Forever
Drake featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem | Artist Essentials
First released: 2009 (year verified)
Original 2009 four-performer studio recording, approximately 5:57
MusicAtlas editorial note: Compare the four deliveries as the same broad setting passes from performer to performer.
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First released: 2009 (year verified)
The four-performer recording and original soundtrack program establish 2009. Contradictory day fields and the January 1 album placeholder are not used as exact dates. Earlier differently credited material and later anthology placements are separate.
Recording: Original 2009 four-performer studio recording, approximately 5:57
Credit: Drake featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem
Role in this collection: Primary artist with Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem
Original single: Forever / More Than a Game
Forever - original four-performer recording credit
The original licensed recording explicitly credits Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem in 2009. The isolated May day field is not promoted to an exact first-release date. This four-performer production is distinct from earlier material with a different lineup. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
More Than a Game - original soundtrack program
The original 2009 soundtrack program contains the approximately 5:57 Forever performance and confirms all four performers. Its January 1 album placeholder is not an exact release day; only the corroborated original year is used. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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Reviewed original title and complete retained performer credit identify the same original studio performance. Original release year is independent of annual-list year.
Forever - original four-performer recording credit
The original licensed recording explicitly credits Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem in 2009. The isolated May day field is not promoted to an exact first-release date. This four-performer production is distinct from earlier material with a different lineup. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
More Than a Game - original soundtrack program
The original 2009 soundtrack program contains the approximately 5:57 Forever performance and confirms all four performers. Its January 1 album placeholder is not an exact release day; only the corroborated original year is used. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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