Seven months ago, Drakeannounced the delayment of Certified Lover Boy, due to wanting to take his time to recover from knee surgery stating “I’m just grateful to be back on my feet. I went through a little bit of a tough stretch with an injury and I’m back in tip-top form.”
“CLB is currently being cheffed in every way possible…I’m back in the studio with 40 tough. I’m just really excited about the music that we’re making and I feel like I’ve locked into a zone where I’m really trying to execute on a project that’s fulfilling for my soul.”
However, he didn’t break down the bad news without a treat. A month later, OVO Sound’s head honcho released Scary Hours 2 . Though it didn’t feature the Lil Durk-assisted track, “Laugh Now, Cry Later,” the project boasted features from Lil Baby (“Wants and Needs”) and Rick Ross (“Lemon Pepper Freestyle”). Drake also provided visual treatment to the opening track, “What’s Next.”
Since then, Drake used Billboard all over the country to reveal the featured artists of the project via their respective hometowns:
Shortly after, Kanye West allegedly put up Billboards in Toronto to promote his latest album, DONDA, to taunt the Certified Lover Boy as the beef between the two reignited last month following Drake’s verse on Trippie Redd‘s “Betrayal.”
Nonetheless, Certified Lover Boy has officially released and features 21 tracks with contributions from JAY-Z, Lil Wayne, Young Thug, Lil Baby, Ty Dolla $ign, Giveon and many more.
After facing a barrage of diss tracks from the likes of Future, Metro Boomin, Kendrick Lamar, and more, Drake returns with a response that appears to have leaked online.
Earlier this week, Rory and Mal of the New Rory and Mal podcast teased the diss on episode 258, with Rory dropping hints like, “Drop down & give me 50,” a line directly lifted from Drake’s response.
“Pip squeak pipe down, you ain’t in no big three, SZA got you wipe down, Travis got you wiped down, Savage got you wiped down, like your label boy you Interscope right now” “How the f*** you been big steppin with size 7 mens on”
“Maroon 5 need a verse, you better make it witty, then we need a verse for the Swifties, Top say you drop, you better drop and give up fiftyyy”
Drake’s reply to J. Cole’s apology for dissing Kendrick Lamar: “And that f*cking song y’all got is not starting beef with us/This sh*t been brewing in a pot, now I’m heating up/I don’t care what Cole think, that Dot sh*t was weak as f*ck”
Drake’s clapback at Rick Ross:
“I might take ya latest girl and cuff her like Ricky, can’t believe he’s jumping in, this n**** turning 50, every song that made it on the chart he got from Drizzy, worry bout whatever going on with you and—”
Drake’s response to Metro Boomin:
“Metro shut your h*e ass and make some drums, n****”
Doja Cat has made her return, dropping seven new tracks on the deluxe album of her 2022 release, Scarlet.
The updated project features additional contributions from ASAP Rocky and TeezoTouchdown. Scarlet debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 chart , moving 72,000 units in its first week of release.
Stream below.
Scarlet 2 CLAUDE Tracklist:
1. ACKNOWLEDGE ME 2. DISRESPECTFUL 3. URRRGE !!!! (feat. ASAP Rocky) 4. OKCLOSER 5. MASC (feat. Teezo Toucheown) 6. Piss 7. HEADHIGH 1. Paint The Town Red 2. Demons 3. Wet Vagina 4. F*ck The Girls (FTG) 5. Ouchies 6. 97 7. Gun 8. Go Off 9. Agora Hills 10. Can’t Wait 11. Often 12. Love Life 13. Skull And Bones 14. Attention 15. Balut