Almost a decade ago, Drake sampled Lykke Li’s “Little Bit” on 2009’s So Far Gone, and now he’s sample the Swedish singer again, this time her breakthrough hit “I Follow Rivers” nearly two decades later on his new Iceman album.
Li thought she was being trolled by co-writer Rick Nowels, who informed her via email that Drake wanted to use “I Follow Rivers” on Iceman. Most of all, the 40-year-old appreciates all of the different lives that the global anthem — which exploded following a The Magician remix — has taken on over the years.
Fittingly, it’s almost as if Lykke Li manifested reconnecting with the 6 God, as the singer admitted she’d been “craving” Drake and bumping classic tracks like “Marvin’s Room” recently. Lykke Li performed at Coachella in April and dropped her The Afterparty project earlier in May. As for the OVO boss, Drizzy returned with Iceman on May 15 alongside Habibti and Maid of Honour to complete a trifecta of LPs.