▁" T us can ▁Le ather " ▁is ▁a ▁song ▁recorded ▁by ▁Canadian ▁recording ▁artist ▁Dra ke ▁for ▁his ▁third ▁studio ▁album , ▁Nothing ▁Was ▁the ▁Same ▁( 2 0 1 3 ). ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Dra ke ▁along ▁with ▁Anthony ▁Pal ma ▁and ▁No ah ▁She bib , ▁who ▁produced ▁the ▁song ▁under ▁his ▁production ▁name ▁" 4 0 " ▁along ▁with ▁Nathan ▁S ess oms . ▁The ▁song ▁heavily ▁samples ▁" I ▁Have ▁Nothing " ▁performed ▁by ▁Whit ney ▁Houston ▁and ▁written ▁by ▁David ▁F oster ▁and ▁L inda ▁Thompson - J en ner , ▁who ▁received ▁writing ▁cred its ▁on ▁" T us can ▁Le ather ". ▁Not ed ▁for ▁its ▁unique ▁song ▁structure ▁de void ▁of ▁any ▁ch or uses , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁hip ▁hop ▁song ▁which ▁util izes ▁influ ences ▁of ▁R & B ▁and ▁ambient ▁throughout ▁its ▁composition . ▁ ▁" T us can ▁Le ather " ▁received ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁from ▁music ▁critics , ▁who ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁song ' s ▁production ▁and ▁pra ised ▁Dra ke ' s ▁growing ▁confidence . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁controvers y ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁song ' s ▁lyr ics ▁describing ▁Dra ke ' s ▁d eter ior ating ▁relationship ▁with ▁label ▁mate ▁Nick i ▁M ina j . ▁Despite ▁not ▁being ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single , ▁" T us can ▁Le ather " ▁managed ▁to ▁chart ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁album , ▁with ▁its ▁highest ▁peak ▁being ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 3 ▁on