Drive Slow

File:Paul Wall.jpg believed he was being Punk'd before recording his guest appearance on the song.]]

Paul Wall revealed that his verse on "Drive Slow" was originally the first verse the rapper wrote for his single "Sittin' Sidewayz" (2005). However, he thought the rhymes "didn't really go hand-in-hand with that beat" despite liking them, and decided to save the verse for a future collaboration with "someone big like Slim Thug".{{cite web |title= Exclusive: Paul Wall Reflects on Kanye West's 'Drive Slow' & Beyoncé's Grill |website= Rap-Up |url= https://www.rap-up.com/2016/11/08/paul-wall-reflects-on-kanye-west-drive-slow-beyonce-grill/ |date= November 8, 2016 |access-date= November 3, 2020 |archive-date= September 18, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200918083429/https://www.rap-up.com/2016/11/08/paul-wall-reflects-on-kanye-west-drive-slow-beyonce-grill/ |url-status= live }} After he had made grills for West and been in a Houston studio with him, Paul Wall ended up connecting with him for a collaboration. He admitted that the two of them collaborating on a song "was unbelievable" due to West's iconic status, recalling him and a friend being confronted by two detectives as he got off the plane at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to meet up with West. Paul Wall elaborated, explaining because of them not having "anything illegal" in their bags that they questioned if the detectives were "for real" and said he expected "to get Punk'd". Later, the driver of his car to the studio was pulled over by a police officer for skipping a red light while Paul Wall was in the back seat and he confessed to thinking, "They didn't get me in the airport because how I handled them, but now they playing. They really punking me." Paul Wall revealed that he persuaded the officer to let him leave by saying he was late for a studio session with West and the officer eventually let him go to the studio while telling him, "This has nothing to do with you." After the collaboration had been recorded, Paul Wall recalled that he did not believe it was included on Late Registration until DJ Drama contacted him.{{cite web |last1=Eustice |first1=Kyle |title=Paul Wall Thought He Was Being 'Punk'd' Twice When Going to Record 'Drive Slow' With Kanye West |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.58181/title.paul-wall-thought-he-was-being-punkd-twice-when-going-to-record-drive-slow-with-kanye-west |website=HipHopDX |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002200313/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.58181/title.paul-wall-thought-he-was-being-punkd-twice-when-going-to-record-drive-slow-with-kanye-west |archive-date=October 2, 2020 |date=September 30, 2020 |access-date=November 4, 2020 |url-status=live}}

In June 2005, it was reported that British rapper M.I.A. had been previously slated to appear on the album before its final track listing revealed her not featured.{{cite news|last=Kara |first=Nooreen |title=Kanye West Gives Media Early Peek At Late Registration In London |publisher=Baller Status |url=http://www.ballerstatus.com/article/news/2005/06/0757/ |date=June 24, 2005 |access-date=May 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216060838/http://www.ballerstatus.com/article/news/2005/06/0757/ |archive-date=February 16, 2009 }} West announced that she declined the opportunity to collaborate with him, due to her being "really busy;" M.I.A.'s schedule included her releasing multiple projects and promoting her single "Galang" (2003).{{cite news |last=Inoue |first=Todd |title=M.I.A. |newspaper=Metroactive Music |url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/10.12.05/mia-0541.html |date=October 12, 2005 |access-date=November 3, 2020 |archive-date=October 10, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010024021/http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/10.12.05/mia-0541.html |url-status=live }} He had requested her to feature on "Drive Slow", though Paul Wall filled in for her appearance. Alongside him, the song features GLC and contains additional vocals from Tony "Penafire" Williams.{{cite AV media notes |others=Kanye West |title=Late Registration |year=2005 |publisher=Roc-A-Fella Records }} West solely handled the production of the song and co-wrote it with Paul Wall and GLC. Explaining the song during a listening session for the album in June 2005, West said: "This is one of my favourite tracks; that's my 'Big Pimpin''." With its light groove, the song significantly marked West giving a "cautionary rap" to those who came from his area.{{cite web |last= Flynn |first= Bob |title= First Night: Kanye West, Corn Exchange, Edinburgh |work= The Independent |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/first-night-kanye-west-corn-exchange-edinburgh-5334558.html |date= August 17, 2007 |access-date= November 4, 2020 |archive-date= November 5, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201105101503/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/first-night-kanye-west-corn-exchange-edinburgh-5334558.html |url-status= live }}

Musically, "Drive Slow" is a hip hop track, with syrup influences.{{cite web |last= Gasteier |first= Matthew |title= Kanye West . Late Registration |website= Prefix Mag |url= http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/cds/K/Kanye-West/Late-Registration/1591 |date= August 29, 2005 |access-date= November 5, 2020 |archive-date= November 20, 2006 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061120235631/http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/cds/K/Kanye-West/Late-Registration/1591 |url-status= live }} The track includes elements of jazz, which was described as being mashed with "narcotic funk" by The A.V. Club. The song contains a looped sample of the alto sax from a Hank Crawford recording of a cover version of "Wildflower" by the Canadian band Skylark.{{cite web |title= Pop CDs of the week: Kanye West, The Rakes, Supergrass and more |website= The Daily Telegraph |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3645780/Pop-CDs-of-the-week-Kanye-West-The-Rakes-Supergrass-and-more.html |date= August 13, 2005 |access-date= November 6, 2020 |archive-date= April 6, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180406163414/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3645780/Pop-CDs-of-the-week-Kanye-West-The-Rakes-Supergrass-and-more.html |url-status= live }}{{cite news|author=McGovern, Kyle|url=https://www.spin.com/2014/10/eminem-every-song-ranked/|title=All 289 Eminem Songs, Ranked|work=Spin|date=October 27, 2014|access-date=May 23, 2018}} The track features a light beat groove. Paul Wall contributes one verse, with him rapping 16 lines. For the last 30 seconds of "Drive Slow", the track is chopped and screwed; the speed slows down to 16 revolutions per minute (RPM).

In the lyrics, car culture is used to create a metaphor about living a fast lifestyle.{{cite web |last= Zidel |first= Alex |title= Kanye West Warned Us To Calm Down On 'Drive Slow' With Paul Wall & GLC |website= HotNewHipHop |url= https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/kanye-west-warned-us-to-calm-down-on-drive-slow-with-paul-wall-and-glc-new-song.1983971.html |date= August 1, 2019 |access-date= November 5, 2020 |archive-date= August 2, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190802000742/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/kanye-west-warned-us-to-calm-down-on-drive-slow-with-paul-wall-and-glc-new-song.1983971.html |url-status= live }} The lyrics also provide warnings of the dangers brought on by fame, wealth, and luxury. West starts the song by recalling versions of childhood stories, which include him raving about an American car driver named Mali, as he reminiscences on being young, broke and ambitious, before the featured artists start rapping. In a performance that was called "hypnotic" by Blender, Paul Wall expresses his love for candy paint and vintage rims. Certain lyrics of the song give an endorsement to kerb crawling.

On August 30, 2005, "Drive Slow" was released as the sixth track on West's second studio album Late Registration.{{cite web|last=Kellman|first=Andy|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/late-registration-mw0000344292|title=Late Registration – Kanye West|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=November 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326174106/https://www.allmusic.com/album/late-registration-mw0000344292|archive-date=March 26, 2019|url-status=live}} Prior to release, the song had been played during a listening session for the album at Sony Music Studios in New York City on August 5, 2005.{{cite news |last= Reid |first= Shaheem |title= 'Can He Do It Again?' – Kanye West Says New LP Backs Up His Bragging |publisher= MTV |url= https://www.mtv.com/news/1507001/can-he-do-it-again-kanye-west-says-new-lp-backs-up-his-bragging/ |date= August 5, 2005 |access-date= November 2, 2020 |archive-date= August 3, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200803234252/http://www.mtv.com/news/1507001/can-he-do-it-again-kanye-west-says-new-lp-backs-up-his-bragging/ |url-status= dead }} The song was later included as the eleventh track on Paul Wall's second studio album The Peoples Champ, released on September 13, 2005.{{cite web |last1= Kellman |first1= Andy |title= The Peoples Champ – Paul Wall |publisher= AllMusic |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/the-peoples-champ-mr0001216609 |access-date= September 25, 2019 |archive-date= February 25, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190225163934/https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/the-peoples-champ-mr0001216609 |url-status= live }} On June 6, 2006, a 12" vinyl was released for the song in the United States, through Roc-A-Fella and Def Jam. "Drive Slow" was the B-side to the vinyl, while fellow album track "We Major" was the A-side. The song had a lack of airplay, which West himself admitted.{{cite news |last= Reid |first= Shaheem |title= Kanye West On Awards Show Bum-Rush: 'It Was Just Out Of Raw Emotion' |publisher= MTV News|url= https://www.mtv.com/news/1545052/kanye-west-on-awards-show-bum-rush-it-was-just-out-of-raw-emotion/ |date= November 6, 2006 |access-date=October 27, 2022 |archive-date= September 17, 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070917134345/http://www.mtv.com:80/news/articles/1545052/20061106/index.jhtml |url-status= dead}} On September 1, 2021, "Drive Slow" was awarded a gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for amassing 500,000 certified units in the US.

"Drive Slow" was met with universal acclaim from music critics, who generally praised the lyrical content. Writing for Blender, Jonah Weiner lauded the song as the album's "most dynamic paradox", calling it a "salute to car culture" while praising Paul Wall's verse and West's production.{{cite journal|last=Weiner|first=Jonah|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=3485|title=Kanye West: Late Registration|journal=Blender|issue=40|date=September 2005|access-date=November 3, 2020|page=130|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504061306/http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=3485|archive-date=May 4, 2006}} Sean Fennessey of Pitchfork labeled the song "woozy" and complimented the verse from Paul Wall, highlighting his lyricism.{{cite web|last=Fennessey|first=Sean|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8768-late-registration/|title=Kanye West: Late Registration|work=Pitchfork|date=August 25, 2005|access-date=November 3, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114074156/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/23266-late-registration|archive-date=January 14, 2009}} Tiny Mix Tapes reviewer Matty G named the song one of the highlights of Late Registration, admitting that it gives some people "what will probably be their first taste of screw music" while hailing Paul Wall's feature for blending with the beat.{{cite web|url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/musicreviews/w/kanye_west.htm|title=Kanye West Review – Late Registration|website=Tiny Mix Tapes|last=G|first=Matty|date=2005|access-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051214130013/https://www.tinymixtapes.com/musicreviews/w/kanye_west.htm|archive-date=December 14, 2005}} Entertainment Weekly critic David Browne opined that the song "starts with West spinning childhood stories", before "guest rappers overtake him".{{cite magazine|last=Browne|first=David|author-link=David Browne (journalist)|url=https://ew.com/article/2005/08/29/late-registration/|title=Late Registration|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 29, 2005|access-date=November 3, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091101035414/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1098308,00.html|archive-date=November 1, 2009}} Comparing "Drive Slow" to fellow album track "Crack Music", The Guardian{{'}}s Alexis Petridis said the lyrics "initially offer a cheerful endorsement of kerb crawling" before the song is chopped and screwed.{{cite web|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|author-link=Alexis Petridis|url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,11712,1551791,00.html|title=Kanye West, Late Registration|newspaper=The Guardian|date=August 19, 2005|access-date=November 3, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907054327/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,11712,1551791,00.html|archive-date=September 7, 2008}} Petridis admitted that the technique being used "entirely changes the song's mood" and concluded by saying the song suggests West "effortlessly outstripping his peers" with "more ideas, better lyrics, bigger hooks, greater depth". In The New York Times, Jon Pareles noted West "tries to be the same endearing, socially conscious guy" that he portrayed on his debut studio album The College Dropout (2004) by reflecting on when he was "young, broke and ambitious".{{cite web|last=Pareles|first=Jon|author-link=Jon Pareles|date=August 29, 2005|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/29/arts/music/29choi.html?scp=1&sq=a%20producer%20in%20another%20star&st=cse|title=Review: Late Registration|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=November 3, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820071538/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/29/arts/music/29choi.html?scp=1&sq=a%20producer%20in%20another%20star&st=cse|archive-date=August 20, 2011}}

Some reviewers directed praise specifically towards the production. Nathan Rabin from The A.V. Club commented that the song contains "strange yet hypnotic mashing of jazzy film-noir atmospherics and screwed-up narcotic funk", which he stated "amply" rewards repeated listens.{{cite web|last=Rabin|first=Nathan|author-link=Nathan Rabin|date=September 7, 2005|url=https://www.avclub.com/review/kanye-west-emlate-registrationem-9966|title=Kanye West: Late Registration|newspaper=The A.V. Club|access-date=November 3, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321032655/http://www.avclub.com/review/kanye-west-emlate-registrationem-9966|archive-date=March 21, 2015}} In a review of Late Registration for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau cited the song as being among the "secret brilliance" and called it a "star-as-shorty reminiscence" that "winds down into a dire fog".{{cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=August 30, 2005|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-08-30/music/growing-by-degrees/|title=Growing by Degrees|newspaper=The Village Voice|access-date=November 3, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025012008/http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-08-30/music/growing-by-degrees/|archive-date=October 25, 2008}} Eric Henderson of Slant Magazine analyzed that the song's speed is cranked down "in a furtive nod to the 'chopped and screwed' craze", which de-emphasizes "the sound's druggy haze" while "seemingly aiming for a thoughtful brood".{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/kanye-west-late-registration/|title=Review: Kanye West, Late Registration|website=Slant Magazine|last=Henderson|first=Eric|date=August 31, 2005|access-date=November 4, 2020|archive-date=November 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105101501/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/kanye-west-late-registration/|url-status=live}} He continued, describing the chopping and screwing as a transgression that "explains why most of the pop-cultural cognoscenti are feeling the itch to rewire [West's] jaw". Prefix Mag writer Matthew Gastieir commended the song's production, noting it for being "where Kanye's already syrupy laid-back jazz meets Screw". For Time, Josh Tyrangiel selected the song as one of the album's best tracks.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1142059,00.html|title=Best of 2005: Music|magazine=Time|last=Tyrangiel|first=Josh|author-link=Josh Tyrangiel|date=December 16, 2005|access-date=November 4, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060913022308/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1142059,00.html|archive-date=September 13, 2006}}

On September 29, 2005, West delivered a performance of the song at Abbey Road Studios in London for his debut live album Late Orchestration (2006).{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/presents/kanyewest/ |title=Kanye West at Abbey Road for Radio 1 |access-date=February 3, 2022 |publisher=BBC Radio 1 |archive-date=May 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526081929/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/presents/kanyewest/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/late-orchestration-live-at-abbey-road-studios/1442493527 |title=Late Orchestration – Live at Abbey Road Studios by Kanye West |publisher=Apple Music (GB) |access-date=November 2, 2020 |archive-date=November 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105101502/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/late-orchestration-live-at-abbey-road-studios/1442493527 |url-status=live }} While showcasing artists signed to his record label GOOD Music, West performed the song with GLC for South by Southwest (SXSW) at the Levi's/Fader Fort on March 21, 2009.{{cite magazine | author=Weingarten, Christopher | title=Kanye West Shows Off Proteges at SXSW Set Featuring Common, Erykah Badu | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/03/22/kanye-west-shows-off-proteges-at-sxsw-set-featuring-common-erykah-badu/ | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=March 22, 2009 | access-date=February 22, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323193546/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/03/22/kanye-west-shows-off-proteges-at-sxsw-set-featuring-common-erykah-badu/ | archive-date=March 23, 2009 | url-status=dead }} Early copies of The Peoples Champ were distributed with a bonus disc, which included an extended version of "Drive Slow".{{cite web |last1= Kellman |first1= Andy |title= The Peoples Champ [Bonus Disc] – Paul Wall |publisher= AllMusic |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/the-peoples-champ-bonus-disc-mr0000835658 |access-date= February 25, 2019 |archive-date= February 25, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190225164210/https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/the-peoples-champ-bonus-disc-mr0000835658 |url-status= live }} In 2008, American record producer J. R. Rotem used a vocal sample of the song to produce rapper The Game's track "LAX Files" from his third studio album LAX.{{cite AV media notes |others=The Game feat. Lil Wayne |title=LAX |year=2008 |publisher=Geffen/Interscope |id=001146502}}

File:T.I. by Carla.jpg at the 2006 Summer Jam|The remix features a guest verse from T.I., who recorded his verse after talking with West on a call.]]

The remix of "Drive Slow" features a guest appearance by rapper T.I. Discussing the collaboration, West called T.I. "the hottest rapper out". The rapper recounted receiving a call from West and being asked to get on the song with a verse, while he admitted it felt strange that "the song was already five, six minutes long". T.I. said he questioned West about what he should do, who reassured him that he only needed to contribute a verse; the rapper then recorded his verse.{{cite news |last1=Eustice |first1=Kyle |title=T.I. Admits He's Never Heard His Verse On Kanye West's 'Drive Slow' Played In Public |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59545/title.t-i-admits-hes-never-heard-his-verse-on-kanye-wests-drive-slow-played-in-public |website=HipHopDX |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215224743/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59545/title.t-i-admits-hes-never-heard-his-verse-on-kanye-wests-drive-slow-played-in-public |archive-date=December 15, 2020 |date=December 15, 2020 |access-date=January 27, 2021 |url-status=live}} Despite being one that loves the remix, T.I. recalled not having heard it played in full often, further stating: "I've never heard anywhere — any club, any radio station — the whole thing played from start to finish and I'm the last the verse {{sic}} [laughs]." He went on to compare the remix to fellow rapper Big Sean's "Control" (2013) that features Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica, explaining that nobody has "heard Jay Electronica's verse yet" on the over 7–minutes long track. In the lyrics, T.I. raps reflectively.{{cite web |last= Gee |first= Andre |title= T.I.'s Musical Legacy Marks Him As One Of Hip-Hop's Great Bridge-Gappers |publisher= Uproxx |url= https://uproxx.com/music/ti-southern-rap-stigma/ |date= September 25, 2020 |access-date= November 4, 2020 |archive-date= October 3, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201003192659/https://uproxx.com/music/ti-southern-rap-stigma/ |url-status= live }}

An accompanying music video, directed by West collaborator Hype Williams, premiered on MTV; however, the video did not have an official release.{{cite web |last= West |first= Kanye |title= Kanye West >> Drive Slow |publisher=MTV Hive |url=http://www.mtvhive.com/artist/west_kanye/videos/88050/drive_slow |access-date=June 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203004414/http://www.mtvhive.com/artist/west_kanye/videos/88050/drive_slow |archive-date=December 3, 2013}}{{cite web |last= Fitzmaurice |first= Larry |title= Has Kanye West Ever Made a Good Music Video? We Investigate |work= Vice |url= https://www.vice.com/en/article/r3z3k9/has-kanye-west-ever-made-a-good-music-video-an-investigation |date= July 1, 2016 |access-date= December 13, 2018 |archive-date= November 5, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201105101502/https://www.vice.com/en/article/r3z3k9/has-kanye-west-ever-made-a-good-music-video-an-investigation |url-status= live }} Paul Wall said of his collaboration with Williams that it is "a highlight of any artis[t's] career". T.I. imposed the question to him of, "What are you going to do with this mini movie? This is a short film." It was filmed in Reno and at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas, in Nevada.{{cite web |last=Murray |first=Chris |title=The top-five music videos shot in Reno |newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal |url=https://eu.rgj.com/story/life/arts/2018/07/25/top-five-popular-music-videos-shot-reno/833903002/ |date=July 25, 2018 |access-date=November 4, 2020 |archive-date=November 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105101502/https://www.rgj.com/story/life/arts/2018/07/25/top-five-popular-music-videos-shot-reno/833903002/ |url-status=live }} The music video features cameos from Paul Wall and T.I. The video shows cars in the neon lights of Las Vegas throughout.{{cite web |last= Dennis |first= Alicia |title= 'Drive Slow' feat. Paul Wall, GLC, and T.I. – All of Kanye West's Music Videos, Ranked |publisher=Zimbio, Inc. |url= http://www.zimbio.com/All+of+Kanye+West's+Music+Videos%2C+Ranked/articles/eVoD9riueri/Drive+Slow+feat+Paul+Wall+GLC+T |access-date=December 13, 2018}} Mali drives West around, after she was tricked into doing so by him and Williams.{{cite web |last1= Barber |first1= Andrew |last2= Klinkenberg |first2= Brendan |last3= Scarano |first3= Ross |title= The Best Kanye West Songs |work= Complex |url= https://www.complex.com/music/the-best-kanye-west-songs |date= January 5, 2018 |access-date= November 4, 2020 |archive-date= September 16, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200916212325/https://www.complex.com/music/the-best-kanye-west-songs/ |url-status= live }} At two minutes and four seconds in, the Reno Arch is shown. To further promote the remix, West, Paul Wall, GLC, and T.I. performed it live at Power 106's summer fest Powerhouse 2006.{{cite news |last= Araya |first= Eric |title= Kanye, T.I., LL, Bone Thugs Dig Deep At Powerhouse |publisher= MTV |url= https://www.mtv.com/news/1535146/kanye-ti-ll-bone-thugs-dig-deep-at-powerhouse/ |date= June 26, 2006 |access-date= November 4, 2020 |archive-date= November 5, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201105101502/https://www.mtv.com/news/1535146/kanye-ti-ll-bone-thugs-dig-deep-at-powerhouse/ |url-status= dead }} For the performance, T.I. arrived in a style reminiscent of the backpacker era of the early 1990s, wearing Ralph Lauren clothing and a leather backpack.

US 12" vinyl{{cite AV media notes |others=Kanye West |date=2006 |title="Drive Slow" |type=track listing |publisher=Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam |id=ROC-1201}}

;A-side

1. "We Major" (Clean)
2. "We Major" (Dirty)
3. "We Major" (Instrumental)

;B-side

1. "Drive Slow" (Clean)
2. "Drive Slow" (Dirty)
3. "Drive Slow" (Instrumental)

Information taken from Late Registration liner notes.

Recording

• Recorded at The Record Plant (Hollywood, CA) and Chalice Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA)
• Mixed at Chalice Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA)

Personnel

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• Kanye West{{spaced en dash}} songwriter, producer
• Paul Slayton{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
• Leonard Harris{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
• Anthony Kilhoffer{{spaced en dash}} recorder
• Richard Reitz{{spaced en dash}} recorder, assistant engineer
• Andrew Dawson{{spaced en dash}} recorder
• Mike Dean{{spaced en dash}} mix engineer
• Nate Connelly{{spaced en dash}} assistant engineer
• Mike Mo{{spaced en dash}} assistant engineer
• Tony "Penafire" Williams{{spaced en dash}} additional vocals

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090104111425/http://www.mtv.com/lyrics/west_kanye/drive_slow/9415855/lyrics.jhtml "Drive Slow" Lyrics] at MTV (archived from 2009)

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Category:Songs written by Paul Wall