Drake Joins Lil Wayne On A New Hit — Though The Song Is A Decade Old

Drake is still heavily promoting his latest album, Some Sexy Songs for You, a collaborative project with PartyNextDoor, and the set is living inside the top 10 on every Billboard ranking on which it appears. Multiple singles from the project are also performing very well, especially “Nokia,” which almost topped the Hot 100 recently.

As if the Canadian superstar didn’t have enough music out for fans to enjoy, a tune that was released well over a decade ago has become something of a surprise win in America this week, as Drake joins his mentor and friend Lil Wayne with a new success. A collaboration between the two musicians appears on a pair of Billboard rosters this frame after going viral on TikTok. It debuts on one and returns to another in its best position ever.

Lil Wayne and Drake’s “She Will”

“She Will” is not new. It was released as a single from Wayne’s album Tha Carter IV, dropping in the summer of 2011. The tune became a proper smash at the time, one of the biggest from Drake’s catalog, just a few years into his time as a superstar.

The track climbed to No. 3 on the Hot 100 and also appeared inside the top three on a number of Billboard’s genre-specific tallies, including some focused on general consumption and others that look specifically at radio airplay. Now it’s back, and it manages to appear on several other rankings.

“She Will” Debuts

“She Will” debuts this frame on the R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs chart, which ranks the most-played tracks across those genres in the United States on popular platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and others. The Wayne/Drake tune kicks off its time at No. 22, earning the top start of the week. Only one other track, “Whim Whamiee” by Pluto and YKNiece, also manages to start on the list, launching at No. 23.

Drake’s 250-Plus Hits

Between the two musicians, Drake is far and away the more successful on the R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs tally. This latest debut marks his two-hundred-and-fifty-seventh placement on the list. That sum includes 125 top 10s, 25 of which have reached No. 1.

Wayne, meanwhile, has placed 44 tracks somewhere on this list — less than half as many top 10s as Drake. He has thus far accrued just four winners.

Drake and Lil Wayne on the Rap Streaming Songs Chart

The Wayne/Drake collaboration also appears on the Rap Streaming Songs chart, but it’s not new to that list. Instead, in its twenty-fourth frame somewhere on the much-more-specific tally, it reenters in last place, at No. 15. That’s as high as it’s ever reached, even though it’s currently at the bottom of the ranking.