Freeze the world. After seeing peers cross him and taking lashes from rap fans for the better part of two years following Drake’s battle with Kendrick Lamar, the 6 God had plenty to say.
Or as Drizzy put it on Iceman opener, “Make Them Cry”: “I’m in the cut just loading rebuttals.” With the weight of Canada on his shoulders, Drake had a lot to get off his chest and the OVO boss addressed just about everything and everyone on Iceman.
Drake premiered Iceman during his episode four livestream on Thursday night (May 14), which ended with the Toronto dignitary revealing he actually had three albums on the way for Friday (May 15).
Iceman is the main attraction, a bar-heavy introspection with Drake rapping in peak form and examining all aspects of life, while Maid of Honour and Habibti lean into R&B, dance and cater more toward the ladies.
Drizzy sounds inspired and recharged on Iceman. When the stakes are raised, the greats typically deliver and Drake did that and then some with his ninth studio LP. For the first time in years, there felt like a sense of urgency from Drake, which has to be tied to the Kendrick Lamar clash and some of hip-hop turning on him after over a decade of dominance.
“What died back in 2024 was a big piece/ So it’s like this s— is me, but it isn’t me/ Y’all keep on asking what it did to me/ That’s what it did to me,” he admits on “Make Them Cry” while wearing the figurative scars from 2024.
Drake is open and vulnerable while punching back, which shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. That’s the cycle of human emotions. He revealed that his father is currently battling cancer, touches on his lawsuit against UMG and reunited with Future on “Ran to Atlanta,” championing that “me and Hendrix back by popular demand” as he and Pluto put their issues aside.
The 6 God seemingly had smoke for everyone that he felt wronged him in recent years, ranging from DJ Khaled to Kendrick Lamar and Rick Ross. With Drake centering his crosshairs on the opposition on Iceman, that’s where our focus will lie.
Stream Iceman and find everyone Drake appeared to diss on the album below.
