Producing Drake's "Mob Ties" with GRAMMY winner Boi-1da | Splice Sounds

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Published 2019-03-20

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"Yo," Drake said to Boi-1da, after hearing an early version of "Mob Ties" for the first time. "Make sure you put this one on lock for me." Working late within the Scorpion sessions, Boi-1da crafted "Mob Ties" with collaborators Allen Ritter and Ashley Turner. What began as a half-time slow burn of an R&B track eventually transformed into the trap anthem we know today, with a little help from Omnisphere and Splice Sounds. "Mob Ties" is one of many of Drake and Boi-1da's collaborations, with a partnership spanning as far back as 2009's "Best I Ever Had" all the way to 2018's "God's Plan."

Watch Boi-1da tell us about meeting a young Aubrey Graham aka Drake (still riding a wheelchair down Degrassi High), how their collaborations come to life, and being nominated for six Grammy awards this year, including his win for "God's Plan."

All Comments (21)

@splice 5 years ago

What other Boi-1da tracks do you want to hear the story behind?
@ahrayam 5 years ago

He looks like DJ Akademiks if he had self respect
@WizdomBeatz 5 years ago

Drake - Mob Ties (produced by Boi-1da and his elbow)
@Theworst2takes 14 days ago

Heard the beat and started writing 🙄
@keene538 14 days ago

drake started writing to it 😭😭😭
@ramzbeats531 5 years ago

Producers are underrated
@handsomelspunge4829 5 years ago

Ima try to rub my elbow across the keyboard and expect a full beat
@FightGamePro 5 years ago

Grew up around the corner from 1da, watched him make beats in his basement back when we were kids. Hes always been humble. He stayed home to watch his little brother & made beats, that was his life. He worked countless hours to get where he is. I remember telling him he would make it many times & look at him now. The goat. I ran into him at the bank years ago after not afraid dropped & he was the same guy. Even offered me a beat, knowing I could never afford it. I wouldnt be suprised to see him respond, even on here. Respect to 1da
@Channel19972 14 days ago

1:03 Correction: For mob ties he just heard the reference track and he was ready to go.
@msesm2107 5 years ago

The vocal sample part gives me goosebumps
@juanalmanza6999 5 years ago

Mob Ties is my Personal Favorite and one of the most underrated tracks on Scorpion.
@Ratchet-Network 14 days ago

Bro forgot to mention the part where Vory wrote the song lmmfao. That's a major step in this process bro!
@tallymex9778 11 days ago

He just started writing like immediately, and then he rapped it and it was like just yo this shit is crazy, this is the guy. He just heard the beat and he was ready to go” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@lubondochilekwa 5 years ago

Genius' deconstructed competition
@ColdFrontGanG4202 14 days ago

Why he lying Drake heard the beat and was ready for someone else to write the lyrics 😂
@Elcapitan91 14 days ago

Loool shout out to Vory!!
@modusaparandi8239 14 days ago

Vory reference track talk about that lmao!!!!!!!
@SelahKngdm 14 days ago

Y’all didn’t think the references would leak 🤦🏽‍♂️.
@beatsbytylerdurden 5 years ago

that 808 roll made the track imo, sounds like an uzi going off inbetween drake dropping heavy lines, ive definitely learned a bunch from his production on tracks like this and diplomatic immunity
@kqmasi6204 5 years ago

Mob Ties is one of the best productions I've ever heard