Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Arrives as Graphics Battle With Kanye West

Excavations continued in the song and on social media a pattern of small lightnesses, direct and indirect, the years-old relationship between the two had apparently been irrevocably broken. Drake’s musical power with Pusha-T, a Western subsidiary, in 2018.

Since then, the artists’ paths have diverged, even with occasional head-butting online and on recordings. West embraced former President Donald J. Trumpembarked on an unfortunate road run for president and turned to the gospel by releasing an album with a Christian theme, “Jesus is King” in October 2019. He promised to stop swearing at his music, censoring his promise to “Donda”, even his guests.

Meanwhile, Drake released a steady stream of music even as he made himself scarcer. In the spring of 2020, the rapper followed up with a surprise mixtape with the single “Toosie Slide”, which reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Dark Path Demo Tapes” It featured songs that leaked onto the internet. He promised a studio album that summer, and his possible lead single “Laugh Now Cry Later” topped the singles chart in August. But the album never came; The three-track EP “Scary Hours 2” continued in March and resulted in the #1 single (“What’s Next”).

After months of only cryptic updates on the status of the album, a collision course with West began to seem inevitable as the summer drew to a close and the two A-list rappers re-emerged. While West toured an under-production “Donda,” Drake seemed to lay claim to its September 3 release date late last month. lo-fi, a guerilla-looking ad Coming into play during the ESPN “SportsCenter” broadcast.

And on Trippie Redd’s track “Betrayal,” the rapper stated that the uproar surrounding West’s “Donda” won’t affect his release date. This time, Drake rapped “made of stone”.