The single, “One Dance,” which features Wizkid and Kyla, is built around African vibes provided by producers Noah “40” Shebib, Nineteen85, and DJ Maphorisa, a DJ and artist from Soshanguve, Pretoria. In an interview with Genius, DJ Maphorisa said he was in Los Angeles two weeks ago working on Wizkid’s upcoming album when the opportunity to contribute to Drake’s potential song of the summer arose.
According to the 28-year-old, born Themba Sekowe, after remixing Wizkid’s “Ojuelegba” last summer, Drake collaborated with the Nigerian artist on “One Dance” via email. For his contributions, Maphorisa slowed down the tempo of Crazy Cousinz and Kyla’s “Do You Mind,” a classic 2008 UK funky house track that became popular in the grime scene.
“I was recording Wiz when they sent [the files],” Maphorisa said, referring to Wizkid’s background vocals on the song. “There was nothing really there. We started working on it—I added some production.”
Maphorisa said they finished “One Dance” in only a week—it’s one of four tracks they recorded.He says “One Dance” is blowing up in Mzansi and that it best sums up Drake’s sonic ambitions.
