Update: Drake’s producer Noah “40” Shebib took to Twitter on Wednesday night to address the ghostwriting allegations. Find his full list of tweets below.
so if someone wants to be upset that drake made a great album, go for it, get mad all day lol! but don’t ever question my brothers pen.
— Noah Shebib (@OVO40) July 23, 2015
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you’re smokin that shit you say you selling if you think someone wrote that shit.
— Noah Shebib (@OVO40) July 23, 2015
its why people have called him soft… because he shows humility and is truthful and honest.
— Noah Shebib (@OVO40) July 23, 2015
never has someone spoken about themselves or there own perspective so vividly… ever.
— Noah Shebib (@OVO40) July 23, 2015
and even more ironic is that drake is maybe the most personal rapper ever
— Noah Shebib (@OVO40) July 23, 2015
To be even feeling my own need to say these things is crazy
— Noah Shebib (@OVO40) July 23, 2015
Theres countless number ones and songs drake has written for others never mind himself, thats the funny part lol!
— Noah Shebib (@OVO40) July 23, 2015
We’ve been fighting those rules from day one. If no one noticed there weren’t many singing rappers in ’08
— Noah Shebib (@OVO40) July 23, 2015
We go beyond the normal boundaries that rappers want to sleep themselves stuck in.
— Noah Shebib (@OVO40) July 23, 2015
Thankfully for me drake isn’t just a rapper. He’s also a musician and a producer and a creator.
— Noah Shebib (@OVO40) July 23, 2015
Rap has a stigma about writing your own lyrics and rightfully so… its a very personal art form and its rooted in speaking truthfully.
— Noah Shebib (@OVO40) July 23, 2015
Sometimes that skill is used to recognize other great songs… Like in all forms of music… Except rap.
— Noah Shebib (@OVO40) July 23, 2015
No one is as talented as drake. It’s not worth my time. I need someone who understands song writing on a higher level…
— Noah Shebib (@OVO40) July 23, 2015
Anyways, I don’t work with many people. And there’s a reason….
— Noah Shebib (@OVO40) July 23, 2015
If your asking if q contributed to if you’re reading this the answer is yes. You can also read that in the credits.
— Noah Shebib (@OVO40) July 23, 2015
I’ve spent maybe 30 min in a studio with Q. Nice enough guy, very talented…
— Noah Shebib (@OVO40) July 23, 2015
I can’t count the hours that myself and drake have spent writing producing and recording music. Let’s just say… 5000 hours…
— Noah Shebib (@OVO40) July 23, 2015
No one can question my involvement in drakes career. We have come a long way together. So let me start by putting something into perspective
— Noah Shebib (@OVO40) July 23, 2015
On Tuesday night, Philly rapper Meek Mill took to Twitter, the popular micro-blogging and feud-starting service, to fire a series of shots at Drake accusing him of using a ghostwriter. Drizzy was featured on Mill’s Dreams Worth More Than Money cut “R.I.C.O.,” but now Mill is alleging that Drake — who didn’t tweet anything to promote the album — didn’t write his verse. “Stop comparing drake to me too,” the series of tweets began. “He don’t write his own raps! That’s why he ain’t tweet my album because we found out!”
“The whole game know forreal they scared to tell the truth!” Mill continued. “I can’t wait tok these guys and sit back and act like they don’t know!” Mill later tweeted that Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole “really know how to rap.” Rick Ross, who was not mentioned in any of Mill’s initial tweets, decided to chime in, writing “Drake>>>>>>Meek” before deleting the tweet.
It was an eventful night on Twitter. Nicki Minaj — Mill’s girlfriend and Drake’s ex — got involved in a charged exchange with Taylor Swift after criticizing the VMA nominations.
Drake, meanwhile, hasn’t tweeted since July 10.
Stop comparing drake to me too…. He don’t write his own raps! That’s why he ain’t tweet my album because we found out! 😁
— Meek Mill (@MeekMill) July 22, 2015
The whole game know forreal they scared to tell the truth! I can’t wait tok these guys and sit back and act like they don’t know! — Meek Mill (@MeekMill) July 22, 2015
Don’t compare me to none of the cats that don’t write they own raps either…… Lol
— Meek Mill (@MeekMill) July 22, 2015
Kendrick and j cole really know how to rap even tho they in different lanes …. Dude is all the way outta of it lol — Meek Mill (@MeekMill) July 22, 2015
He ain’t even write that verse on my album and if I woulda knew I woulda took it off my album….. I don’t trick my fans! Lol
— Meek Mill (@MeekMill) July 22, 2015