Avg Rating: 
2.2 ( 59 total votes )
Uh oh, looks like former G-Unit singer Olivia is the latest artist to manipulate Drake-Mania to their advantage. Ironically titled Control, this new cut from the songtress’ Under the Radar mixtape features exotic production from DJ Special K and raps courtesy of the only and only Drake “Drizzy” Rodgers. I hoped Drake’s new-found fame wouldn’t mean doing collabs with everyone and their mother like his Young Money mentor, and I’m not sure whether to be disappointed just yet because the rapper’s contributions seem dated
rappers vocals were actually stolen from an older unreleased record; how long has Olivia had these vocals? Adapting a rapid-fire flow that he used in his Replacement Girl days, Drake takes control of Control making it seem more like a Drake jam than an Olivia anthem as the Canadian heartthrob serves up two verses And as for Olivia, the Candy Shop crooner talks about not needing men; she even brags about not having to throw it in the bag since she “got Fab on speed dial.” Ironically, her performance on this one didn’t warrant any replay from me without Drake’s surrounding verses. But hey, forget me; let’s turn the volume up and hear what the Booth has to say.
Submit a Review and/or Rating
Member Reviews and Ratings
|
Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2130 |
Rating:
Oh my gosh! This song is awesome and greatly incredible...........if I hadn't of heard it three years ago when a Canadian singer named Leila put it out.
This was a lame move, however it happened. Somehow Olivia obtained this session, took off that girl's vocals and Drake saying her name and then made a song to it, trying to capitalize on his buzz. New Drake bandwagon's probably had no idea, but as a long time supporter of homey, I spelled a rat from the get-go. LOL. Nice try Olivia. Original Song: http://bit.ly/9eHd1B |
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 127 |
Rating:
Best beat I've heard in a while. Maybe it's just me but Drake's verse just seems like he didn't put much of an effort in. Olivia wasn't bad either.
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member |
Rating:
Isnt she the one that 50 cent said was a man...........ne way......its alright. Drake was so-so she was so-so
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 394 |
Rating:
Seems Minaj sparked more female artists to come out again. Sadly it may not have been for the best. Havn't heard from Olivia in a minute, and with Drake featuring I expected alot from this song with her roots with 50. Drake's verse is forgettable and so is this song altogether. Worth a listen or two but not that special.
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 736 |
Rating:
i thought this was alright. drake was decent.
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 38 |
Rating:
Drake's old flow from Room For Improvement (look it up) is the only thing saving this song from complete and udder disaster.
Beat = Iffy Olivia = Weak, at best Drizzy = Killed it with that flow, but that's about it Come on now, give Drake some more quality material to rap over. |
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 178 |
Rating:
I thought Olivia was a man? Haha
Drake needs to stop lending out verses to everyone who pays him for it. He is the type of artist who needs to be more cautious with where his vocal get put down (like Andre 3k). Drake does his part on the song but it just seems like Olivia puts down a mediocre part on this track that doesn't help at all. I hope she is still getting royalties from Candy Shop. |
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
Tastemaker Total Ratings: 2130 |
Rating:
Did ANY OF YOU read what I said on the top of this comments page?
DJ Brookllen? Anyone? |
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member |
Rating:
Drakes Flow was pretty sick, but olivia doesn't do anything for this. The beat was the thing that caught my attention though.
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11677 |
Rating:
I feel duped. Since its been revealed (thanks Mike) that this isn't an original production (why do reps have to lie to me about this sh*t), I am going to rate it appropriately.
The Drake feature verses gave this a reason for feature, but since they are old and being reused I won't muster up more ratings points because of them. 
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 544 |
Rating:
Damn I forgot about her. This isn't a great song to put out especially when you've been mia. Wack beat, some decent lyrics but just nothing special overall. Not a fan of Drake and still isn't. Olivia needs to go back to the studio and take control of her career.
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1338 |
Rating:
The recycled Drake verse is hot, and Olivia wasn't bad at all. I always like her anyways!
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member |
Rating:
Nice catch Mike.. Bad move Olivia.
I liked leila's version better anyways..that's what she gets for bitting. All cool candy shop points..GONE. |
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1189 |
Rating:
I never knew this was a old song that Olivia hijacked, thanks for the history lesson Mike Dreams. Im going to rate this as if I never knew that piece of information though.
Ok, I thought that this was a pretty decent look for Olivia, despite the fact that she was obviously the weakest part of this track. Drake's flow & the production were both dope in my opinion. |
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
Tastemaker |
Rating:
i thought it was ku regardless of its roots. im jus ratin the song based on wat i jus heard.
As for Olivia, she should do watevr it takes to revive her career. the more successful female artists in hip hop, the better. we never hear any good rap/sung collabos anymore. thats why we need girls like Olivia and J-Lo. |
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1217 |
Rating:
Haven't heard from her in quite a while and after this I don't want to. 1.5
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member |
Like Mike Dreams said, this is a reused son wit reused Drake verses....and it doesn't help that the first version wuz better
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 11 |
Rating:
Being a die-hard Drake fan I'm gonna try my hardest to give an honest opinion of this song. I think it has potential and feel if you keep on listening to it, it will grow on you. Some soulful breakdowns in there add to the vibe and catchyness of the track. Drake pushed this song up from a 2 star to a 3!
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 221 |
Rating:
This is a great song. The first time I heard it I was surprised that it was Drake and a new song. The beginning has an old school flavor. Another thing I love about it is Olivia's vocals she has an amazing voice although it is a little generic. It reminds me a lot of Rhianna and a lot of the other femaile artists that you hear. Because of Olivias voice I will be giving this song a 3 but I do like the drake parts in it.
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 306 |
Rating:
the beat is nice the tingling shimmer thingies (damn dont know what there called are nice9 and the chorus is tight.
sounds like a 50 cent produced track hed definitely work this beat. mike dreams damn if this is a rip-off she didnt do a bad job of it. (since its been rip-offed once why not again this time take out olivia add shontelle with a verse from 50 cent and this song is a banger whos with me, mike whatcha think, eyy DJ-Z holla at my idea |
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member |
Rating:
never heard of olivia.
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 83 |
Rating:
WOW Mike Dreams is RIGHT. Olivia stole this joint from Leila . Damn thats all i gotta say about that. thats a an abomination. I wonder if Drake even consented to this.ok i will compare the two. Leila vocals kinda sound better to me or im just being biased cause olivia is a thief. it would have been average but its garbage now cause its Leila song
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member |
Rating:
this is a okay song beat kinda lost me but drake verses kept me
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 687 |
Rating:
Olivia is a crook. Is there a lawsuit to come off this? I hope she paid the right people off.
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member |
Rating:
Got a club beat, but that loop is a bit annoying. Nothing too impressive by Olivia. Its a decent track that has a nice Drake feature, but I really don't see this going too far. She's gotta come with something bigger, to make her presence known in the R&B game.
Especially after the whole G-Unit saga..... |
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 613 |
Rating:
Straight up... The track was fire when Drizzy was spittin over it but the tempo just kinda fell off when Olivia was doin' her thang. No disrespect just don't know if it was a great choice of production for HER. Just didn't mesh well imo...
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 432 |
Rating:
As lame as them jacking this song is, I wouldn't be surprised if I hear it on the radio sometime soon. Nobody cares about how a song is made, they just care about what it sounds like and if it has mass appeal. 1 star for drakes verse alone
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
|
Rating:
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
|
Rating:
I like this production, but i'd prefer someone other than Olivia, like Ciara. has potential.
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 4267 |
Rating:
Ain't liking the production... sounds like a 'cheap' rejected impersonation of Scott Storch production house. So both versions aren't for me. Two stars for that second Drizzy verse, though.
Keep exposing the truth!! |
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 198 |
Rating:
i havent heard da song wit da original production but des was kool to me,so tract 3 but,taken from someone else 1,so ima go wit 2
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1227 |
Rating:
This song is not all that and reusing the vocals is just week.
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 407 |
Rating:
I love this song....well the original version at least!! I can't believe they would just reuse the same track except swap singers...I guess the label representatives didn't think anyone would notice huh?! Well about the only thing that remains consistently great on this "reused" track is Drake's verses which, even if they are pretty old, still show he is one of the best. So Drake + Original = Banger....But Olivia + Duplicate = Garbage
|
| Posted on Apr 13, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member |
Rating:
drake said in an interview that she stole his verses and he didnt work with her if this is true the has fallen off hard either way draks throw away verses couldnt even save this
|
| Posted on Apr 14, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 55 |
Rating:
The song its self is probably a 4 olivia sounds decent enough and drake does what drake does.
However, lets face it this song was stolen and doesnt really even deserve to be rated. Im sorry if thats too harsh but that doesnt sit well with me. Give credit where credit is due. |
| Posted on Apr 14, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member |
Rating:
Was gonna give it a 2 for drake but after reading mikes insight... boo..
|
| Posted on Apr 14, 2010 |
|
Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2065 |
Rating:
Its one of those songs you could have gone your WHOLE LIFE without ever hearing and you would have been happy as hell because of it.
|
| Posted on Apr 14, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 74 |
Rating:
recycled Drake verse, you can just listen and tell this is from the Room For Improvement days
|
| Posted on Apr 14, 2010 |
|
|
Rating:
Drake laying Guest 16's for Olivia? I doubt it. Had to smell the rat here as Mike pointed out. This should be taken off.
|
| Posted on Apr 14, 2010 |
|
Professional  Total Ratings: 295 |
Rating:
I give it 1 star b/c of the re-usage. I like the original better with Leila. I'd give it 3.5 at least.
I am B=mc2. Music is featured on MTV's Washington Heights, Kourtney and Kim Take Miami, Bad Girls Club, and more. Check out the music profile at the links provided. Make sure to leave a comment. I hope you enjoy! Management and Beat Inquiries: @MrBentonJ Check out our profile for new music! Follow on Twitter for the latest music updates! |
| Posted on Apr 14, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member |
Rating:
This is like the remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, it takes a good overall picture/song and changes it and adds attractive "Stars" to it, ultimately creating something mediocre and forgettable. Drake has been killing me lately with his choices. I'm really going to need him to step up or should I say step down from his high horse and return to form.
|
| Posted on Apr 14, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member |
Rating:
Drake's verse was alright, but thats about it.
|
| Posted on Apr 14, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member |
Rating:
even if this was a real collabo, it still wouldnt be good
olivia was only good on candy shop the beat sounds like wannabe scott storch ciaras better and hotter |
| Posted on Apr 14, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member |
Rating:
olivias bacckkkkk
beat cracks drakes flow cracks olivias vocals ehhhh a lil iffy |
| Posted on Apr 15, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 221 |
Rating:
I love this song, Except when it got to the middle. I feel like in the beginning was really good and then it just did not live up to its hipe the whole way through
|
| Posted on Apr 15, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 76 |
Rating:
Don't support it.
|
| Posted on Apr 15, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member |
Rating:
Stop Makeing Music Lolz
|
| Posted on Apr 16, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 217 |
Rating:
Its tough in the music world for chicks, can't afford to bring mess like this to that table sorry, lets hope this is just a demo for her to get on a label that won't let this go down..oh and Drake didn't even know he was on this..Fail
|
| Posted on Apr 17, 2010 |
|
|
Rating:
|
| Posted on Apr 17, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 278 |
Rating:
Olivia is wack jus like her cat!
Drake... that was very amateurish..lol |
| Posted on Apr 18, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member |
Rating:
i lovae it
|
| Posted on Apr 19, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member |
Rating:
im sorry u biitchez are dumb as fuuck this song is bomb dont hate cuz u guys are not as succeful i love iit!
|
| Posted on Apr 19, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member |
Rating:
hmm the beats alrite, but i do agree that drake could have done a bit better cuz he has that potential. never really heard much from olivia apart from candy shop but if she is just repeating someone elses lyrics in her own voice, thats not cool. 2 stars
|
| Posted on Apr 24, 2010 |
|
|
Rating:
|
| Posted on Apr 25, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 37 |
Rating:
See, drakes messing up...his new ish is whack compared to his old stuff
|
| Posted on Apr 26, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member |
Rating:
They did a Ms. Potato head and switched up a few parts that right there lost all the few cool points she had. Drake don't flood ya self out def on suspect production.
|
| Posted on May 04, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 428 |
Rating:
ok jam.
smooth beat, nice vocals. To me, the lyrics are a bit lackluster |
| Posted on May 05, 2010 |
|
|
Rating:
|
| Posted on May 13, 2010 |
|
DJ Booth Member |
Rating:
i like it its good drake dope so is olivia beats is good
|
| Posted on May 18, 2010 |
|
|
Rating:
THIS THE SHITT!!
|
| Posted on Aug 05, 2011 |
|
|
Rating:
|
| Posted on Dec 14, 2011 |
|
|
Rating:
|
| Posted on Jan 05, 2013 |
FEATURED ARTIST
FEATURED ALBUM
TOP 20 MUSIC CHARTS
The top rated new Hip Hop & R&B songs on DJBooth, updated every Sunday.
