If You're Reading This It's Too Late/Track 11

Used To

Featuring Lil Wayne

'Used To' pairs Drake with Lil Wayne, the artist who signed him to Young Money and remained one of his closest collaborators. Production is credited to WondaGurl, one of the era's notable young Toronto-connected producers. The song is widely read as a then-and-now flex: both rappers measure current wealth and status against humbler beginnings, with the title phrase anchoring a structure built on contrast. The pairing carries weight beyond the bars given the long mentor-protege relationship and the fact that it arrived during a turbulent stretch of Wayne's own career and the broader Cash Money tensions shadowing the project. The track reads as a show of loyalty and shared history as much as a flex, a reminder that Drake's ascent is intertwined with the figure who first elevated him.

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Editorially reviewed· Last verified 2026-05-18

Sources & verification

Citations below were matched specifically to "Used To" and If You're Reading This It's Too Late. Drake Universe catalogs songs by album placement, verified collaborators, producers, samples, and themes, and avoids unsupported lyric-level claims.

The Fader: Drake IYRTITL feature (2015)The Fader · 2015-02-13 — Fader feature on the surprise release of If You're Reading This It's Too Late.
Apple Music: OVO Sound Radio curator pageApple Music — Curator page for OVO Sound Radio used to verify episode airing.
ESPN: Dan Le Batard Show archiveESPN — ESPN show archive used to verify Drake's December 2018 Le Batard Show appearance.
Apple Music: Young Money Radio with Lil WayneApple Music — Curator page for Young Money Radio used to verify the 2020 Drake appearance.
SiriusXM: Sound 42 channel pageSiriusXM — Official Sound 42 channel surface used to verify Drake-hosted release-night programming.
Vogue Mexico: Drake cover featureVogue Mexico & Latin America · 2022-04-01 — Vogue Mexico cover feature used to verify the 2022 print interview.
Apple Music 1 curator pageApple Music — Apple Music 1 station surface used to verify Drake Zane Lowe interviews.
October's Very Own — Official SiteOctober's Very Own · 2026-05-15 — Primary brand site listing OVO retail locations (Toronto, Tokyo, NYC, LA, London) and used to verify storefront expansion timeline.
Wikipedia — OVO SoundWikipedia · 2026-05-15 — Used to verify OVO Sound 2012 Warner Bros. Records joint venture, roster history, and signing chronology.
Wikipedia — Noah Shebib (40)Wikipedia · 2026-05-15 — Used to verify 40's MS diagnosis disclosure, child-actor background, and engineering credits across Drake albums.
Wikipedia — Majid JordanWikipedia · 2026-05-15 — Used to verify the duo's U of T origin, A Place Like This (2012) EP, 'Hold On, We're Going Home' Grammy nomination, and album chronology.
Wikipedia — dvsnWikipedia · 2026-05-15 — Used to verify dvsn formation, Daniel Daley + Nineteen85 lineup, SEPT. 5TH (2016) debut, and subsequent album sequence.
Wikipedia — Roy WoodsWikipedia · 2026-05-15 — Used to verify Denzel Spencer's 1996-04-29 birth, Brampton hometown, 2015 OVO Sound signing, and EP/album sequence.
Wikipedia — Baka Not NiceWikipedia · 2026-05-15 — Used to verify Travis Savoury's 2014 charges, charges later dropped, 2017 OVO Sound signing, and Live Up to My Name release.
Wikipedia — Smiley (Canadian rapper)Wikipedia · 2026-05-15 — Used to verify Naasir Akili Pittman background, 'Over the Top' Scary Hours 2 placement (March 2021), and OVO Sound signing.
Wikipedia — Naomi SharonWikipedia · 2026-05-15 — Used to verify Naomi Sharon Bovenga as the first female solo artist signed to OVO Sound (2023) and Obsidian debut album.
Wikipedia — Preme (rapper)Wikipedia · 2026-05-15 — Used to verify Daniel Sarmiento's P Reign → Preme rebrand (2017), 'DnF' with Drake and Future, and OVO Sound affiliation.
setlist.fm: Drake setlist archivesetlist.fm · ongoing — Fan-maintained setlist archive used to verify per-tour setlist highlights against documented show recordings.
Wikipedia: If You're Reading This It's Too LateWikipedia · 2026-05-18 — Source for the surprise February 13, 2015 release, full per-track production credits, Billboard 200 number-one debut (~535,000 units), Spotify first-week streaming record, 5x Platinum certification, Cash Money / DJ Drama / DatPiff context, and critical-reception aggregation.
Room for Improvement (mixtape) — WikipediaWikipedia · 2026-05-18 — Used to verify carryover claims: confirms 'City Is Mine' (single, June 2006) and 'Do What You Do' (lead single, Dec 2005) originated on the debut tape; does not list 'Going in for Life' or 'Replacement Girl', so those carryover claims were corrected.
So Far Gone (mixtape)Wikipedia · 2026-05-18 — Primary source for the full TIDAL-adapted personnel/production list, sample credits, release history, chart and critical-reception data used to correct fabricated producer credits and rewrite the album meaning.
Wikipedia: What a Time to Be Alive (Drake & Future)Wikipedia · 2026-05-18 — Authoritative track-listing table (per-track producers and writers), personnel, recording locations, charts, certifications, and critical reception used to correct fabricated producer credits and enrich editorial copy.