Canadian rapper Drake drops three albums at once
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Drake mocks Kendrick Lamar’s modest height on the track, Make Them Remember.
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NEW YORK – Canadian rapper Drake has dropped a new album, with two more surprise companion albums to boot – a whopping 43 tracks that stretch over nearly 2½ hours.
Drake – who has kept a relatively low profile since his diss battle with Kendrick Lamar ended with the American rapper’s knockout blow Not Like Us (2024) and his lawsuit against his own label was dismissed – had announced the May 15 release of Iceman.
But along with it came Habibti and Maid Of Honour.
Future, 21 Savage and Sexyy Red are among the artistes who were invited to collaborate with the chart-topping Hotline Bling (2015) rapper.
And, of course, Drake could not let the beef with Lamar go. On Make Them Remember, he mocks the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lamar’s modest height, a frequent source of ridicule during their battle.
But Lamar – who performed Not Like Us to an audience of tens of millions at the Super Bowl half-time show in February 2025 – was not the only one who came in for scorn.
Jay-Z, J. Cole, Pusha T, A$AP Rocky and even National Basketball Association legend LeBron James are also in Drake’s crosshairs, according to several media reviews. AFP
