On the song “Yikes” from Kanye West’s new album, Drake has been revealed as a lyricist and composer. There are 11 credited lyricists on “Yikes” in total. The lyricists credited are Ayub Ogada, Mike Dean, and James Mbarack Achieng. Pie’rre Bourne and Apex Martin have been newly credited as producers.
On Pusha-T’s recently released Daytona album, JAY-Z is credited as a composer and lyricist on “The Games We Play” and “Infrared.” Pusha-T interpolates JAY-Z’s songs “Politics As Usual” and “The Prelude.”
Does anyone fully write their own lyrics anymore? But hey, they aren’t ghost writers if they’re credited.