![]() ![]() As far as me and Drake were concerned, we started experimenting with other songs that were very R&B. So, it was a couple years we had worked together and I think when he started venturing into R&B, the first one was " Brand New" which I didn’t actually write, D10 wrote the beat for it, but I worked heavily with them and helped him produce the record. Noah "40" Shebib: Good call, what was the Aha moment? We musically connected first with R&B. I talked with 40 on the eve of the highly anticipated Take Care about their history and the stories behind some of their best songs. The 28-year-old Shebib, a Toronto native with a background as a child performer, like Drake, has been beside him during the biggest moments of his career. 40 is credited with production on only eight of the 17 songs on Take Care, Drake’s second full-length album, but as an engineer and sounding board, his fingerprints are everywhere-the expansive palette, the patience, and the dramatic flourishes at song’s end. The primary architect of that sound, Noah "40" Shebib, has worked closely with Drake, creating an unusual partnership. Drake feels important because his music sounds important. Wet, slapping drums hazy synth tones delicate, enveloping chords-it’s a sound that’s added a gravitas to the Canadian MC’s music. ![]() Steeped in warm, deep, dense beds, it’s closer in spirit to R&B than almost any hip-hop ever recorded. Drake’s music isn’t complex, but it is complicated. ![]()
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