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4.6 ( 370 total votes )
Drake - Forever
Artist: Drake
Featuring: Kanye West , Lil Wayne , Eminem
Producer: Boi-1da
Album: More Than A Game Soundtrack
Label: YMCMB/Universal Motown
On Monday August 24th, 2008, T.I.‘s star-studded single, Swagger Like Us, leaked to the net. Featuring the likes of Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne the track initially drew mixed reviews from our Booth audience, but ultimately was accepted by the Grammy committee as one of last year’s best. Now, just a year and two days later, a similar mega-collaboration has hit our homepage. Forever, an unreleased Young Money record that originally leaked to the Internet in May, finds Wayne and West along for a second ride, with Eminem sitting shotgun to Drake over boardwork by Boi-1da. The record, which was completed, mixed, and mastered this past weekend in an effort to meet the deadline for inclusion on the soundtrack (available Sept. 22) to LeBron James’ forthcoming documentary, More Than A Game, will undoubtedly spark a heavy debate on which emcee holds the crown. As always, DJBooth.net won’t offer a shady answer; we’d rather our readers decide.
This song first appeared on the
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on November 2, 2009
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 i havent listened yet, but if this isnt classic, im goin to swallow a knife.
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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could've been better
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2130 |
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This joint is really great. I remember the leaked version from last year when Drake was really getting a buzz up with Lil Wayne.
This is a joint of epic proportions. In my opinion, (and I'm sure you will all agree), Eminem had the best verse. The delivery was undeniable. I thought Kanye and Eminem did their thing. I'm not hating on Lil Wayne, but I really feel the track could have did without him...lol (I've been verbally attacked on other blogs because of this). Overall, I'm not a big fan of the production (never have been), but this is too dope of a joint to not call it a BANGER. |
| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 2 |
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good for a collab Eminem>Drake>Kanye>Wayne Forever>SLU
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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Holy sh*t, what a lineup!
Drake - He killed this! And his hooks are always legit. Kanye - Some dope lines on here. Sounded great on this production. Lil' Wayne - Uhh... dope, as usual. Eminem - Very nice surprise to see him featured on the track and he had a sick flow! Wow, this has got 5 stars written all over it. By the way - I know I've heard that hook before... was that on Drake's mixtape? |
| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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em killed it
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1642 |
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its crazy cuz i have so many (pre-deal, mixtape) drake songs on my mp3 player and when they come on, i automatically listen. cuz the songs are HOT. these last cpl songs all seem like throwaway tracks to me..
but yeah im not actually feeling the singin on here. kanye was nice. wayne did good and em did good too. drake, in my opinion got shined out of his own song. im rating 3.5 stars for everyone else. im roundin down cuz i know this song finna get like 5 stars from like errybody |
| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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damn i thought this was suppose to hit net on Friday, Drake sounds a lil diff but hes raw as hell on this, good hook, Kanye does his thing, he neva seems to disappoint when hes featured, lil wayne was alright, Eminem is great on this, god damn hot @ss song, i like the beat to
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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BTW - this is way tighter than "Swagger Like Us" which was a bit of a disappointment.
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 1624 |
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Heard about this concept earlier today but wasn't expecting it to be released today (gotta love the booth!) But I was highly impressed with this! No way could it have lived up to the hype because expectations would be impossible (as we saw with Swagger Like Us) but I think this is one of those songs that can definitely stick around for a while. Everyone was equally impressive on this, and the beat was hard. Definitely gave off that sport-related kind of track.
Looking forward to an updated version of this that's supposively featuring another R&B artist on the hook. PS - Go Cavs! 09-10 NBA Champs! LOL |
| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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i think Drake=Em>Kanye>Wayne
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 365 |
DRAKE > EM > KANYE > WAYNE
this is a HOT HOT HOT song...gonna get SERIOUS love Em goes really hard....the ONLY problem I have with "Super" collabs is the verses dont have alot of cohesion....overall tho great lineup, banger. |
| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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WOW, I wasn't expecting this at all! This is CLASSIC! Making me want to see the movie, the promotional singles are fire! Eminem killed it, for once. Ever since The Warning, he's been on a killing spree! I actually didn't mind that this song was 6 minutes long.
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 1624 |
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I can't wait to hear all those "lebron=jay z = nj nets" people after this record..."lebrons going to the Toronto raptors! lebrons going to the Detroit pistons! lebrons going to the new Orleans hornets! lebrons going to the Chicago bulls!" LOL
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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Amazing, not Marshall Mathers em but sick nonetheless. Drake sick, Kanye sick. I agree that Wayne seemed out of place.
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 29 |
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I saw this lineup and immediately knew it was gonna be good...especially with Eminem joining that group.
Everyone goes hard on this one...sick song. (but not 5 stars, sorry) |
| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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@cb - Go Cavs baby!! They seriously need to win a championship. I'm gettin pissed lol
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 544 |
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Not feeling it. There's nothing special or even memorable. Drake just saying forever 5 times just gets annoying.
I wasn't impressed by any of the vereses either, Drake was alright but I've heard better. Lil Wayne is simply overrated and his voice is getting so annoying. Kanye and Eminem came the hardest with some dope lines but Kanye still sounds a litte corny and Em sounded out of place with all of these rappers. Really disappointed. Oh yeah, I'm not trying to sound like I'm hating or being overrcrital. You know how some people get defensive with their favorite rapper. |
| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 2 |
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em proving he still got it
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 28 |
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eminem puts up drake not his best kanye does his thang wayne whatever
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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umm not really feeln this
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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Wow Em killed it on this track. This track set to footage of Lebron James dunking on people will make for a very nice documentary. I want this thing forever mane.
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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Drake and Em smashed right here. Kanye started great, but dropped off. Wayne was good, not great. Drake cotinues to kill choruses. production keeps this from bein a 5 to me. there was nothin special bout it.Drake=Em > Kanye=Wayne.Forever>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SLU
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 5 |
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GStan The hook was used in a Lil Wayne "I Want This Forever" bout a year ago...
As for this version... Eminem. Enough Said |
| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 29 |
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I had to listen to this again and say that Eminem KILLED this.
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 2476 |
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Gotta say, I'm a little surprised to read people say this is way better than Swagger Like Us. Maybe it's just personal preference, but I'm not a particularly big fan of Forever's hook and/or production.
Regardless, anytime you get MCs of this caliber on one track it's a historical moment. Gotta give it to Drake, he holds his own next to some real heavyweights (though his "sprained ankle" reference is amusing considering his currently injured status). No doubt the real story here is Eminem - this is the flow I've been waiting for him to drop for years, the moment he proves he still belongs in the best rapper alive conversation. Literally just rewound his verse back five times, absolutely bananas. 
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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was em sending out disses?
"hes wonderin if he should spit this slow, @*#$! no!" kanye, wayne, and drake are slow spitters. "waiting for pinochio to bump his nose back in the game" Gucci referenced pinochio and his nose growing in mariah's obsessed track |
| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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i'm really feelin this. it's goin in my mp3 player and staying there! lol
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 99 |
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Very well written. OH SH** Eminem came hard with it at the end. I wish he would do this with his own songs instead of making fun of stank irrelevant ho's! Song is a TEEE N' TEEE N' 10
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 484 |
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WOW THIS SONG IS AMAZING!!!! NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS DID I THINK EMINEM WOULD WORK WIT THESE CATS BUT I LOVE THE COLLABO
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2281 |
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Big time up grade, I wish I never heard the OG version. Eminem is a @*#$! beast. He killed um all.
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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this song is a beast.
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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ok somebody clear this up for me...kardinal and rock city made a track a while back called bring it back. had the same beat (or just really similar), but drake jacks the original hook that rock city laid down on this? any answers?
as for the track, hard to not give it at least 4 stars. much like swagger like us, destined to be a huge record on star power alone |
| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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sounds hot
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 433 |
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This SOUNDS like it should be in a movie, and what do ya know it is. This is another SLU, which is great in it's own right, and was amazing live. Don't think it will be as big though, could be wrong.
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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Tastemaker Total Ratings: 433 |
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That piano in there is hott!!!!
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 31 |
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Yes the definite SLU for this year.Drake actually went really hard due to criticism of him rapping bout girls all the time. Kanye was dope / lil wayne...Wtf is up with him really..huh u know. Eminem was a shock to see on this almost to hard to believe, but he killed it.
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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@*#$! who crticize eminem because he still got it
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 692 |
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WOOOOAAAAHHH!!! I was on the edge of my seat before every verse and no one disappointed. Wayne still isnt at his best but its a lot better than what he's been doing lately. Drake killed. Kanye was hot. And Eminem was insane. I havnt heard him on such a commercial track like this but he still did his thing.
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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Eminem just ripped this harder than pretty much all the tracks on his own last album, real talk. E1 came correct, my only slight gripe was the production felt a bit under-stated (forgettable even) for a line-up of this caliber.
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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This is FIRE
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 172 |
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wow i cant even believe this track right now. I have to say i am not disappointed at all they all killed this track,proving that they are some of the hottest in the game right now.
p.s. all are great on the track but eminem seems to just be a lil bit better |
| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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I be lovin this one
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 97 |
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Holy..... Crap.
This is like.. woah |
| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 736 |
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drake can drop the auto tune, but its still a classic, Em killed this
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 613 |
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Wow, wat a collabo!! 4.999999 outta the 5 stars are just for Em, Lol. But damn sounds like hes jabbing back at Gucci with that Pinnochio line.
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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Tastemaker Total Ratings: 692 |
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"Labels want my name beside an X like Malcolm" Drake went so hard
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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dope song geting pumped tho my ipod and ride chur !!!
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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keepin it gangster
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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