The-Dream To Be Featured On Drake's First Single

Hate him or love him, Drake‘s debut album, Thank Me Later, is one of the most anticipated releases in a long while. From feature artists to producers, everyone wants to know everything associated with the LP. According to Billboard.com, Young Money’s most prized possession (aside from Wayne) will feature The-Dream on his first official single, “Shut It Down.”

The song came about when Omen teamed up with Drake’s longtime musical collaborator, 40, and together they came up with the production. “I was working on some drum patterns and 40 had the melody going. 40 is very skilled and has a crazy ear for obscure sounds and chords,” says Omen. “It took us the whole night to come up with the track, but we finished it and played it for Drake the next day, who already had the song’s concept.”

The idea for the track, which Omen describes as a “Prince-like, powerful song,” is about “empowering females. Drake said he had a song idea called ‘Shut It Down’ aimed at club-going females. When they go out and they get dressed up and put their makeup on and get their hair done, they have the capacity to shut the club down,” Omen recalls.

The-Dream eventually got on the track; as of now, he has a verse and appears on the last two choruses and on the bridge.

While not much is known about Thank Me Later, Omen has referred to the album as ‘”So Far Gone” on steroids’ which can only mean an even more successful future for the Toronto thespian/rapper. In related news, Drake has recently appeared on Birdman’s new single, “Money To Blow“, featuring himself and some guy named Lil’ Wayne.