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Key Takeaways:

• Drake confirmed the title of his forthcoming album to be Iceman throughout a sold-out present in Birmingham, England.
• Fans chanted “f**k Kendrick” through the live performance, and Drake responded with a smirk and settlement.
• The Toronto artist is at the moment seeing success together with his newest single, “What Did I Miss?,” which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Drake is again in album mode, and he’s ensuring followers know the rumored title of his subsequent physique of labor is official. During a sold-out live performance in Birmingham, England, the OVO Sound founder told the crowd, “I’m working on my album, Iceman,” including, “We got a lot to talk about.” The assertion follows a strategic rollout marked by frosty aesthetics, delicate jabs and a lead single that’s already made a mark on the charts.

“What Did I Miss?,” the primary providing presumed to be from Iceman, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 earlier this month. “Suppressor on the No. 1 spot,” he not too long ago informed followers by way of Instagram Stories. “I’m taking that soon don’t worry — one song or another, rule changes and all.” On the observe, Drake confronted betrayals and shifting alliances within the aftermath of his battle with Kendrick Lamar. “I saw bro went to ‘Pop Out’ with them but been d**k-riding gang since ‘Headlines,’” he rapped, a bar that appears to reference Lamar’s star-studded Juneteenth live performance in Los Angeles.

If the music wasn’t spicy sufficient, the Birmingham crowd made positive to show up the warmth with a chant of “f**k Kendrick,” which Drake acknowledged with a smirk. “Alright, alright, alright… I can’t say that I don’t agree,” he responded in fan-recorded footage. The admission marked certainly one of his clearest public confirmations that the stress between the 2 giants stays, lengthy after their lyrical back-and-forth seemingly cooled off.

Meanwhile, others near the state of affairs are nonetheless weighing in. As Rap-Up beforehand reported, Pusha T revealed that he and Lamar remained involved through the peak of the battle. “Hell yeah. That’s my guy!” he informed DJ Envy throughout a “Breakfast Club” sit-down whereas additionally praising “euphoria” as an “incredible” diss observe. The two have since collaborated on “Chains & Whips” from Clipse’s new album, Let God Sort Em Out.

As for Iceman, no launch date has been confirmed but. But if Drake’s current feedback are any indication, the 6 God is gearing up for a sooner-than-later arrival.