The Vocal Performance
In "All Me," Drake links up with 2 Chainz and Big Sean for a straight-up flex masterpiece—boastful bars, razor-sharp punchlines, and that unmistakable OVO swagger over a dark, menacing beat that hits like a luxury sports car. This Nothing Was The Same standout became an instant anthem for anyone winning at life, turning club systems and playlists into pure celebration. These precise Auto-Tune settings are the secret weapon: slower retune speed combined with maximum humanize gives Drake’s voice that raw, gritty edge while still locking in pitch-perfect clarity—exactly why this sound became the go-to for hard-hitting melodic rap in the 2010s.
The Official Auto-Tune Settings
Input Type: Low MaleTracking: 85
Key: C
Scale: Minor
Retune Speed: 30
Humanize: 100
The Vocal Chain & Studio Gear
Drake’s vocals on this 2013 NWTS classic were captured with his signature high-end chain: a Neumann U87 or Sony C800G large-diaphragm condenser mic running through a Neve 1073 preamp for thick, commanding presence. Light optical compression—usually a Tube-Tech CL1B or Universal Audio LA-2A—keeps the dynamics smooth and intimate before hitting Auto-Tune Evo v6. This workflow, perfected in the OVO studio with Noah “40” Shebib, delivers the expensive, radio-crushing polish that defined the Nothing Was The Same era.
Track Facts & Production Trivia
- Produced by: KeY Wane & Noah "40" Shebib
- BPM: 122
- Key: C# Major
- Release Year: 2013
- Trivia: The menacing beat was originally made by Key Wane for Big Sean’s Hall of Fame album. Drake heard the instrumental at a photoshoot, jumped on it instantly, and with 40’s help added the hilarious Aziz Ansari intro sample plus the epic outro—turning it into one of the most quotable flex tracks of the decade.
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