Smiley and Drake's '2 Mazza' Debuts on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100
Drake appears on the OVO-signed Toronto rapper's recently-released project, Don’t Box Me In, and the song has hit the charts in their home country.
Drake & Smiley in '2 Mazza' Video
Drake is back on the Canadian charts, this time as a featured artist.
Smiley and Drake enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 this week with their new single "2 Mazza” at No. 55, on the chart dated June 28.
Smiley, then a burgeoning underground talent, signed to OVO Sound five years ago, and Drake — known to champion Toronto artists — hopped on his 2021 track, “Over the Top.” Now, he's back on the younger artist's new mixtape, Don’t Box Me In, which was released on June 13. The song hasn't charted in the U.S. yet, but their last collab hit No. 57 on that chart and No. 13 in Canada, so there's definitely a chance.
On “2 Mazza,” Drizzy reminds his hometown of his dominance, proclaiming “I’m the 6 God” and rapping “f—Hollywood and the Hamptons.” It’s well timed considering Kendrick Lamar’s recent tour stop in Toronto, which garnered standing ovations at Rogers Centre for the Drake diss "Not Like Us."
Billboard Canada caught up with Smiley last year in the studio, and he named his top 5 Toronto rappers. Drake was on the list, and he shouted him out for "put[ting] on for all of us," a message of appreciation for the love he's shown to the local hip-hop scene.
Drake is no stranger to the Hot 100 on both sides of the border. In Canada, he sits at No. 17 with the song of the summer candidate “Nokia” and with PARTYNEXTDOOR and Yebba on “Die Trying,” at No. 72. Both songs are from Drake & PND's collaborative album $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, which sits at No. 8 on this weeks' Billboard Canadian Albums chart.
One spot above Smiley and Drake is another new debut from j-hope and GloRilla, whose latest song “Killin’ It Girl” debuts at No. 54. The K-pop star and American rapper's upbeat team-up doubles as a perfect going-out song. Known for his chart-topping work as a member of K-pop group BTS, this marks j-hope’s fifth appearance on the chart as a solo artist, most recently in March with his song “Sweet Dreams” featuring Miguel, which peaked at No. 79.
Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” stays at No. 1, while Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” rises back to the No. 2 spot, as Sabrina Carpenter’s “Manchild,” which debuted there last week, falls to No. 3.
Canadians are seeing notable gains on the Canadian Hot 100 this week. The Weeknd’s "Cry For Me" rises 51-47, and "Check" by bbno$ moves up 76-74. Shawn Desman and Jamie Fine climb 91-87 with “BODY,” and Cameron Whitcomb’s “Medusa” re-enters the chart at No. 94.
On the Billboard Canadian Albums chart, Morgan Wallen coasts for a fifth week at No. 1 with I’m The Problem, and rapper Lil Tecca’s Dopamine enters the chart at No. 2.
Check out the full Canadian Hot 100 chart here and Canadian Albums chart here.
