On the afternoon of June 16, Drake blindsided fans by declaring via Instagram that a new project was arriving at midnight the following day, the obliquely titled Honestly, Nevermind. If the modus operandi of the 2022 pop season has been to promote projects weeks in advance — see Kendrick Lamar’s …
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On Instagram, we are all just doing our best Drake impression. His page is a case study in gnomic posturing, the embodiment of who we become on the app. Just look at this post from sixteen weeks ago. Affixed to a carousel of mostly shirtless photos from Drake’s vacation in …
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It’s all fun and games until someone gets their address posted to Instagram. Early this morning, Kanye West shared a screenshot of a map to Drake‘s Toronto home on his feed. While he did not identify the location as Drake’s home explicitly, the address in Toronto’s Bridle Path neighborhood has …
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Drake and Brent Faiyaz have dropped a smooth-talking new song, “Wasting Time,” which was produced by the Neptunes. Faiyaz takes the lead on vocals on the synth-heavy track, crooning, “If you’re gonna waste your time/then waste your time with me/you can have all the space/more than you need.” Drake adds …
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Drake held on at Number One on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart, while J. Cole cracked the Top 10 for the first time. Drake pulled in 128.1 million song streams for the week of May 7th through May 13th, while Taylor Swift once again landed right behind him at …
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Meek Mill has dropped the video for his take on Drake and Rick Ross’ hit single “Lemon Pepper Freestyle.” The Carters Vision-directed visual finds the rapper in his native Philadelphia laying down his version of the Scary Hours 2 track, popping into jewelry stores and motorcycling through the streets of …
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Drake has announced the arrival of new music this Friday at midnight, and according to his Instagram teaser, the new material appears to be connected to his Scary Hours EP, released back in 2018. https://www.instagram.com/p/CL_J0LQFFhP/ The news comes as a relief for Drake fans, who have been anxiously awaiting the …
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As part of our newly updated survey of the500 Greatest Albums of All Time, we’re publishing a series of pieces on the making and impact of key records from the list. Drake‘s Take Care came in at number 95. So many artists have borrowed or copied the template of Drake’s …
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Lil Baby‘s My Turn returned to Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart — an impressive feat for an album in its 15th week. The songs on My Turn amassed close to 74 million streams. Lil Baby’s robust streaming total enabled My Turn to eclipse Lady Gaga‘s …
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Drake is known for his prolific streaks. Since 2009, he hasn’t gone longer than two years between projects and his catalog is filled with a vault’s worth of thrown off songs and features. In the worst-case scenario, some of these songs are released unofficially. To combat this, Drake has decided …
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