Miss Me
Featuring Lil Wayne
Miss Me is one of Thank Me Later's defining records, a confident Young Money showcase pairing Drake with mentor Lil Wayne. Produced by Boi-1da and Noah "40" Shebib, it samples Hank Crawford's "Wild Flower" and interpolates Soulja Boy's "What's Hannenin'," and originated from a Bun B track ("All Night Long") before being reworked for Drake's album. Drake told MTV the song is "about being away from what you love and hoping that when you're gone, doing you, somebody out there misses you" — blending brash flexing about success with the introspective undercurrent that runs through the project. As one of the album's most-played tracks it captured the Drake-and-Wayne dynamic at its commercial peak; Wikipedia's review survey also notes Wayne's deliberately crude, comedic punchlines as a tonal counterpoint, and it stands among the debut's signature moments.
Sources & verification
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- Thank Me Later — WikipediaWikipedia · 2026-05-18 — Album-level ground truth: 447k first-week #1 debut, liner-note producer/writer credits, recording locations, sample credits, critical reception (Pitchfork 8.4, Metacritic 75), single chart peaks and certifications.
- Miss Me (Drake song) — WikipediaWikipedia · 2026-05-18 — Third single: Boi-1da/40 production, Hank Crawford 'Wild Flower' sample + Soulja Boy interpolation, originated as Bun B's 'All Night Long', #15 Hot 100, Drake's MTV quote on the song's meaning.
- Drake — I Get Lonely (Genius)Genius · 2026-05-18 — Confirms Oct 5, 2010 post-Thank Me Later release, TLC 'FanMail' cover status and Drake's MTV News quote on loneliness.
