Jersey
'Jersey' is the tape's lone Future solo performance on What a Time to Be Alive, the 2015 Drake & Future joint project - Wikipedia notes the track is 'performed by Future' and Genius lists it as 'Jersey by Future,' with no Drake feature. Produced by Metro Boomin and Southside (Metro also mixed the track per Wikipedia personnel), it is a melodic, atmospheric cut leaning on Future's hazy, drawled delivery over moody production. Pitchfork's Sheldon Pearce specifically praised 'Jersey' as one of the moments where an artist works best in his own comfort zone, away from the collaborative friction the review otherwise critiqued. It functions as a back-half mood piece sustaining the tape's nocturnal Atlanta atmosphere. Drake Universe treats this as editorial context, not lyric republication.
Sources & verification
Citations below were matched specifically to "Jersey" 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.
- ESPN: Raptors host first 'Drake Night' with custom jerseysESPN · 2014-01-11 — Dated reference for the first 'Drake Night' Raptors promotion.
- Toronto Raptors press release: OVO Black gold-trim alternate jerseyNBA / Toronto Raptors · 2015-12-05 — Official team source for the OVO-branded alternate jersey series.
- 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.'
