Plastic Bag
Featuring Future
'Plastic Bag' is a deep cut on What a Time to Be Alive, the 2015 Drake & Future joint tape. Contrary to a common assumption, it was produced by Neenyo, not Metro Boomin - Genius explicitly lists it among the four songs Metro did not produce, and the Wikipedia track-listing table credits Neenyo alone (writers: Graham, Wilburn, Sean Seaton); Maneesh played piano and keyboards and Seth Firkins recorded it. The song is widely read as a nightlife-and-excess record, the title's plastic bag standing in for cash carried or rained at a club. Future's drawled, melodic delivery shapes the feel, with Drake conforming to the tape's hedonistic register. Drake Universe treats this as editorial context, not lyric republication.
Sources & verification
Citations below were matched specifically to "Plastic Bag" 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.'
