The Best in the World Pack

The Best in the World Pack is the third extended play by Canadian rapper Drake. It was released on June 15, 2019, by Frozen Moments, Republic Records and OVO Sound. It contains the dual singles "Omertà" and "Money in the Grave", with the latter featuring a guest appearance from American rapper Rick Ross, and later becoming Drake's 26th and Ross' 2nd number one respectively, on Billboard's Rhythmic Songs chart in August 2019.[1][2] Multiple publications noted that the EP marks Drake's first release outside of the Cash Money Records and Young Money Records record labels.[3][4][5] Instead, on streaming services, the release lists "2019 Frozen Moments, LLC, under exclusive licensing to Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc".[4] Billboard confirmed that Frozen Moments has previously been listed on additional OVO projects.[4]

The Best in the World Pack
Black square with a trophy and a signature and the name of the two singles featured on the extended play
EP by
ReleasedJune 15, 2019 (2019-06-15)
Recorded2019
Genre
Length7:05
Label
Producer
  • Asoteric
  • Cydney Christine
  • Deats
  • DeLorean Black
  • EY
  • Ljay Currie
  • OZ
Drake chronology
Scorpion
(2018)
The Best in the World Pack
(2019)
Care Package
(2019)
Singles from The Best in the World Pack
  1. "Omertà"
    Released: June 15, 2019
  2. "Money in the Grave"
    Released: June 15, 2019

Background

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Drake posted the cover of both songs on his social media on June 14, 2019. After the NBA Championship win of the Toronto Raptors, the songs served as a "celebration release".[6][7] Drake was named Global Ambassador of the team and was previously seen attending the 2019 NBA Finals.[8]

Track listing

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[9]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Omertà"
3:40
2."Money in the Grave" (featuring Rick Ross)
  • Cydney Christine
  • Ljay Currie
  • Asoteric
  • Black
3:25
Total length:7:05

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[9]

  • 40 – mixing (all tracks)
  • Harley Arsenault – mixing assistant (all tracks)
  • Greg Moffet – mixing assistant (all tracks)
  • Les "Bates" Bateman – engineering (all tracks)
  • Lindsay Warner – engineering (all tracks)

Charts

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"Omertà"

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 69
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11] 8
Greece International Digital Singles (IFPI)[12] 98
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 44
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[14] 12
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 33
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[16] 17
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 35
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 14
US Rolling Stone 100[19] 49

"Money in the Grave"

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[20] 7
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[21] 48
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[22] 3
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[23] 18
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[24] 5
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[25] 36
Denmark (Tracklisten)[26] 29
Estonia (Eesti Ekspress)[27] 23
France (SNEP)[28] 113
Germany (GfK)[29] 57
Greece International Digital Singles (IFPI)[30] 5
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[31] 13
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 18
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[32] 38
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[33] 7
Norway (VG-lista)[34] 32
Portugal (AFP)[35] 28
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[36] 18
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[37] 68
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 30
UK Singles (OCC)[39] 13
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[16] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[40] 7
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 3
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[41] 1
US Rolling Stone 100[19] 3

Year-end charts

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Chart (2019) Position
Australia (ARIA)[42] 72
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[43] 26
Latvia (LAIPA)[44] 69
Portugal (AFP)[45] 173
US Billboard Hot 100[46] 34
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[47] 15
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[48] 9

Certifications

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"Money in the Grave"

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[49] 4× Platinum 280,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[50] Diamond 160,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[51] Gold 45,000
France (SNEP)[52] Gold 100,000
Italy (FIMI)[53] Gold 35,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[54] Gold 15,000
Poland (ZPAV)[55] Gold 25,000
Portugal (AFP)[56] Platinum 10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[57] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[58] 6× Platinum 6,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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