<P> "Nice for What" is a song recorded by Canadian rapper Drake from his fifth studio album Scorpion (2018). It was released by Young Money Entertainment and Cash Money Records as the second single from the album on April 6, 2018, along with its music video . The song was produced by Murda Beatz with co-production handled by Blaqnmild, and features additional vocals by Big Freedia and 5th Ward Weebie . It debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, replacing Drake's own "God's Plan" and becoming his fifth US number one . It also topped the UK Singles Chart and ARIA Singles Chart, becoming his second number - one song of 2018 in the two countries after "God's Plan". </P> <P> On March 14, 2018, Lauryn Hill's son Joshua Omaru Marley posted a snippet of the song on Snapchat . Drake later confirmed an upcoming Murda Beatz - produced single during an Instagram Live session . On April 5, Drake made a surprise appearance during a Majid Jordan concert in Toronto . "The reason I'm here tonight is because I'm back in the city finishing my album," he told the audience . "I've got a new single dropping tomorrow night, too, just in case you got some free time ." </P> <P> "Nice for What" is an upbeat bounce song which contains elements of early 2000s R&B, with a length of three minutes thirty seconds . It samples Lauryn Hill's song "Ex-Factor" (1998), "Drag Rap" by the Showboys (1986), "Get Your Roll On" by Big Tymers (2000), and also features clips from performances by Big Freedia . Lyrically, the hook of Drake's song samples Lauryn Hill singing about "cutting loose in the midst of a relationship". </P> <P> Directed by Karena Evans, the accompanying music video shows women carrying out various activities, including swimming, dancing, modeling, playing with children, horse - riding, and holding a business meeting . It features guest appearances from, in order of appearance, Olivia Wilde, Misty Copeland, Issa Rae, Rashida Jones, Jourdan Dunn, Tracee Ellis Ross, Tiffany Haddish, Yara Shahidi, Zoe Saldana, Elizabeth and Victoria Lejonhjärta, Letitia Wright, Bria Vinaite, Emma Roberts, Syd, Michelle Rodriguez and Drake himself . Evans called it an honour to work on the video, writing on Instagram that it was "a privilege and a blessing to have told this story with every single one of you revolutionary women, both in front and behind the camera". </P>

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