Steve Aoki explains why remix of Drake, Lil Wayne, Kanye West & Eminem’s “Forever” failed to be released

DJ and producer Steve Aoki has recently opened up about holding back on raising a family, missed opportunities with Drake, Lil Wayne, Kanye West and Eminem, suffering from tinnitus, and losing his best friend.

Aoki’s career has undoubtedly rewarded him with unforgettable moments and opportunities. One opportunity that passed him by in the earlier parts of his journey was a remix of Drake’s “Forever,” song from 2009, featuring Lil Wayne, Kanye West and Eminem.

In a new interview Graham, he recalled how Kanye called him up to share some lyrics he was working on. He then later bumped into Drake, whose team sent him stems of an upcoming track.

“It is Drake, it is Eminem, it is Lil Wayne, and it is Kanye West. I could remix the biggest voices of my career. It never actually ever came out because it just was not that good. Sad to say, but that is life. I had the opportunity – it was not good at the time. If they gave me the opportunity now, it would be a different story.”

You can watch the interview below:

Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem’s “Forever” goes platinum in UK

Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem’s “Forever” song is now a platinum seller in the United Kingdom as the song has now sold over 600,000 units in the country.

“Forever” was released as a single from the soundtrack to LeBron James’s More Than A Game documentary. The song was also placed on the re-release of Eminem’s album Relapse, titled Relapse: Refill.

The track was produced by Boi-1da and was originally for Kardinal Offishall featuring Rock City in early 2008, as “Bring It Back”. Kardinal did not use the song for his album and it was later re-sold to Drake, who released it in late 2008 as “I Want This Forever” featuring Lil Wayne and Kidd Kidd.

The 2009 version of “Forever” features Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Eminem. Rapper Jay-Z called it the best posse cut of the decade. Kanye West also revealed that he had to re-write his verse for two days after hearing Eminem’s verse.

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