"Took him long enough": Fans react as Drake's 'NOKIA' has reached #1 on US Apple Music for the first time

2024 might not have been the best year for Canadian rapper Drake, but 2025 is shaping up for the rapper. Although he saw his beef rival take home five Grammys and break records with his Super Bowl performance, Drake is gathering achievements with the release of his newest album, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U.

The collaborative album with PARTYNEXTDOOR was released on Valentine's Day and contains twenty-one tracks, including CN Tower, Moth Balls, Something About You, and Spider-Man Superman, to mention a few.

The album can be said to be a success, earning over 56.6 million first-day streams on the global Spotify chart, breaking the first-day streaming record for the most streamed R&B/Soul album in the history of Apple Music, and having all twenty-one tracks debuting on the Billboard Hot 100.

Nokia is the third track from Drake's collaborative album with PARTYNEXTDOOR to peak at number 1 on US Apple Music.

@Kurrko on X shared the new achievement with the caption:

"Drake's 'NOKIA' has reached #1 on US Apple Music for the first time."

The post gathered a long trail of comments to express their opinions on the news. While most congratulated Drizzy's new achievement, some questioned why the song just topped the chart.

@RipYoFlexr commented.

"Took him long enough."

Other comments praised the singer's achievement.

"Congrats to the 6 God, steady making those waves. Toronto stays winning, no doubt," @aibynav commented.

"Saying you like an artist that makes melodies vs him acting tough and then he goes and makes you a melody is awesomeness," @Iamelevyn11 stated.

"Against everybody and still went number 1," @ir___01 added.

@HipHopAllDayy also shared the news, and numerous fans praised the song.

"Yeah, it's wild how much stuff gets suppressed these days. Glad to see real music still finds its way through the cracks," @simonkp stated.

"Drake just keeps dominating! 'NOKIA' hitting #1 is no surprise," @T_C_Kala replied.

"That's fire! Love seeing Drake hit those milestones. NOKIA really slaps! Can't wait to see what else $$$4U brings!" @ellie_tech_girl added.

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More details on Drake's Nokia

Nokia is a dance electropop song written by Drake and produced by Elkan. The song was released on February 14 as a track on the rapper's collaborative album with PARTYNEXTDOOR, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U.

The song fuses a sweaty Atlanta bass beat with elements of flashy synths and androgynous vocals. The beat stutters and slows into a crunchy groove in the song's second half.

Upon release, the song received positive criticism. Michael Saponara of Billboard describes it as an "electronic banger that has girls running around with glow stick necklaces." He ranks it as the fourth-best song of the album.

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Nokia peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number five and six on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Billboard UK Hip Hop/R&B charts, respectively.