On March 5, 2021, Drake unintentionally released a new EP, “Wants and Needs,” a collaboration with Atlanta rapper Lil Baby. Certified Lover Boy, Drake’s “sixth studio album,” was first revealed in April 2020, according to Variety. He recently told OVO Sound Radio (via Pitchfork) that “CLB is now being chef’d in every manner possible,” indicating that Noel Cadastre and Noah “40” Shebib will also be involved in the project. “I don’t have a specific date,” he replied, “but it’s in the works and will be ready shortly.”
Fans will have to make do with the Toronto musician’s new EP, Scary Hours 2, until that time comes. “Wants and Needs” is one of three new songs on the album, and its lyrics deal with money, women, and religion as Drake ponders life’s essential necessities. Even if you are a rap fan, you might find yourself wondering what exactly are the full lyrics of wants and needs.
Wants and Needs Lyrics
[Intro: Drake]
(Six)
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
[Verse 1: Drake]
Leave me out the comments, leave me out the nonsense
Speakin’ out of context, people need some content
Niggas tryna keep up, shit is not a contest
Whippin’ Benz concept
Heaven-sent, God-sent
Least that’s what my mom says
Proof is in the progress, money’s not a object
Busy than a motherfucker, you know how my job get
Barkin’ up the wrong tree, you know how the dogs get
Haven’t fallen off yet, yee
Come with a classic, they come around years later and say it’s a sleeper
The earrings are real, the petty is real, might charge my ex for a feature
Deposit the money to Brenda, LaTisha, or Linda, Felicia
She came for me twice, I didn’t even nut for her once, you know I’m a pleaser
Forty-two millimeter, was made in Geneva
Yeah, I probably should go to Yeshiva, we went to Ibiza
Yeah, I probably should go link with Yeezy, I need me some Jesus
But soon as I started confessin’ my sins, he wouldn’t believe us
[Chorus: Wants and needs Drake lyrics]
Sins, I got sins on my mind
And some M’s, got a lot of M’s on my mind
And my friends, yeah, I keep my friends on my mind
I’m in love, I’m in love with two girls at one time
And they tens, that’s why I got ten on my mind
I got M’s, got a lot of M’s on my mind
And my friends, yeah, I keep my friends on my mind
Should repent, I need me some Jesus in my life
Amen
[Verse 2: Wants and needs Lil Baby lyrics]
I’m from the four, but I love me a threesome
DM her, delete it, she my lil’ secret
He tryna diss me to blow up, I peep it
I can’t respond, we just go at your people
If I left some racks on the bed, you can keep it
This shit gettin’ deeper and deeper, I dig it
My shovel wasn’t bent, I was broke, had to fix it
A shark in the water, you swim with the lil’ fishes
I hit today, by tomorrow, she miss it
I grab her neck, she look up, then I kiss it
I’m not a GOAT, but I fit the description
I like to pour, so I get the prescription
We walk around with them bands in our britches
This gun ain’t gon’ jam, when I blow, I ain’t missin’
I’m droppin’ hit after hit, I’m just chillin’
But I’ll send a hit while I chill with my children
Bigger the business, the bigger the office
I fucked ’round and found me a swag, then I caught up
They call for my artists, they makin’ me offers
I don’t even bargain, I’ll start from the bottom
I lost a Ferrari, Las Vegas, Nevada
I woke up the followin’ day and went harder
I’m crackin’ my shell now, they see that I’m smarter
I gotta get money, I love to get charter
I gave her four Birkins and one’s for her daughter
I can’t let ’em down, walk around with my guard up
I’m screamin’ out “YOLO,” yeah, that’s still the motto
I know I be on some shit that they ain’t thought of [Chorus: Drake Wants and needs lyrics]
Sins, I got sins on my mind
And some M’s, got a lot of M’s on my mind
And my friends, yeah, I keep my friends on my mind
I’m in love, I’m in love with two girls at one time
And they tens, that’s why I got ten on my mind
I got M’s, got a lot of M’s on my mind
And my friends, yeah, I keep my friends on my mind
Should repent, I need me some Jesus in my life
Amen
Verse 1 : Wants and Needs Lyrics (Drake and Lil Baby)
Drake begins the stanza by begging everyone not to mention him in their remarks. Most people take shots at Drake (or artists of his quality) in order to deflect attention from their own clout. Everyone wants to bring him up out of context since his name is pure ‘content.’
Because of his great achievements throughout his life, Drake refers to him as “heaven-sent” or “god-sent.” Drake appears to have been touched or blessed by God himself. Despite the fact that there is plenty of evidence of his accomplishment, Drake remains humble and maintains that what matters most to him is what his mother says about him. Mothers never lie, therefore it has to be true.
Drake doesn’t care about chart placements right now. Almost every Billboard Hot 100 chart has a top five position. Drake was also named ‘Artist of the Decade’ at the Billboard Music Awards in 2021, for all the right reasons. Drake doesn’t care about money right now. He now does it because he enjoys the game. He succeeds in becoming the best–better than he was the day before.
Drake, on the other hand, is only 34 years old!
Drake says he should probably go make music with Kanye West because he needs some Jesus in his life at the end of the verse. Since 2019, Kanye West has appeared to have turned a ‘religious’ page in his life, stating that he has been blessed with a greater calling. In October of this year, Kanye released his first Gospel album, ‘Jesus Is King.’
Chorus (Wants and Needs Lyrics)
Drake declares in the chorus of the song that he has crimes on his mind that are bothering him. This is why, in the first stanza, he required Kanye’s religious influence. Ms, which stands for the ‘molly’ or MDMA drug, is also on Drake’s mind throughout the song. He sings about the importance of having friends in his life. When you’re as huge as Drake, having good company is crucial. Drake, on the other hand, claims to be in love with two women at the same time. Maybe one love is based on ‘desire,’ while the other is based on ‘need.’
Verse 2 of Drake Wants and Needs Lyrics
The second verse of “Wants and Needs” features Lil Baby.
Lil Baby sings about the sins he commits in this stanza. He is enamoured with money and has no qualms about earning or spending it. He has a secret lover, whom he wishes to keep hidden.
Lil Baby claims to be a shark in the music industry, claiming that other singers are mere minnows. He is modest enough to admit that he is not yet a ‘G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time),’ yet confident enough to assert that he does.
When it comes to spending his money, Lil Baby sings that he does not haggle. He recalls gambling in Las Vegas and losing an entire Ferrari sports vehicle.
When Lil Baby sings “I don’t even bargain, I’ll start from the bottom,” he appears to be referring to Drake’s breakthrough single “Started from the Bottom” from 2013.
Despite the fact that neither artist expresses their desires or requirements openly in their lyrics, it is clear what they are looking for.
