Calling My Name
"Calling My Name" is among the more sexually direct tracks on Honestly, Nevermind, its hook built around desire and being summoned by a partner, and it became one of the album's most talked-about cuts for the candor of its central refrain. Produced by Gordo with Johannes Klahr and Richard Zastenker and additional production from Alex Lustig and Beau Nox (not the placeholder trio previously listed), it sits in the album's pulsing, late-night club register. Per the liner notes it contains an uncredited sample of 'Oye Ohene' by Ghanaian rapper Obrafour — a credit that drew international press attention and underscored the album's diasporic, globally sourced palette. It is widely read as Drake using the genre pivot as license to be more playful and physically explicit, trading introspection for appetite.
Sources & verification
Citations below were matched specifically to "Calling My Name" and Honestly, Nevermind. Drake Universe catalogs songs by album placement, verified collaborators, producers, samples, and themes, and avoids unsupported lyric-level claims.
- Billboard: Honestly, Nevermind debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200Billboard · 2022-06-26 — Dated chart report for Honestly, Nevermind's Billboard 200 No. 1 debut, Drake's 11th No. 1 album at that time.
- Honestly, Nevermind — WikipediaWikipedia · 2026-05-18 — Primary reference for per-track production credits (adapted from official OVO/Republic liner notes, B0036400-02), tracklist, sample credits, personnel, surprise-release context, Virgil Abloh dedication, critical reception and chart performance.
- Honestly, Nevermind — Genius album pageGenius · 2026-05-18 — Corroborates album-level credits (executive producer Black Coffee; producers 40, Alex Lustig, Beau Nox, Beatgees and others), the Virgil Abloh dedication with Drake's full statement, and Drake's XXL backlash response.
