Appearing on the We Sound Crazy podcast recently, Montell shared his reaction to the song, which samples his 1995 track, “Daddy’s Home.”
“So literally after Certified Loverboy dropped, my recoupment of my publishing and royalties literally – I finally recouped with Def Jam after 28 years, really 29.”
Drake sampling Daddy’s Home on Papi’s Home helped Montell Jordan finally recoup from Def Jam—29 years after the original dropped pic.twitter.com/oBjtmOcRe8
— RNB RADAR (@RNB_RADAR) May 5, 2025
In a sit-down with Vlad TV, the “This Is How We Do It” singer described a long night that started with a solo meal at the Time Cafe among the likes of Warren G and Chris Rock. He was eventually invited upstairs to Simmons’ penthouse – where he failed to be directly acknowledged by the music executive.