Change Locations
Featuring Future
'Change Locations' appears on What a Time to Be Alive, the 2015 Drake & Future joint tape. It was produced by Noel Cadastre, not Metro Boomin - Genius explicitly lists it among the four songs Metro did not produce, and the Wikipedia track-listing table credits Cadastre alone (writers: Graham, Wilburn, Noel Cadastre, who is also credited as engineer across the tape). The song is widely read as a record about perpetual movement - the rootless lifestyle of touring and hustling - framed as both flex and restlessness, with shifting locations doubling as literal travel, evasion and emotional detachment. Future's melodic delivery anchors the hypnotic feel. Drake Universe treats this as editorial context, not lyric republication.
Sources & verification
Citations below were matched specifically to "Change Locations" and What a Time to Be Alive. Drake Universe catalogs songs by album placement, verified collaborators, producers, samples, and themes, and avoids unsupported lyric-level claims.
- Pitchfork: Drake & Future 'What a Time to Be Alive' reviewPitchfork · 2015-09-23 — Dated review of the joint mixtape.
- 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.
- Genius: Drake & Future - What a Time To Be Alive (album page)Genius · 2026-05-18 — Album page and Q&A confirming Metro Boomin produced 7 of 11 tracks; the four he did not produce are 'Plastic Bag,' 'I'm the Plug,' 'Change Locations' and '30 for 30 Freestyle.' Confirms 'Jersey' as a Future solo and '30 for 30 Freestyle' as a Drake solo. Discrepancy with Wikipedia on 'I'm the Plug' noted.
- Pitchfork: Drake / Future - What a Time to Be Alive (review)Pitchfork · 2015-09-23 — Sheldon Pearce review (7.0/10) used for critical framing: lack of chemistry / Drake as 'bystander,' Metro's 'glimmering' production, and the highlights 'Scholarships,' 'Jumpman,' 'Diamonds Dancing,' 'Jersey' and '30 for 30 Freestyle.'
