Rich Flex
Featuring 21 Savage
"Rich Flex" is the bass-driven opener of Her Loss and the album's lead single, sent to US rhythmic radio on November 11, 2022. After a spoken intro from Young Nudy, Drake and 21 Savage go back and forth over a sparse Tay Keith / Vinylz beat, Drake repeatedly asking 21 to 'do somethin'' while 21 raps about Magic City and pistol-whipping enemies, at points imitating the flow of Megan Thee Stallion's 'Savage.' Like 'Jimmy Cooks,' the track flips into a beat switch past the halfway mark, Drake riding a crashing piano section, and it was widely heard as Drake's pivot back to rap after the house experiment of Honestly, Nevermind. Critics noted that 21 Savage's presence forces Drake to confront his own rap mortality rather than coast on vibe; the song interpolates Megan Thee Stallion's 'Savage,' T.I.'s '24's' and 21's own 'Red Opps,' and samples Sugar's 'I Want You, Girl' and Charles Bernstein's Invasion of the Bee Girls score.
Sources & verification
Citations below were matched specifically to "Rich Flex" and Her Loss. Drake Universe catalogs songs by album placement, verified collaborators, producers, samples, and themes, and avoids unsupported lyric-level claims.
- Billboard: Her Loss debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200Billboard · 2022-11-13 — Dated chart report for Her Loss debuting at No. 1, Drake's 12th Billboard 200 No. 1.
- Rap Radar: Drake & 21 Savage — Her LossRap Radar / YouTube · 2022-11-07 — YouTube upload of the Her Loss release-week Rap Radar episode.
- Jimmy Cooks — WikipediaWikipedia · 2026-05-18 — Source for 'Jimmy Cooks' producer credits (Vinylz, Tay Keith, Cubeatz, Tizzle), Playa Fly sample, No. 1 Hot 100 debut, 3x Platinum certification, Her Loss origin and music-video-as-announcement detail.
- Her Loss (album) - WikipediaWikipedia · 2026-05-18 — Primary source for the full track listing, per-track production (credits adapted from official liner notes), sample credits, background, reception, controversy and chart/sales data.
- Rich Flex - WikipediaWikipedia · 2026-05-18 — Production (Vinylz, Tay Keith, FnZ, BoogzDaBeast), Young Nudy intro, beat-switch structure, interpolations, chart peaks and Grammy nominations for the lead single.
