOUR THREE LET NIKI RECORD THAT SHIT PUT IT IN THE DELUX VERSION OF THIS NEW DRAKE CD AND RERELEASE THAT SHIT

    DMFF
    DICK MOUTH FAIRY FUCKERS ALL DAY IN LOVE WITH YMCMB

    PRESIDENT: MYSELF-YADIG
    VP- YESSIR
    HE’S MY BOY MY RIGHT HAND MAN AT THIS SHIT FOR ALL YOU CLOWNS THAT LIKE MAKIN JOKES JUST CAUSE I KNOW WHO THE FUCK I AM

  14. BOY GEORGE AND DRAKE WOULD BE A CLASSIC!!! AND A COLLABORATION WITH GEORGE MICHAEL WOULD BE A 5 STAR TRACK!!!! AND A SONG WITH LADY GAGA… OMG!!! IT WOULD BE A INSTANT CLASSIC!!!! YOUNG MONEY!!! 45 ON DECK FOR THE HATERS!!! GAYS STAND UP!!!

  15. Here my picks

    Drake and Kanye (only) for sure

    Drake, K Lamar, Wale, Cole on a track called “Fresh Niggaz”

    Drake and Bon Iver

    Drake and the XX

    Drake and Justin Timberlake

    Drake and Metric For SURE

    Drake and Eminem (only)

  16. Cam’ron?? Really?? He’s wack and always has been. Ive never understood his buzz. He ruins every track he’s on (eg. Dip set anthem or Popular Demand by Clipse). There’s plenty of better ‘fantasy’ collabos.

  17. Who really gives a shit who would u want j cole to work with? that nigga hardly work wit niggas…. not counting 2011 tho….

  18. My picks;

    Drake with Ricky martin
    Drake with Elton John
    Drake with Justin Bieber
    Drake with Lady gaga
    Drake with the degrassi junior high crew

  19. Am i da Only one who dont Find nutthin Special about Drake? I think dey are gassing Him too much cuz of who he rolls with and Wat hes been on.Other den dat i really think hes not dat good,he says simple stuff,if you like his hooks den Max B and or Bone Thugs provide better ones cuz of der harmony

  20. BOY GEORGE AND DRAKE WOULD BE A CLASSIC!!! AND A COLLABORATION WITH GEORGE MICHAEL WOULD BE A 5 STAR TRACK!!!! AND A SONG WITH LADY GAGA… OMG!!! IT WOULD BE A INSTANT CLASSIC!!!! YOUNG MONEY!!! 45 ON DECK FOR THE HATERS!!! GAYS STAND UP!!!!!

  21. BOY GEORGE AND DRAKE WOULD BE A CLASSIC!!! AND A COLLABORATION WITH GEORGE MICHAEL WOULD BE A 5 STAR TRACK!!!! AND A SONG WITH LADY GAGA… OMG!!! IT WOULD BE A INSTANT CLASSIC!!!! YOUNG MONEY!!! 45 ON DECK FOR THE HATERS!!! GAYS STAND UP!!!!!!!!

  22. BOY GEORGE AND DRAKE WOULD BE A CLASSIC!!! AND A COLLABORATION WITH GEORGE MICHAEL WOULD BE A 5 STAR TRACK!!!! AND A SONG WITH LADY GAGA… OMG!!! IT WOULD BE A INSTANT CLASSIC!!!! YOUNG MONEY!!! 45 ON DECK FOR THE HATERS!!! GAYS STAND UP!!!!!!!!!$$$$

  23. BOY GEORGE AND DRAKE WOULD BE A CLASSIC!!! AND A COLLABORATION WITH GEORGE MICHAEL WOULD BE A 5 STAR TRACK!!!! AND A SONG WITH LADY GAGA… OMG!!! IT WOULD BE A INSTANT CLASSIC!!!! YOUNG MONEY!!! 45 ON DECK FOR THE HATERS!!!

  24. MF DOOM COLLAB WITH DRAKE ??
    FU@K YOU DUDES ARE PLAYED OUT POP FAGS !!
    GTFOH , PEOPLE LIKE U ARE HELPING TO MAKE THE HIP HOP SCENE EVEN MORE 12 YO BIEBER LIKE……
    UNDERGROUND HIP HOP 4 EVER YALL…..
    FK DRAKE AND ALL POP ARTISTS.

  25. BOY GEORGE AND DRAKE WOULD BE A CLASSIC!!! AND A COLLABORATION WITH GEORGE MICHAEL WOULD BE A 5 STAR TRACK!!!! AND A SONG WITH LADY GAGA… OMG!!! IT WOULD BE A INSTANT CLASSIC!!!! YOUNG MONEY!!! 45 ON DECK FOR THE HATERS!!! GAYS STAND UP!!!$$$

  26. Drake feat Enrique Iglesias
    Drake feat Barbra Streisand
    Drake feat Olivia
    Drake feat Justin Timberlake
    Drake feat Diana Ross
    Drake feat JoJo

    1. Using the word coon is disrespectful on a hiphop site u white piece of trash!! Go fuck yourself you fucking genetically deformed albino!

  27. Man, how about all yall closet cases hatin on the multi millionaires this site talks about, how about you make a fucking intelligent addition to a conversation? I’m so sick of coming to this site and seeing “man fuck this nigga!” or “yo man, who gives a fuck!” yo man, how about fuck all of you? if you don’t like the music, why the FUCK would you be reading the article? God damnit you’re all a fucking waste lmao stupid fucks, go get your GEDs stop wasting valuable bandwidth with your bullshit. Jesus christ you idiots never cease to amaze me. Criticizing people who write the articles on this site, but guess what? They get paid, you just waste your time commenting lol when noone rly cares about YOUR comment. The artists will still sell albums and the writers of the articles will still be writing and getting paid.

    1. Fuck you buddy. This is a shitty article and if I feel like voicing my opinion I will. HHDX writes enough garbage articles, but at least they stopped making typos in every news update.

  28. Dear HipHopdx, Kindly reduce the acres of marketing you have been giving Drake (no disrespect for his grind).

    Every fuckin day for the last several weeks he’s all over your website like lil wayne paid y’all or worse, BOUGHT THE WEBSITE!

    Give us a rest, hiphop is rich and full of beautiful stuff that never makes it here.

  29. hi im high imma say my opinion againHere my picks

    Drake and Kanye (only) for sure

    Drake, K Lamar, Wale, Cole on a track called “Fresh Niggaz”

    Drake and Bon Iver

    Drake and the XX

    Drake and Justin Timberlake

    Drake and Metric For SURE

    Drake and Eminem (only)

  30. Easily he’ll never work with these artists because he thinks he’s talented like Lil Wayne or Rick Ross when in reality Drake sucks. But here are rappers Drake should collaborate lol:

    Drake x B.o.B- Two faggot disney rappers that are crossover hits and only chicks look forward to their music. I’m surprised they haven’t made a song together.

    Drake x Wiz Khalifa- Another duo of faggotry only with a stoner rapper.

    Drake x Kid Cudi- Same as Wiz but expect more mumbling and crooning bullshit that sounds like a homosexual orgy.

    Drake x Eminem (duo)- Again, Eminem is a whiny bitch making shitty songs with Rihanna, Pink and Rihanna and they both easily suck and only appeal to white suburb kids. Eminem stans also need to realize their hero adores shitty singers now

    Drake x Wale- Again another shitty pop rapper duo. Rick Ross and Lil Wayne are way better than them.

    Drake x Mac Miller- Two jewish rappers who suck dick.

    Drake x Big Sean- They both claim to invent the hashtag rapper so why not a collab of two douches?

    Drake x Lupe Fiasco- Two emo pop rappers and gay as fuck.

    Fuck Drake and these “freshmen” rappers. I consider them freshmen rappers because they came around the XXL magazine. Find real Hip-Hop legends like Justin Bieber, Soulja Boy, Lil B and Gucci Mane.

    It’s Gucci Time!

    1. I agree drake ross n wayne are garbage but EM?? come on dog the only true rapper keep lyrcis alive in the mainstream a legend of the game

  31. Damn get off this nigga dick. Everytime I come to this site he’s on the front page for some bullshit. Just start a faggot ass fan site and the leave the front page for relevant news

    1. you cant speak hip hop without mention his name
      is not dick ridin u just cant do it u dumbass mofugga foarreal!

      dude pushin 750 stacks the first week

      Fuck u all

  32. drake should collaborate with dj yodels, young sunny doodles and mc funny bones. the album should be called “the hostess with the mostest” or “sweet and soft.”

  33. I didnt even read this article in its entirety. It would have been news to me if she was talking about who he wants to work with. This article has obviously been written by a Drake grouppie who has wet dreams at night about whom Drake should collaborate with in bed. HHDX seriously?? Tell me that Blackstar is collaborating with the Roots or that Nas will feature some Madlib, Pete Rock and Preemo production on his next project, i will listen

  34. HHDX should seriously get off Drake’s dick, you write about him every other day! MOst of that shit isnt even news. You didnt even review MED’s Classic album, yet you reviewed ‘Take Care’ a few days before official release. You guys should be a bit discrete in your dick sucking!! Hide your face at least when you sucking his dick!

  35. Drake and Childish Gambino or Wale, Kid Cudi, David Banner, Wax, Kendrick Lamar, Phonte, Common, Emilio Rojas, him and Big KRIT on some southern ish, more Drake and J. Cole, more Drake and Kanye (all of the lights could’ve been great). There’s so many potential collabs.

  36. Sorry to sound as tho I’m putting the cat on a pedestal but no one on the list is really worthy of working with him or would work with him other than Z-Ro in my opinion and I couldn’t see the song doing shit because I can’t see anyone on the East Coast or middle America naming a Z-Ro track.

  37. UMMMMM unless Kanye recording Homecoming before Jay recording Beach Chair then DX your wrong. Beach Chair which was on Kingdom Come came out fall of ’06 while Homecoming came out the following year on 9/11 on Graduation….if your remember that was the yr and day that Ye went up against 50’s album Curtis….COME ON DX GET IT TOGETHER!!!!!!

    1. “Motherfuckers think that i’m foolish, I only talk about jewels. Do you fools listen to music or do you just skim through it?”

  38. UMMMMM unless Kanye recorded Homecoming before Jay recorded Beach Chair then DX your wrong. Beach Chair which was on Kingdom Come came out fall of ’06 while Homecoming came out the following year on 9/11 on Graduation….if you remember that was the yr and day that Ye went up against 50’s album Curtis….COME ON DX GET IT TOGETHER!!!!!!

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