Nonstop

"Nonstop" is a song by Canadian musician Drake from his fifth studio album, Scorpion (2018). It was released as the sixth single from the album on July 31, 2018. The song was produced by Tay Keith, with co-production handled by No I.D. and additional production by Noel Cadastre. "Nonstop" was critically well-received, being labeled one of Scorpions best tracks by several critics, even cynics of the album. Commercially, it has reached number one in Canada as well as the top ten in Australia, Greece, Ireland, New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom; along with reaching top 5 in the United States, prior to being released as a single. Additionally, "Nonstop" was the most streamed song in the US during the first week of Scorpions release. The song gained renewed popularity in 2020, after being used in viral TikTok videos. Background On July 13, 2018, BlocBoy JB released his own remix of "Nonstop" on YouTube. Production and composition "Nonstop," recorded by Drake near the end of Scorpions production, is a trap rap song with the chorus line "My head is spinnin', from smokin' the chicken, the face is tickin" sampled from DJ Squeeky and Mack Daddy Ju's song "My Head Is Spinning" (1995). Due to the sample being by artists from Memphis, Tennessee, multiple journalists have categorized the use of the sample as a reference to Drake's Memphis influences. He references LeBron James going back and forth wearing "6" and "23" shirts to symbolize his sudden rise to stardom. Journalist Dee Lockett suggested the line "Yeah I'm light skinned, but I'm still a dark nigga" referenced a photo of Drake in blackface used by Pusha-T on the cover of his diss track "The Story of Adidon."