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Drake Shares Behind-the-Scenes Video of Elkan Creating ‘Nokia’ Beat in Sierra Leone


The track is one of the more notable songs on '$ome $exy $ongs 4 U,' debuting at No. 10 on the Hot 100.

Reposted from Elkan’s Instagram, Drake shared a video on his plottttwistttttt IG account of the producer crafting the beat to “Nokia” in a studio in Freetown, Sierra Leone, timestamped on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. On the day the collab album from the two Toronto stars dropped, the U.K.-based producer shared on IG that he was going through a tough time when he made the beat. Adding, “Nokia came from people I love ringing my line asking if I was okay inviting me out to karaoke, clubbing, going to crazy food spots and just enjoying the finer things in life!

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