Slime You Out
Featuring SZA
Slime You Out was the lead single from For All the Dogs (2023), released September 15, 2023 and featuring SZA. An R&B record produced by Drake and Noel Cadastre with 40, Bnyx and Dalton Tennant co-producing, it samples the Soul Superbs' 'Just Ask Me' (Wikipedia). The slang title — 'sliming' someone, to deceive or set them up — frames an accusatory ballad about disloyalty and disillusionment, with SZA's presence complicating rather than endorsing the grievance; the two had a documented past relationship referenced as far back as 2020's 'Mr. Right Now.' The rollout drew controversy: a teased single cover used a 2012 Kids' Choice Awards image of Halle Berry covered in slime, which Berry said she had refused permission for, and the cover was dropped. Radio host Charlamagne tha God publicly downplayed the song ('nobody cared'), prompting a Drake retort ('off-brand Morris Chestnut'); some fans criticized the lyrics' framing of women. It still debuted at #1 on the Hot 100 — Drake's 12th and SZA's second — and is RIAA 2x Platinum. Within the album it crystallizes the suspicion-driven emotional register the project keeps returning to.
Sources & verification
Citations below were matched specifically to "Slime You Out" and For All the Dogs. Drake Universe catalogs songs by album placement, verified collaborators, producers, samples, and themes, and avoids unsupported lyric-level claims.
- Billboard Canada: For All the Dogs Hot 100 chart weekBillboard Canada · 2023-10-21 chart — Dated reference for the first artist with at least 300 Hot 100 entries claim.
- Billboard: For All the Dogs debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200Billboard · 2023-10-15 — Dated chart report for For All the Dogs debuting at No. 1 — Drake's 13th No. 1 album.
- Complex 360 with Speedy Morman: Drake (2024)Complex / YouTube · 2024-02-28 — YouTube upload of Drake's For All The Dogs Scary Hours Edition Complex feature.
- Wikipedia: For All the DogsWikipedia · 2026-05-18 — Primary reference for For All the Dogs release date, rollout, per-track producer and sample credits, BARK Radio guest outros, reception aggregates, and chart/streaming records.
- Wikipedia: Slime You OutWikipedia · 2026-05-18 — Reference for Slime You Out lead-single release, production/sample, Halle Berry cover controversy, Charlamagne tha God exchange, #1 debut and RIAA 2x Platinum.
- Wikipedia — For All the Dogs (incl. Scary Hours Edition)Wikipedia · 2023-11-17 — Scary Hours Edition release date (Nov 17, 2023), six-track listing, per-track producer/sample credits, and reception (Clash 6/10, HipHopDX 2.7/5, The Independent) used for Scary Hours 3 ground truth.
- Drake Releases New For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition: ListenPitchfork · 2023-11-17 — Dated confirmation of the surprise Scary Hours Edition release on November 17, 2023.
