Peak
39
Weeks
3
Score
288
Chart Year
2026
"Slap The City" pairs Drake with the British-Kosovar R&B singer Qendresa for a late-night reflection on modern dating, hookup culture, and the realization that endless options don't necessarily lead to happiness. Drake drives the narrative across three verses, sizing up a woman he's clearly drawn to while acknowledging that they both carry the same reputation and the same emotional baggage. There's a lonely undertone running through the song, giving it that distinctively Drake quality of making hedonism feel melancholy. Drake does the reflecting, the posturing, and ultimately the confessing, while Qendresa's role is relatively contained. She croons the chorus, delivering the song's central admission, "I don't play around (I'm either in or I'm out)." However, her presence gives the track its emotional counterpoint, offering a coolness and restraint that offsets Drake's more expansive and evasive verses. The title phrase, "slap the city," is used as slang for having worked one's way through a significant portion of the local dating pool. It comes in Drake's third verse, where he addresses the woman he's talking to directly: You say I slapped the whole city, you slapped up like half of it, let's not get accurate Drake is ventriloquizing her comeback before she can deliver it, which is its own kind of self-awareness. "Slap The City" samples Drake's own "Show Me a Good Time," a track from his 2010 debut album Thank Me Later produced by Kanye West and Jeff Bhasker. On the original, a younger, hungrier Drake pleads for love and connection after grinding his way to success, asking his girl to show him a good time as a reward for all his hard work. Sixteen years later, the sample sits beneath a track where that same artist has had every good time imaginable and found it hollow, giving "Slap The City" the quality of a conversation between two versions of the same man. The contrast lands hardest in Drake's second verse, where he sings, "Better find love 'fore we slap the whole city in and there ain't nothin' left," his older self effectively warning his younger self that the life he was chasing might not be worth catching. Born Qendresa Sopa, British-Kosovar R&B singer Qendresa grew up in Northwest London and built a following with a sound that blends '90s R&B, funk, EDM, and jazz into something distinctly atmospheric. Her connection with Drake was brokered by producer Kid Masterpiece, who had been playing Qendresa's music on SiriusXM's OVO Sound channel, putting her on Drake's radar. One night, Qendresa was out dancing at a beachfront party when she noticed a message on her phone from Champagnepapi, Drake's Instagram alias. "I got the Champagnepapi DM when we were dancing," she recalled to Billboard of Drake using her "Tearz" song in an Instagram post. "I was like, 'What the f--k? He just posted my song!'" Drake dropped another hint at a potential collaboration when he posted the vinyl covers to Qendresa's Midnight Request Line and Londra albums on his Instagram Story and the two began exchanging unreleased material. "'Slap the City' was the first thing he sent me," she told Billboard. "He made me laugh because he was like, 'This one sounds like a bit of us.' I was like, 'He's f--king right.'" Qendresa continued: "[We] started sending each other unreleased stuff, stuff he was flirting [with] around Iceman or stuff from before. Same with me. I did a bunch of stuff and I really miss that time. I was working on my bits and I was getting Drake stuff." The music video leans into the cold and dreamy atmosphere of the track, showing Drake alone on an ice skating rink with "Freeze the World" written across the ice while a woman skates around him throughout the clip. The hazy visuals, soft lighting, and slow-moving shots give the video a detached, late-night feeling that matches the song's blend of lust and loneliness. On May 15, 2026, Drake simultaneously dropped a trifecta of albums: Habibti, Iceman, and Maid of Honour, with "Slap the City" one of 11 tracks on Habibti, the Toronto MC's internationally flavored R&B project. The collective momentum of these three projects dropping at once created a huge chart wave, lifting all 42 individual tracks onto the Billboard Hot 100. Anchored by this historic surge, "Slap the City" debuted at #39. Qendresa's contributions to the project extend beyond this track - she also contributed harmony vocals to Habibti's "Fortworth," "Gen 5," and to "Stuck" on Maid of Honour, making her one of the most woven-in collaborators across the release trifecta.
Yeah Your waist so nice to grip, didn't cost a grip Natural on the hips, waitin' for a hint Stare into your eyes, lost in abyss Didn't say your name, should I call you "Miss"? Should I call you "Twizz"? Should I call you "Twin"? Put your number in, I'll call you soon Take you on a jet, there's plenty room Even bedrooms, case you wanna snooze Or just get loose, fly you to wherever, even to the moon Girl, I like you, but you know exactly what I really wanna do Before I met you, I was alone I feel like I'm always alone, just thinkin', like Big crib, but I feel like no one's home Will I find love or will I stay alone? Damn, come on, must be someone in my phone That loves me just for me, I don't know And before that, we've been movin' like dogs, I can't even lie Before I met you Two hundred girls filled the crib, who summoned 'em? Spade or Astral, it must be one of them Better find love 'fore we slap the whole city in And there ain't nothin' left I I don't wanna play around Baby, oh, no (ooh) I don't wanna play around (I don't wanna play around), baby (ooh) I don't wanna play around (loyalty is everything where I'm from) Baby, oh, no (ooh) I don't wanna play around (that's why I don't play around) I don't play around (I'm either in or I'm out), baby (ooh) So baby, show me some' Yeah, you treat Clase Azul like it's apple juice You say, "Smokin' weed good for you, natural" You expect men you fuckin' to buy you nice things But you wouldn't call it transactional You say you downloaded Hinge But no one's compatible, nothin' was magical There's no one you matchin' with You say I slapped the whole city You slapped up like half of it, let's not get accurate There ain't no point in pullin' out my record And trackin' it, preach what you practicin' Yeah, I did what I did and I've done what I've done And girl, nothing's an accident You went to Queen's University Now you a graduate, shout-out your family them You say you need someone passionate Girl, you know we in a city of savages Yeah, most girls in the city will come to my house And they know where the bathroom is I know some girls for directors that's casting If they out here lookin' for actresses The same ones that say they don't care about looks But they know what attractive is Don't try and tell your man Good things come in no small ass packages, you need a daggerin' I'm finally ready to see you I promise I'm burning my candles and flippin' my mattresses You want to try somethin' different with me I can set up the camera and make you an amateur She want the fit off the mannequin She want a reason to get out of Canada I don't wanna play around (I don't wanna play around), baby (ooh) I don't wanna play around (loyalty is everything where I'm from) Baby, oh, no (ooh) I don't wanna play around (that's why I don't play around) I don't play around (I'm either in or I'm out), baby (ooh) So baby, show me some' (show me some')
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 30, 2026 | 39 | 87 |
| 2 | Jun 6, 2026 | 79 | 47 |
| 3 | Jun 13, 2026 | 94 | 32 |