Despite name checking the Clan, this is a very un-Wu-Tang like track. Noah "40" Shebib's beat is a somber piano loop backed by percussion rather than borrowing from the Staten Island Hip-Hop act's anthemic style. Apart from one namecheck, Drake's rhymes do not allude to the '90s group; instead it finds him detailing some ex-girlfriends as well as his rapping success. However, Drake does sample the title phrase from "It's Yourz," a triumphant track from the New York crew's landmark 1997 album, Wu-Tang Forever. Drizzy also start his verse by repurposing Raekwon's opening bars from the same Wu cut: "Machine gun raps for all my n----s in the back Stadium packed, just glad to see the city on the map."
Wu-Tang Clan member, Inspectah Deck, had some beef with the song title, posting on Twitter: "After listening to the @Drake song, I agree with u... It is in no form a tribute to WU and SHOULD NOT wear the title Wutang Forever!" However, other members of his crew appeared to less bothered as some of them, including U-God and Method Man, recorded the tune's official remix.
Jhené Aiko contributes some guest vocals toward the end of the track. The Los Angeles singer-songwriter also hooked up with Big Sean on his "Beware" single and with J. Cole on his Born Sinner track, "Sparks Will Fly."
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