5AM In Toronto

Album: Care Package (2013)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • The sequel to Drake's Thank Me Later track, "9AM in Dallas," this Boi-1da and Vinylz produced cut finds the Toronto MC spitting about other rappers copying his style. "Give these ni--as the look, the verse, and even the hook. That's why every song sound like Drake featuring Drake," he raps. "A lot of ni--as PR stuntin' like that's the movement. And I'm the only ni--a still known for the music."
  • Drake penned the song after getting upset one night. After completing it at 5 am, he titled the tune "5 AM in Toronto" and immediately put the new cut on the internet.
  • The video features Drake wandering through his home city of Toronto, with a drink in one hand and a blunt in the other. He ends up meeting up with his friends at a club. The rapper tweeted: "That might be like my first viral video. Doing it for the city this time around. Well every time but this time especially."

Comments: 1

  • Albert Ofosu Asare from GhanaMan you are real
see more comments

Editor's Picks

Cheerleaders In Music Videos

Cheerleaders In Music VideosSong Writing

It started with a bouncy MTV classic. Nirvana and MCR made them scary, then Gwen, Avril and Madonna put on the pom poms.

Shaun Morgan of Seether

Shaun Morgan of SeetherSongwriter Interviews

Shaun breaks down the Seether songs, including the one about his brother, the one about Ozzy, and the one that may or may not be about his ex-girlfriend Amy Lee.

Real or Spinal Tap

Real or Spinal TapMusic Quiz

They sang about pink torpedoes and rocking you tonight tonight, but some real lyrics are just as ridiculous. See if you can tell which lyrics are real and which are Spinal Tap in this lyrics quiz.

Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull

Ian Anderson of Jethro TullSongwriter Interviews

The flautist frontman talks about touring with Led Zeppelin, his contribution to "Hotel California", and how he may have done the first MTV Unplugged.

Stan Ridgway

Stan RidgwaySongwriter Interviews

Go beyond the Wall of Voodoo with this cinematic songwriter.

Dar Williams

Dar WilliamsSongwriter Interviews

A popular contemporary folk singer, Williams still remembers the sticky note that changed her life in college.