Jungle

'Jungle' is one of the most beloved deep cuts on If You're Reading This It's Too Late, a moody, soulful record that trades the project's aggression for introspection, with production credited to Noah '40' Shebib. The song is widely read as a meditation on a complicated relationship and the loneliness that fame and constant movement create, the 'jungle' standing in for an environment that is both thrilling and predatory. Its slowed, hazy texture and conversational delivery made it a fan favorite, and it lent its name to the short film Drake released the night before the project arrived, a clip that previewed both 'Jungle' and 'Know Yourself' and became the surprise release's only real teaser. The track captures the project's emotional core, the friction between connection and the isolating machinery of success, and is often singled out as one of its high points.