On “Only,” the third single from The Pinkprint album, Nicki Minaj plays with her dominance over her male Young Money labelmates and asserts her sexual and rap prowess. Producers Dr. Luke and Cirkut provided the stripped-down beat, and duo R. City helped write the track.
“Only” marks the first time the Young Money figureheads all collaborated on a studio album track (not including the compilation album track “BedRock”) and also the first collaboration between Drake and Chris Brown since their altercation in 2012. Chris recorded an unofficial verse for the track during a radio freestyle a week after its official release.