Raining in Houston

"Raining in Houston," performed by Drake, is the album's clearest piece of place writing — a city Drake has long mythologized as a site of romance and nostalgia. Per Wikipedia's sample credits the track samples Tyrone Davis's 'Ain't Nothing I Can Do' and is produced by Kid Masterpiece and Noel Cadastre (not 40/Boi-1da), the soul source reinforcing the slow, humid atmosphere the title implies. Rain functions as the emotional weather. It reads as a mood piece where setting stands in for feeling. Drake Universe treats this at the theme level without reproducing lyrics.

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Editorially reviewed· Last verified 2026-05-18

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Wikipedia — PARTYNEXTDOORWikipedia · 2026-05-15 — Verified Jahron Anthony Brathwaite birth (1993-07-03), Mississauga hometown, OVO Sound first solo signee (2013), 2018 hospitalization, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U (Feb 2025).
Complex — Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR '$ome $exy $ongs 4 U' releaseComplex · 2025-02-14 — Dated coverage confirming Drake + PARTYNEXTDOOR joint album release on 2025-02-14, including singles 'Nokia' and 'Gimme a Hug.'
NME: Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR $ome $exy $ongs 4 U Tour UK DatesNME · 2025-01-09 — NME coverage of the 2025 Drake/PARTYNEXTDOOR SS4U joint tour, including UK/EU routing and O2 multi-night residency.
Wikipedia — Some Sexy Songs 4 UWikipedia · 2025-02-14 — Album release context, per-track producer/sample/interpolation credits (Tidal/ASCAP/BMI-adapted), critical reception (Metacritic 54) and chart performance used for $ome $exy $ongs 4 U ground truth and producer de-fabrication.
Drake & PartyNextDoor's '$ome $exy $ongs 4 U': All 21 Tracks RankedBillboard · 2025-02-14 — Carl Lamarre and Michael Saponara's track-by-track rankings/notes, including 'CN Tower,' 'Deeper,' 'Gimme a Hug' (ranked best) and 'Nokia' (ranked 5th), used for sourced song-level framing.