“Shut It Down” is an ode to a special and beautiful girl and why no other girl is on her level. The song was initially chosen as the first single from Thank Me Later but Drake later chose “Over.” On March 22, 2010—just weeks after “Over” release—the song leaked. It was released along with the rest of Thank Me Later. “I remember when Drake was putting this record together, I had, I can’t even think of his manager’s name at that time but I was getting calls after calls after calls like

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