Up All Night

Featuring Nicki Minaj

Up All Night is one of Thank Me Later's most energetic and quotable tracks, a brash celebration of money, momentum and Young Money camaraderie set against menacing strings. Featuring Nicki Minaj and produced by Boi-1da with co-producer Matthew Burnett, the song is one of the few full-throated victory laps on an album otherwise weighed down by introspection — critics (Paste, Village Voice) noted Drake boastfully trading lines with Minaj over a club-leaning beat. Minaj's animated, theatrical guest verse became one of the track's defining elements and a notable early-career showcase within the Young Money orbit. As a fan favorite it provides essential lift on the tracklist, balancing the record's heavier themes with bravado and humor, and remains one of the most-cited examples of Drake-and-Nicki chemistry from the era.