100 Gigs
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{{Infobox album
| name = 100 Gigs
| type = EP
| artist = Drake
| cover = Drake - 100 Gigs.png
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2024|08|10}}
{{start date|2024|08|30}} (re-released)
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 15:46
| label = * OVO
| producer = * 40
| prev_title = For All the Dogs
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title = Some Sexy Songs 4 U
| next_year = 2025
}}
100 Gigs is the fifth extended play by Canadian rapper Drake.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/832839-drake-100gigs-songs-on-streaming-hip-hop-news|title=Drake Officially Releases Three Songs From 100gigs Website Onto Streaming|website=HotNewHipHop|date=August 10, 2024|access-date=August 11, 2024|last=Horvath|first=Zachary|language=en-US|archive-date=August 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811091742/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/832839-drake-100gigs-songs-on-streaming-hip-hop-news|url-status=live}} It was released on August 10, 2024, by OVO Sound and Republic Records. It features guest appearances from American rappers 21 Savage, Young Thug, and Latto.{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/drake-releases-100-gigs-songs-streaming|title=Drake Officially Releases 3 New ‘100 Gigs’ Songs To Streaming Services|website=HipHopDX|date=August 10, 2024|access-date=August 11, 2024|last=Setaro|first=Shawn|language=en-US|archive-date=August 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811091758/https://hiphopdx.com/news/drake-releases-100-gigs-songs-streaming|url-status=live}} 100 Gigs also became Drake’s first extended play since Scary Hours 2 (2021). The EP followed his eighth studio album, For All the Dogs (2023).
Background
On August 6, through a private Instagram page, Drake released 100 gigabytes of data, consisting of behind-the-scenes clips, tour rehearsals, and studio footage, including the three tracks on the EP on the Instagram page, alongside a website for its sole purpose.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/drake-dumps-100-gigabytes-of-data-including-unreleased-songs-on-new-website/|title=Drake Dumps 100 Gigabytes of Data, Including Unreleased Songs, on New Website|website=Pitchfork|date=August 6, 2024|access-date=August 10, 2024|first=Nina|last=Corcoran|archive-date=August 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807021232/https://pitchfork.com/news/drake-dumps-100-gigabytes-of-data-including-unreleased-songs-on-new-website/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/drake-100-gigs-new-songs-lyrics-kendrick-lamar-b2592480.html|title=Drake drops surprise 100gb music dump after Kendrick Lamar beef|newspaper=The Independent|date=August 7, 2024|access-date=August 10, 2024|first=Roisin|last=O'Connor|archive-date=August 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807182013/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/drake-100-gigs-new-songs-lyrics-kendrick-lamar-b2592480.html|url-status=live}} Upon the release of the tracks, 21 Savage's verse on "It's Up" was thought to contain disses towards Kendrick Lamar amidst the Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud; however, the rumours were later denounced by Savage's manager.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/21-savage-diss-kendrick-lamar-drake-song-manager-1234903568/|title=21 Savage Did Not Diss Kendrick Lamar On Leaked Drake Song, Manager Claims|magazine=Vibe|date=August 7, 2024|access-date=August 10, 2024|first=Preezy|last=Brown|archive-date=August 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807190632/https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/21-savage-diss-kendrick-lamar-drake-song-manager-1234903568/|url-status=live}}
On August 23, 2024, through the same Instagram, Drake released three new tracks, "Circadian Rhythm", "SOD", previously featuring Lil Yachty, and "No Face", featuring Playboi Carti, who was removed from the streaming version of the track.{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/drake-releases-three-songs-sod-circadian-rhythm-no-face-playboi-carti-1236117134/|title=Drake Releases Three New Songs Including ‘SOD,’ ‘Circadian Rhythm’ and ‘No Face’ Featuring Playboi Carti|magazine=Variety|date=August 23, 2024|access-date=September 13, 2024|first=Steven|last=J. Horowitz|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823233624/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/drake-releases-three-songs-sod-circadian-rhythm-no-face-playboi-carti-1236117134/|url-status=live}} Due to the samples in "Blue Green Red" not being cleared, it was later removed from streaming services and replaced with "Circadian Rhythm", while "No Face" was released later as a bonus track.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/838503-drake-no-face-streaming-playboi-carti-removed-100-gigs-hip-hop-news|title=Drake Drops "No Face" On Streaming Services, But There's A Disappointing Catch|website=HotNewHipHop|date=August 31, 2024|access-date=September 13, 2024|first=Gabriel|last=Bras Nevares|archive-date=September 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909164636/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/838503-drake-no-face-streaming-playboi-carti-removed-100-gigs-hip-hop-news|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/839871-drake-blue-green-red-removed-from-streaming-services-explained|title=Why Did Drake Remove "Blue Green Red" From Streaming Services?|website=HotNewHipHop|date=September 5, 2024|access-date=September 13, 2024|first=Aron|last=A.|archive-date=September 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907031734/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/839871-drake-blue-green-red-removed-from-streaming-services-explained|url-status=live}}
Commercial performance
Similarly to Drake's previous extended plays, only the tracks charted in the United States. The highest charting track from 100 Gigs was "It's Up", debuting and peaking at number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song notably became Drake's 206th top-forty entry on the chart, further extending his record for the most top-40 entries on the chart.https://x.com/billboardcharts/status/1825610443421004216?lang=en&mx=2 The other two tracks: "Blue Green Red" and "Housekeeping Knows" peaked at numbers 63 and 85 on the chart respectively. "No Face" and "Circadian Rhythm" entered the chart at numbers 60 and 69 respectively.{{Cite web |last=Zellner |first=Xander |date=2024-09-10 |title=Drake Extends One of His Most Impressive Hot 100 Records |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/drake-extends-record-most-songs-hot-100-1235771525/ |access-date=2025-02-01 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = 100 Gigs track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 11:23
| title1 = It's Up
| note1 = with 21 Savage and Young Thug
| writer1 = {{hlist|Aubrey Graham|Shéyaa Abraham-Joseph|Jeffery Williams|Benjamin Wilson|Elias Sticken|Gyz|James Cyr|Thomas Levesque}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Ben10k|Elyas|Gyz|London Cyr|Tom Levesque}}
| length1 = 4:38
| title2 = Blue Green Red
| writer2 = {{hlist|Graham|Matthew Samuels|Noah Shebib|Mikey Samuels II}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|40|Boi-1da|SmplGtwy}}
| length2 = 3:38
| title3 = Housekeeping Knows
| note3 = featuring Latto
| writer3 = {{hlist|Graham|Alyssa Stephens|Diamanté Blackmon|Richard Zastenker|Johannes Klahr}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Gordo|Liohn|Klahr}}
| length3 = 3:07
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Re-release
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 2:06
| title1 = Circadian Rhythm
| writer1 = {{hlist|Graham}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|London Cyr|Ben10k|Eli Brown|Gordo}}
| length1 = 2:06
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Bonus track
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 2:17
| title1 = No Face
| length1 = 2:17
| writer1 = Graham
| extra1 = {{hlist|London Cyr|Ben10k|DJ Lewis|Octavian}}
}}
Notes
- "Housekeeping Knows" features additional vocals from Gordo.
Sample credits
- "It's Up" contains an interpolation of "Daylight", written by Aubrey Graham, Adonis Graham, Joshua Luellen, Matthew-Kyle Brown, T. Cremeni, and Alessio Bevilacqua, as performed by Drake.
- "Blue Green Red" contains an interpolation of "When", written by Norman Washington Jackson, as performed by Tiger.
- "Circadian Rhythm" contains a sample from "Scenery", written by Marika Sage, as performed by Marika Sage; and an interpolation of "The Language", written by Aubrey Graham, Anthony Palman, Matthew Samuels, Allen Ritter, Anderson Hernandez, and Bryan Williams, as performed by Drake.
- "Blue Green Red" was replaced with "Circadian Rhythm" in the re-released version.
- "No Face" featured vocals from Playboi Carti in the leaked version, but were removed in the re-released version.
References
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