 Producers Noah " 40 " Shebib and Boi @-@ 1da handled most of the tracks ' programming and instrumentation . Besides his Toronto @-@ based producer team , Drake also collaborated with European producer <unk> , who previously worked on Kid Cudi 's 2009 debut album Man on the Moon : The End of Day . Drake told Entertainment Weekly that he collaborated with an Indie pop band named Francis and the Lights . Kevin Rudolf also participated in the album 's recording , contributing with keyboards on " Show Me a Good Time " and " Find Your Love " . R & B singer Mary J. Blige contributed additional vocals to the track " Fancy " . In March 2010 , Drake confirmed that he had recorded a track with Eminem and Dr. Dre . In early November 2009 , Lil Wayne released an official statement explaining that Thank Me Later had been completed , though Drake later commented that he was still working on the album . On April 26 , 2010 , Drake announced to a crowd during a show that he had finished recording and had turned in a final copy of the album . 
