Jimmy Cooks
Featuring 21 Savage
"Jimmy Cooks" is the closing track on Honestly, Nevermind and the song that converted many skeptics to the album's dance experiment. Produced by Vinylz, Tay Keith, Cubeatz and Tizzle (correcting both the discography placeholder and a prior note that wrongly credited FNZ/Nik Frascona), it is the only proper rap song on a project otherwise dedicated to four-on-the-floor textures, opening on a sparse, Memphis-flavored beat sampling Playa Fly's 'Just Awaken Shaken' before a high-tempo workout from Drake and 21 Savage, the album's sole guest. The title references 'Jimmy Brooks,' Drake's Degrassi: The Next Generation character, used as a self-myth handshake. The track had originally been considered for the Drake-21 Savage collaborative album and was held back; its October music video doubled as the announcement of that album, Her Loss. Released June 17, 2022 with no advance single, 'Jimmy Cooks' debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — Drake's eleventh chart-topper and 21 Savage's second — and gave the dance album a commercial anchor.
Sources & verification
Citations below were matched specifically to "Jimmy Cooks" 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.
- 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.
- 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.
