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Drake is in decidedly rare air after the release of not one, not two, but three new albums on Friday (May 15). With the stakes higher than ever, and with the eyes of fans (and det
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On top of that, I noticed that whenever I tell some of his more die-hard fans my pick for best track and beyond, they’re a little bemused. Ranking Drake stuff, particularly his songs, is more fun and less pedantic than ranking most other artists’ body of work for the simple fact that he has so many lanes and represents so many different waves.
Two years ago, Drake instigated one of the most embarrassing defeats in rap-beef history by going up against Kendrick Lamar and half a Rolodex of old friends. He then tried to mak
Iceman, Maid of Honour and Habibti — the streaming era's defining star doubles down on a strategy of abundance, no matter the creative cost.
Lykke Li’s biggest hit gets a new chapter when Drake interpolates it on his “Iceman” album for “Janice S###.” Lykke Li found out that her biggest song is getting a second life on Drake’s new album, and the Swedish artist is still processing the cosmic timing of it all.
Drake did not even mention Katy in his latest buffet of songs from his way-too-much three-album drop. He mentions "K D" as in Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant, who is a close friend of Drake, on his song "Q&A" from his Maid of Honor album. Maybe people heard KD and thought the Canadian rapper mentioned Katy again.
Drake needed to make a statement. The Canadian rapper’s first solo album since his public feud with fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar two years ago needed to show listeners everywhere that Drake was a new man since the beef — someone who still could hold the mantle as the best rapper of this generation and