Drake Reveals His Rihanna Collaboration, "Too Good," Is About Serena Williams

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Drake watches Serena Williams play against Belinda Bencic during Rogers Cup semifinals tennis action at the Aviva Centre.
TORONTO, ON- August 15 - Drake watches Serena Williams play against Belinda Bencic during Rogers Cup semifinals tennis action at the Aviva Centre. (Melissa Renwick/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
There's tons of noteworthy videos in Drake's latest release.

Drake has confirmed that his 2016 collaboration with Rihanna, "Too Good," was inspired by Serena Williams. The news comes from a behind-the-scenes video of the Toronto rapper explaining the song to his mother that was included in his release of 100 gigabytes of material on Tuesday. He originally dropped "Too Good" on the tracklist to his album, Views.

"It's funny because when I make songs about women, I also make songs for them. So, I know what kind of song to make. If I'm gonna talk about them, I'll at least do them the justice of making them a song that they'll like," Drake says in the video. “I know Serena very well and I know that she’ll hear it loud and clear but not hate me for it because it’s lighthearted.” His mom doesn't seem surprised to learn the song takes inspiration from Williams.

Drake Attends Serena Williams' US Open Match In 2015

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 11: Drake attends Serena Williams' semi-final on day twelve of the 2015 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 11, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/GC Images)

When The Neighborhood Talk reposted the clip on Instagram, fans in the comments section were highly critical. One user wrote: "He's spiraling somebody in his contacts better check on him. Dropping these videos years later is giving obsessed. Rhianna nor Serena are thinking about you…" Another user remarked: "He definitely going through a midlife crisis." Check out the full video below.

Drake Speaks On The Making Of "Too Good"

In addition to that video, Drake shared three new singles. They include “It’s Up,” featuring Young Thug and 21 Savage, “Blue Green Red,” and “Housekeeping Knows,” featuring Latto. Fans quickly began theorizing that 21's verse takes aim at Kendrick Lamar. Be on the lookout for further updates on Drake on HotNewHipHop.

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Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.
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