In mid-2018, Drake was embroiled in a feud with long-time collaborator Kanye West.[380] In an appearance on the talk show The Shop in October, Drake recounted several business meetings with West, who voiced his desire to "be Quincy Jones" and work with him, to replicate the producer-artist relationship between Jones and Michael Jackson.[381] West requested Drake play and inform him of upcoming releases, which was agreed to as Drake "felt a genuine vibe" from West, and after West gifted him the beat to "Lift Yourself", which inspired Drake to begin writing to the instrumental.[382] West then requested Drake to travel to Wyoming to continue working, and arrived a day after close friend 40. 40 said West was working on an album, contradictory to his previous aim of just wanting to "give [Drake] beats".