Chicago Freestyle
Drake and GIVEON | Artist Essentials
First released: 2020 (year verified)
Original 2020 studio recording with GIVEON
MusicAtlas editorial note: The contrast between the low sung passages and the rap gives the collaboration its changing perspective.
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First released: 2020 (year verified)
The selected original recording is documented in 2020. Only year precision is assigned; later album placements, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace that release year.
Recording: Original 2020 studio recording with GIVEON
Credit: Drake and GIVEON
Role in this collection: Primary artist with GIVEON
Original single: Chicago Freestyle
Dark Lane Demo Tapes - original program and earlier tracks
The original 2020 program identifies Time Flies and the earlier same-year Toosie Slide and Chicago Freestyle. The selected official releases are not dated from an unofficial leak, and the earlier 2019 War recording is outside this selection. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Chicago Freestyle - recording-specific joint credit
The licensed recording page explicitly credits Drake and GIVEON and retains the March 2020 release year. This supplements the album title, which does not display the guest in its short track label. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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About Drake
Drake, born Aubrey Drake Graham in Toronto, worked as an actor on Degrassi: The Next Generation before his recording breakthrough. Best I Ever Had helped establish his rap career, followed by the debut studio album Thank Me Later and the subsequent Take Care. His catalog includes solo songs such as Hotline Bling and separately credited collaborations, including the album Her Loss with 21 Savage.
Artist background sources
Drake - Recording Academy artist biography
Toronto identity, earlier acting, Best I Ever Had, Thank Me Later, Take Care, Hotline Bling and documented Her Loss collaboration. Award-year metadata is not converted into release dates. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
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