All Me
Featuring 2 Chainz, Big Sean
"All Me" is the posse cut that closes out Nothing Was the Same's standard run on a triumphant, competitive note, pairing Drake with 2 Chainz and Big Sean. It is produced by Key Wane with additional production by Noah "40" Shebib, and the album's liner notes document a sample of "My Man" as performed by Abbey Lincoln (written by Jacques Charles, Maurice Yvain and Albert Willemetz), giving the chant-along hook its vintage-jazz underpinning. Drake premiered the song via SoundCloud on August 1, 2013, ahead of the album, and it was serviced to urban radio as a single on release day. Built around a hook about self-reliance and earned success, it functions as a celebratory release after the album's heavier emotional passages, with each rapper delivering a high-energy, quotable verse. It is widely read as the record's outward-facing crowd-pleaser — the moment the album lets itself simply boast — and its hook entered wide rotation as a shorthand for self-made confidence. Within the album it serves as a deliberate counterweight, ensuring Nothing Was the Same ends on swagger as well as reflection.
Sources & verification
Citations below were matched specifically to "All Me" and Nothing Was the Same. Drake Universe catalogs songs by album placement, verified collaborators, producers, samples, and themes, and avoids unsupported lyric-level claims.
- Genius: Drake 'The Language' lyricsGenius · 2013-09-24 — Primary track page for the Nothing Was the Same cut widely read as subliminal.
- Billboard: Drake — Nothing Was The Same coverBillboard · 2013-08-22 — Billboard cover story for the 2013 print interview.
- Complex: Drake — Nothing Was The Same coverComplex · 2013-08-12 — Complex cover story tied to Nothing Was The Same.
- Vibe: Drake — Nothing Was The Same coverVibe · 2013-10-01 — Vibe cover story tied to Nothing Was The Same.
- Wikipedia: Nothing Was the SameWikipedia · 2026-05-18 — Album-level reference for liner-note personnel, sample credits, single chronology, chart peaks, sales (658,000 first week), 6x platinum certification, and critical reception used in the NWTS editorial pass.
- Drake — The Motion (Genius)Genius · 2026-05-18 — Confirms 2013 SoundCloud release, Best Buy deluxe bonus-track status for Nothing Was the Same, and Sampha co-production/vocals.
- Drake — 5AM in Toronto (Genius)Genius · 2026-05-18 — Confirms March 7, 2013 release as '9AM in Dallas' sequel ahead of Nothing Was the Same, Boi-1da/Vinylz credits, Lou Donaldson sample.
