Successful (feat. Trey Songz & Lil Wayne)

This was the second single released from Canadian rapper Drake's third mixtape, So Far Gone.

This song features Drake's friend Trey Songz and his mentor Lil Wayne.

Drake recalled to MTV News the first time he heard Noah '40' Shebib's beat: "I remember hearing the record and the drums coming together, and they were just so rocking. It has this pocket, and there was no melody yet. I remember [Noah '40' Shebib] kind of making the joint, and then he hit this sound, which is the chords that are in there. It was so eerie. Like it was haunting, almost. I was like, 'Yo, that's it. You need to use that.' He started playing this patch, and just every note that he played fell into place. I had this beat sitting here that I love so much, and I didn't know what to do with it. I loved it. Sometimes, as an artist, you find a musical piece that you love so much, you want to do it justice. It's a very overwhelming feeling at times. I actually turned to Trey Songz, and I was like, 'Yo, I got this joint, and I know how it makes me feel. I just don't know how to say it the right way.'"