OVO rapper PARTYNEXTDOOR recently sat down with the Rolling Stone and New York Times where he opened up about his contribution on Rihanna and Drake’s “Work.”
PND who is listed as a co-writer for the smash hit single says it was originally written for Alicia Keys however he says, “Her label didn’t care for Caribbean music at the time.”
According to the ‘Come and see me’ singer he then gave Rihanna the song while she was working on her ‘ANTI’ album. “The first feeling I got was, ‘Why am I here?’ All these guys have made hits already,” he said about meeting the Bajan pop star for the first time.
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PARTYNEXTDOOR also spoke about being mentored by Drake saying “I openly share music with Drake, especially when it’s time for him to have a project,” he said. “I have an older brother I can text anytime, someone who’s super invested because my name is tied into his. It’s just creatives cooking. If he sees something in a song of mine that he feels he can spin around and make better, who am I to say I’m going to selfishly keep it? As a fan of music, that’s wrong.”
He also spoke about his controversial relationships with R&B singer Kehlani and Reality TV Show star Kylie Jenner. “I’m grateful that really pretty girls like my music,” he said.
