Karrine Steffans says that Drake ghostwrote for Lil Wayne.
“Wayne told me that Drake had written some things for him,” Steffans says to VladTV. “I was in the studio with Wayne listening to something that Drake had written ’cause Wayne can’t write like that. He’ll be honest about it. He only writes a certain way.”
Last month, Meek Mill accused the Toronto rapper of not writing his own raps and named Quentin Miller as Drake’s ghostwriter. Funkmaster Flex released reference tracks of Miller performing some of Drake’s songs.
“Everyone has reference tracks,” Steffans says of the situation. “An artist will write something, leave it ’cause he doesn’t have time, go do something else, come back in a day or two and someone’s laid down the reference track to show them how that song can fit on top of that beat. Then, they go in there and they do it their own way, little better, put their twist on it, but no man is an island. It takes a village to create an album.”
She says that when she was in the studio with Lil Wayne, she never heard a reference track for the material Drake supposedly wrote for the New Orleans emcee, but Wayne told her how Drake helped him with his storytelling.
“He was very honest, he says, ‘I don’t write that way. I don’t know how,'” Steffans says. “So Drake was just kinda showing him how to take his ideas and turn them into a story and to make that story come back around. That’s a skill. That’s a storytelling skill. Not everybody can do that.”
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We already knew he did
Bitch a cumguzzler, but she’s on point with all this shit.
Translation – “ghostwriting is now cool in hiphop because Cash money has always, does and will always depend on it”
Translation “you don’t actually understand what ghostwriting means”
We all know what Drake can do that’s why we don’t give a f**k what any hater says lol
Yal worser than bitches this shit is entertainment actors nd rappers are no difference thats like james patterson 1 OF the best authors he get help on his book does that take ne thing away no its about that money
How could Drake write for Wayne when Drake gets help from Quentin Miller? The public knows Drake gets writing help, I don’t get it.
Drake has written for Alicia Keys and plenty of others. In 2011 in he won an award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame called the Hal David Starlight Award, which is given to young and gifted songwriters.
How could Jay Z write for Dr. Dre when he gets help from Kanye who gets help Rhymefest etc…
Rhyme inception bitch!
So… you were actually listening while gobbling down cash money sausage huh superhead? interesting
I always said what if Drake exposed others for ghost writers. Meek Mill a clown
Lil Wayne is wack.
Nope..hip hop artist are not held to the same standard as rnb artist…beyonce can do that cause she adds value cause of her amazing voice..in hip hop you only have your lyrics…Smh…drake didn’t ghost write for wayne…drakes ghost writer gave drake the track them drake sold it to wayne for 100k instead of 10k the original ghost writer would have charged..lol
Did you just seriously say Beyoncé has an amazing voice? I mean she’s good but no where near the great vocalists.
How do you think these dude tour for 360 days a year and put out fully mixed and produced mistakes/albums?
Everyone knew Wayne’s had ghostwriters for years.. Is this just trying to prove Drake “writes” for people?
95% of mainstream hip hop has been terrible the past decade
Exactly. Wayne has ALWAYS had ghost writers and so many are trying to act surprised.
This seems like some bulletin. I ain’t ever heard that. Makes no sense. Only thing I heard of with reference tracks is writers selling their songs. They make reference tracks and then an artist Hear it and cops it if they want it. And also artist will record songs, rough draft style, for a reference cause they need an idea of how it could actually sound. What she saying sounds like nonsense. She jus trying to be part of the conversation but sound stupid. I’ve never heard of rappers having other raps rap their shit so they can see if they like the song.
Bullshit*
Bitch, I’m surprised you ass isn’t dead you talk to much and you know it because your ass ain’t about shit no more you fuck everyone in industry and your ass still ain’t getting no where grow the fuck up be a woman and enjoyed life because this world want last long read your bible .
Damn even tho K. Steffans fuck the whole industry, this bitch is still baaaad. I know I would hit, but def wear protection lol
Good luck if the condom breaks!
Then tell us who was making reference tracks for your baby daddy Kool G Rap and maybe, just maybe, we’ll believe you when you say “everybody” does it.
Tragedy Khadafi
Which songs and lyrics?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Now we are hearing that everyone uses reference tracks! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Nah that not true at all! Maybe only Young Money artist like Drake, Wayne, and whoever else. Real Artist don’t use ghostwriters first of all. Second, if you wrote your own lyrics you wouldn’t need a reference track. That’s some pop shit! For Real! I’ve seen teams of writers, that write for pop acts but never for Hiphop. NEVER!! Honestly, Meek took a big L with that diss track but quietly…. Quietly he won the war. Everyone is talking about ghostwriters and reference tracks now.
Jay Z, Kanye, Eminem, 50 cent, A$AP Rocky all use reference tracks. Show how much you know about the truth and Hip Hop recording industry.
Rico – Jay-Z, Em, and even 50 DO NOT use ghostwriters let alone reference tracks. Don’t know anything about A$AP Rocky but I wouldn’t be surprised. You must work for the label or Drake. Bottom line we found out Drake is using ghostwriters and reference tracks. Focus on that.
Datruth – Yes they do. Read their liner notes.
Rico 1, datruth 0
Go on YouTube look up Lucifer Kanye and Jay. It’s a reference track just like Drake’s!
RICO 2, DATRUTH 0
You lose like meek. Bottom line you know nothing and you should focus on filling that gap.
Ha… just looked up that Lucifer track. Kanye laid out the cadence and hook for Jay, that way more than Drake got from Millers reference track.
Datruth you looking stupid right now.
Bro that shit aint true bro wayne dont write shit bro he freestyle everything my nigga so thats how i know this a lie
Gillie da Kid been wrote for yo. It hasn’t even been a secret.
noooo he doesn’t.. not off the top. if that were the case he wouldnt have had that horrible freestyle on westwood a few years back. Now he may go in and listen and write in his head and record as he goes but thats a bit different.
he dont freestyle. he does the same shit as jay and TI. But if he was freestylin that would explain the falloff after C3 up until FWA
Ok, not off the top. But he still been wrote for yo. That’s just a fact.
this skank’s mouth should ONLY be used for one thing……….
& it’s NOT philosophizing of WHO wrote WHAT!
Stick to s*ckin’ & STFU!!!!!!!!!!!
So we’re just Gonna forget the GDK incident? DRAKE doing references shouldn’t be surprising at all.
Wayne better than Drake in my opinion.
Um… talking isn’t what Karrine Steffans mouth is good for. Time to STFU and get back to swallowing sausages sweetheart.
“No man is an island” really??? no rapper writes there shit by themselves? c’mon girl..
It’s very obvious that drizzy writes sometimes for wayne. This headline is the same as the sky being blue.
But how does a ghost even hold the pen to write these rhymes if there a ghost? If I had a ghost writer it would be BIGGIE. He would come to me late at night when im asleep and leave rhymes under my pillow and I would leave him White Owl blunts and bottles of Cristal on the mantle for when he comes thru
But how does a ghost even hold the pen to write these rhymes if there a ghost? If I had a ghost writer it would be BIGGIE. He would come to me late at night when im asleep and leave rhymes under my pillow and I would leave him White Owl blunts and bottles of Cristal on the mantle for when he co es thru
This is Straight up Bullshit man, the storytelling for Carter 2 was magnificent, Drake wasn’t even there that time. Fuck outta here. Why would wayne need help from his own artist. This is utter crap. Wayne does his own shit man. Fuck this bitch. She just trying to stay relevant. Weezy The Goat.
Gillie
You’re confusing Wayne of 2005 with the garbage punch-line Wayne of today. This is probably true
Gillie The Kid wrote Carter 1 and probably Carter 2 as well.
This is Drakes camp trying to use the media to cover up and misdirect that fact that Drake is an entertainer not an artist…
ALL OF THESE GUYS ARE ENTERTAINERS! ITS A GODDAMN BUSINESS! WHATS THIS GHOSTWRITIN SHIT ABOUT? WHO GIVES A SHIT? DRIZZYS FINISHED PRODUCT SOUNDS AND SELLS! WHO GIVES A SHIT ABOUT THE PROCESS!
Because in most other genre’s ghostwriting is ok because the artist generally can play an instrument or has a great singing voice. I realize that rapping does take talent but it’s much easier than singing or learning an instrument. So if you have someone writing your songs then what is your talent? Devil’s advocate is that Drake’s songs sounded much better than the reference tracks but I still stand behind my point.
Take it from the COCKSUCKER Superhead
Wayne dont even write shi* kuz he aint got time.
Lil wayne > dark. I mean drake.
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Not surprising if you look at wayne’s style throughout his career, his style changed to mimic those he was hanging around, whether it was the hotboys, gillie da kid, or drake.
Karrine Steffans is the rap industry’s prophet of truth. She doesn’t give a f who tries to bully her into silence in the entertainment business (which many have) – so much respect. I believe every word she spits, not to mention the clear connection between drake and wayne’s lyrics. No coincidence – give this girl the credit she deserves she’s been outting this industry for years.