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When Drake transitioned from TV fame to rap superstardom, it was another young Canadian actor, Noah “40” Shebib, who would help him craft the brooding, sonorous new sound of Toronto. Soon, even veterans like Usher and Nas were seeking out 40 for his unique fusion of dark, moody R&B and omnivorous post-regional hip-hop.

Drake can go from being a crooning R&B loverman to spiky rapper in the blink of an eye, and that knack for stylistic shifts is particularly apparent on his less famous cuts. The inflatable synths of The-Dream duet “Shut It Down” tease out one of Drizzy's prettiest ballads; meanwhile, on the other end of the spectrum is the ghostly beat of barbed hip-hop cut “Charged Up”, a ruthless diss track aimed at his rival Meek Mill.