Practice Lyrics

[Intro]
Yeah, Cash Money shit, Cash Money shit

[Verse 1]
I can tell that money's got you working
We've been talking for so long, now we're finally here in person
I taste pain and regret in your sweat
You've been waiting for me, oh
I can tell that you been practicing
I can tell that you been practicing
All those other men were practice, they were practice
Yeah, for me, for me, for me, for me

[Chorus]
Girl, you look good, won't you back that ass up?
You a fine motherfucker, won't you back that ass up?
Call me big daddy, won't you back that ass up?

Girl, who is you playing with? Back that ass up
You workin' with some ass, yeah, you bad, yeah (Uh, uh, uh)
Girl, you workin' with some ass, yeah, you bad, yeah (Uh, uh, uh)

[Verse 2]
Girl, you workin' with some ass, yeah, you bad, yeah
Make a nigga spend his cash, yeah, his last, yeah
Hoes frown when you pass, yeah, they mad, yeah
Couple thousand on your bag, yeah, fuck yeah
I'm a Big Tymer nigga, yeah, money flipper, yeah
Get it understood, yeah, it's all good, yeah
Girl, I know what's real 'cause I've been around it
You only want what's real, you just never found it, ah
Don't give them no more chances, ooh, girl, they had their turn
Everything for a reason, there's things you had to learn from them
But when I get you to myself, you know what's going down
What's going down, oh
[Chorus]
Girl, you look good, won't you back that ass up?
You a fine motherfucker, won't you back that ass up?
Call me big daddy, won't you back that ass up?

Girl, who is you playing with? Back that ass up
You workin' with some ass, yeah, you bad, yeah (Uh, uh, uh)
Girl, you workin' with some ass, yeah, you bad, yeah (Uh, uh, uh)

[Verse 3]
Yeah, I know he messed up, but let a real nigga make it right
Let a real nigga make it right, you deserve that much
Let me put somethin' in your life
Let me put somethin' in your life, put somethin' in your life
You tellin' me it's only been a couple other people that you've been with
I'ma trust you, I'ma give you the benefit of the doubt and I'ma love you
You can even call me daddy, give you someone to look up to

[Refrain]
And my girls from the 504 need to drop it right now, uh
Need to drop it right now

All my girls from the 504 need to drop it right now
Need to drop it right now

All my girls from the 504 need to drop it right now
Need to drop it right now

All my girls from the 504 need to drop it right now
Need to drop it right now, oh

[Bridge]
After you back it up, then stop (Back it up, baby)
After you back it up, then stop (Uh, hey, babygirl)
After you back it up, then stop (Yeah)
After you back it up, then stop


[Outro]
I can tell that money's got you working
That your body's so wet and we're finally here in person
I taste pain and regret in your sweat
You've been waiting for me, oh
I can tell that you been practicing
I can tell that you been practicing
All those other men were practice, they were practice
Yeah, for me, for me, for me, for me

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Genius Annotation

Drake pays homage to a classic Cash Money song, sampling and interpolating Juvenile’s 1998 classic “Back That Azz Up.”

This song can be seen as Drake speaking about a stripper or a current love interest. Often with Drizzy, it’s the same thing.

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What did Drake say about "Practice"?
Genius Answer

The Weeknd, who’s credited as a writer, told Complex in 2013:

That whole hook was me. […] He really wanted to incorporate my sound, which was inspired by his sound. It’s not like, ‘Oh, I had the “new sound.”’ It was just easier for him to relate to me, because it was his sound with an edge. It was that Toronto sound.

Have the sampled artists commented about the song ?
Genius Answer

According to Songfacts, Mannie Fresh declared to The Boombox:

We spoke about it before he recorded the song. I even sent him some beats. I know my history and business of it kind of makes it crazy because who he is signed with. But Cash Money reached out to me and handled their business in a professional way. Drake called and made sure to say, ‘Get in touch with Mannie, give him whatever he wants and make sure the business is straight.’ That’s all I’ve ever asked for. I never had a problem with Cash Money. I just had a problem with the way they did business.

Juvenile said to Billboard magazine:

His version is more like an R&B song and my song is more like a club record. I think he was creative in taking it somewhere else. I ain’t necessarily think he was going make the song exactly like me. It’s like R&B with a rap twist.

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