Music and lyrics ĭrake's flow on the song was described as being similar to Migos, known for their hit song "Versace", whose remix featured Drake. Cash Money Records CEO Birdman also appears on the outro of the song in the same way he appeared on, " We'll Be Fine" from Take Care.
While working with him they created, " No New Friends", "5AM in Toronto" and the instrumental for "The Language". by In February 2013, the main producer of the song, Boi-1da contacted Ritter and Vinylz to come work on Nothing Was the Same with Drake and Boi-1da. "The Language" was produced by OVO Sound producer Boi-1da, and co-produced by Boi-1da's frequent collaborators Allen Ritter and Vinylz. I know good and well that Kendrick's not murdering me, at all, in any platform." In a following interview he acted passively, putting down Lamar's verse as having no lasting significance. That same month, Drake spoke to Billboard, where he responded saying, "It just sounded like an ambitious thought to me. On "The Language" Drake addresses these rumors saying, "Cash Money Records forever, I'm always Big-Tyming, bitch/ I came up right under Stunna." In August 2013, Big Sean released " Control" featuring Kendrick Lamar, where Lamar called out a group of rappers he has collaborated with including Drake, also saying he would "murder" them lyrically on a track. In the early months of 2013, there were rumors of a disconnection between Drake and Cash Money Records, which only caught more fire due to him not appearing on the compilation album Rich Gang.