"Wants and Needs" is a song by Canadian rapper
Drake, featuring vocals from American rapper
Lil Baby. It was released as the second out of three tracks from Drake's fourth extended play, Scary Hours 2, through
Republic Records and
OVO Sound, on March 5, 2021. It includes a feature produced and written by Lil Baby. Drake wrote the song alongside producers
Cardo, Dez Wright, and
40.[1] The song debuted at number 2 on the
Billboard Hot 100. making it Lil Baby's highest charting single on the chart, eventually becoming tied with "
Girls Want Girls", another collaboration with Drake, and "
Do We Have a Problem?", with
Nicki Minaj.[2][3]
Background
The song serves as the fourth collaboration between Drake and Lil Baby, following 2018's collaborative singles "
Yes Indeed" and "Never Recover", the latter alongside
Gunna, plus the two artists' features alongside
DaBaby on the remix of
Future's 2020 single "
Life Is Good", in which Drake is also featured on the original version.
It also received attention due to speculations of Drake slept with American model and media personality
Kim Kardashian, the wife of American rapper
Kanye West.[4] Drake and West's feud has been dating back to multiple issues starting from around 2010.[5]
Critical reception
Jordan Rose of Variety felt that "Lil Baby steals the show" with "Drake taking a back seat after delivering a verse with a purposefully offbeat flow as Lil Baby takes over in the second act and absolutely bodies his guest appearance" and the song "was just a Lil Baby exposition, with the
Atlanta rapper proving that he still has plenty in the tank after scorching 2020".[6]