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

Iceman, Maid of Honour and Habibti — the streaming era's defining star doubles down on a strategy of abundance, no matter the creative cost.

He owns his bristling contradictions, sometimes quite compellingly, on a bloated triple album.

Kendrick and Drake's beef is great fodder for creators. Credit: Mashable composite / Left: Getty Images / Prince Williams/ Wireimage / Center: Screenshot: TikTok / @jordanxbowles / Right: Getty Images /Astrida Valigorsky Cultural events in the digital age ...

Drake's lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us was dismissed, but the legal battle is continuing after Drake appealed the ruling. New amicus briefs have brought more voices into the dispute,

The Toronto rapper’s “Iceman” is his first solo album since his bitter feud with Kendrick Lamar.

Across three new albums, the superstar reframes Kendrick Lamar's victory as a symptom of the internet's increasingly rigid authenticity politics

Drake’s ‘Rap Is A Joke’ Shirt: What’s The Meaning Behind It? Complex astutely pointed out that Drake’s “RAP IS A JOKE” shirt is a reference to Frank Stacks and L-Money’s Rap Is A Joke battle rap and parody duo out of the Bay Area.

The producer sampled a Mac Dre classic on the 'Iceman' track "2 Hard 4 the Radio."