Lykke Li on Drake Sampling Her Music Twice: 'I Follow Rivers' Gets New Life on 'Iceman' Album
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Shirley Halperin
15d ago· 4 min readen
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Summary
Swedish indie-pop artist Lykke Li reflects on the journey of her music being used by Drake across two decades. In 2008, Drake sampled her song "Little Bit" for his breakout mixtape So Far Gone. Nearly 20 years later, Drake interpolated her signature 2011 hit "I Follow Rivers" on his track "Janice STFU" from the Iceman album. Li describes the experience as surreal and destined, noting how the song has taken on "a life of its own" beyond her original creation.
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· 3 pulledIt was just an email, like, 'Hey, can this guy use this song?'
It has a life of its own
Hearing it on Drake's 'Iceman' album felt like destiny
Swedish singer Lykke Li reflects on her 2011 breakout hit “I Follow Rivers” and why hearing it on Drake's “Iceman” album felt like destiny.
