Drake New Surprise Album: Best Musical Collaborations

Crooner Trey Songz appeared on Drake’s 2009 track “Successful,” and that same year, Drake appeared on Songz’ “I Invented Sex.”

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Over the years, Drizzy and Weezy have released several collaborations, but two of their most memorable team efforts include “HYFR” and “The Motto,” both from Drake’s 2011 album “Take Care.”

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In 2010, Drake appeared on Rihanna’s song “What’s My Name?” The following year, Rihanna returned the favor and sang on the title track from his 2011 album “Take Care.” They both starred in each other’s music videos.

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Eminem and Drake joined forces (along with Kanye West and Lil Wayne) for the 2009 hit “Forever.”

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Drake appeared on two Mary J. Blige tracks: “The One” in 2009 and “Mr. Wrong” in 2011.

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Drake was featured on Jay Z’s 2009 “Off That,” and Jay later appeared on Drake’s “Light Up” (2010) and “Pound Cake” (2013).

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Drake appeared on two of rapper and producer DJ Khaled’s biggest hits: “I’m On One” in 2011 and “No New Friends” in 2013.

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Drake’s fellow Young Money artist Nicki Minaj has appeared on several of his songs, like “Up All Night” in 2010 and “Make Me Proud” in 2011. Drake has appeared on her recent songs like "Only" and "Truffle Butter."

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Drake’s fellow Toronto native The Weeknd lent his R&B vocals to Drake’s song “Crew Love.” Drake has appeared on The Weeknd’s songs “The Zone” and “Live For.”

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Jamie Foxx invited Drake to rap on his 2009 song “Digital Girl” and his 2010 “Fall For Your Type.”

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February 13, 2015 3:53 PM EST

Late Thursday night, Drake dropped a secret, surprise album on an Internet that was pretty unsuspecting despite several hints. It’s a collection of 17 tracks called If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late. The album includes appearances from acts like PARTYNEXTDOOR, Travi$ Scott and, of course, Drake’s frequent collaborator Lil Wayne.

Here, a look back at some of the other musicians Drake has collaborated with over the years.

A History of Drake's Best Musical Collaborations