100 Gigs
EP
ArtistDrake
CoverDrake - 100 Gigs.png
ReleasedAugust 10, 2024
August 30, 2024 (re-released)
Genre
Length15:46
Label
Producer
Prev year2023
Next year2025

100 Gigs is the fifth extended play by Canadian rapper Drake.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3][4] 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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7][8]

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.[9] The other two tracks: "Blue Green Red" and "Housekeeping Knows" peaked at numbers 63 and 85 on the chart respectively.[9] "No Face" and "Circadian Rhythm" entered the chart at numbers 60 and 69 respectively.[10]

Track listing

Notes

  • "Housekeeping Knows" features additional vocals from Gordo.
  • "Blue Green Red" was replaced with "Circadian Rhythm" in the re-released version.
  • "No Face" featured vocals from Playboi Carti in the original version, but were removed in the officially released version.

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

References

  1. ^ Horvath, Zachary (August 10, 2024). "Drake Officially Releases Three Songs From 100gigs Website Onto Streaming". HotNewHipHop. Archived August 11, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  2. ^ Setaro, Shawn (August 10, 2024). "Drake Officially Releases 3 New ‘100 Gigs’ Songs To Streaming Services". HipHopDX. Archived August 11, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  3. ^ Corcoran, Nina (August 6, 2024). "Drake Dumps 100 Gigabytes of Data, Including Unreleased Songs, on New Website". Pitchfork. Archived August 7, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  4. ^ O'Connor, Roisin (August 7, 2024). "Drake drops surprise 100gb music dump after Kendrick Lamar beef". The Independent. Archived August 7, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  5. ^ Brown, Preezy (August 7, 2024). "21 Savage Did Not Diss Kendrick Lamar On Leaked Drake Song, Manager Claims". Vibe. Archived August 7, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  6. ^ J. Horowitz, Steven (August 23, 2024). "Drake Releases Three New Songs Including ‘SOD,’ ‘Circadian Rhythm’ and ‘No Face’ Featuring Playboi Carti". Variety. Archived August 23, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  7. ^ Bras Nevares, Gabriel (August 31, 2024). "Drake Drops "No Face" On Streaming Services, But There's A Disappointing Catch". HotNewHipHop. Archived September 9, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  8. ^ A., Aron (September 5, 2024). "Why Did Drake Remove "Blue Green Red" From Streaming Services?". HotNewHipHop. Archived September 7, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  9. ^ https://x.com/billboardcharts/status/1825610443421004216?lang=en&mx=2
  10. ^ Zellner, Xander (2024-09-10). "Drake Extends One of His Most Impressive Hot 100 Records". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-02-01.