Drive Slow
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| Single by Kanye West featuring Paul Wall and GLC | |||||||||
| from the album Late Registration and The Peoples Champ | |||||||||
| B-side | "We Major" | ||||||||
| Released | June 6, 2006 | ||||||||
| Format | CD single, 12" single, digital download | ||||||||
| Recorded | 2005; The Record Plant (New York City, New York) Chalice Recording Studios (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California) |
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| Genre | Hip hop, jazz rap | ||||||||
| Length | 4:32 | ||||||||
| Label | Roc-A-Fella, Swisha House, Asylum Records, Atlantic | ||||||||
| Writer(s) | Douglas Fraser Edwards, Leonard Harris, Thomas David Richardson, Paul Wall, W. Trotter, Kanye West | ||||||||
| Producer(s) | Kanye West | ||||||||
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"Drive Slow" is a song by American rap artist Kanye West. The song was released on June 6, 2006 as the fifth and final single of West's second studio album, Late Registration. It contains a sample of the Hank Crawford cover version of "Wildflower," a song by the Canadian pop rock band Skylark. "Drive Slow" features Houston rapper Paul Wall and Chicago rapper GLC, with back-up vocals provided by singer Tony "Penafire" Williams. The song utilizes car culture as a metaphor to comment on people's lifestyles. Though it received approval by music critics for its lyricism and intricate sound, the single did not chart due to lack of airplay.
The song was originally to feature M.I.A. who opted out of the appearance due to a busy schedule. Like a majority of the sophomore effort, the single marks a significant evolution in West's production, as it demonstrated him substituting his then characteristic sped-up soul style in favor of a slowed-down, alto jazz-infused drum loop (provided by a sample of the Clarence Reid recording "Living Together Is Keeping Us Apart").
Wall later included "Drive Slow" as the eleventh track on his international debut album The Peoples Champ. A remix for the song was released onto mixtapes and featured an additional verse from T.I., who later released it on the limited edition bonus disc DVD of his album, King.
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