Key Takeaways:

• Drake and Bobbi Althoff reunited for the debut episode of her new podcast, “Not This Again.”
• The dialog touched on faux abs rumors, Rick Ross, and Drake’s evolving media technique.
• Fans had combined reactions on-line, sparking debate over his alternative of platform and transparency.

Drake clearly had lots to get off his chest. Tuesday (Sept. 2), the rapper reunited with an previous buddy, Bobbi Althoff, for the very first episode of her new podcast, “Not This Again.”

During their prolonged chat, Drake and Althoff received again in mattress — just like their unique, since-deleted interview — solely this time they traveled to Switzerland. Over the course of the wide-ranging dialog, he spoke on making amends with Althoff, rumors about getting ab work done, and even his arrest in Sweden.

One of probably the most evident subjects was Drake’s resolution to do interviews with Althoff as a substitute of, say, conventional hip hop media. “The goal is not to be an unattainable d**khead for your whole life and only speak with Zane Lowe while he asks you the most curated questions,” the Views artist defined.

Unsurprisingly, social media had lots to say about Drake’s feedback. “Oh, this Drake interview [is] gonna have n**gas hot,” Terrell Mallory of the “Mallory Bros Podcast” wrote on X. Someone else identified the irony in Drizzy sitting down with Althoff: “What’s hilarious is all these rap podcasters stanned so hard for Drake, but look who he gave the interview.”

Plenty of others honed in on his wilder remarks, too. “Drake is literally talking about Bobbi’s breast milk,” one other X consumer wrote, referencing Drake’s feedback about Althoff “pumping out that pure white” after welcoming her second little one.

Elsewhere, the Toronto rapper poked enjoyable at his “Aston Martin music” collaborator, Rick Ross, for allegedly shopping for faux diamonds. A separate particular person on the social media platform mentioned his “random shot at Rick Ross is crazy.”

Amid the gems being dropped, a smaller group of individuals seen a little bit of chemistry brewing between Drake and Althoff. “Bobbi, sis, you might got an admirer in him,” one particular person hilariously mentioned. “Baby, that interview would’ve been cut short, I’m just saying!”

Coming off final 12 months’s rap beef with Kendrick Lamar, and now within the midst of his authorized battle with Universal music Group, Drake is seemingly extra polarizing than ever. However, even amid all of the criticism, numerous followers applauded him for doing the sit-down with Althoff. “It’s not a hip hop media platform, but he actually is addressing a lot in a different way,” somebody mentioned.

“Drake is gettin’ his s**t off in this interview,” one other consumer emphasised. “I’m starting to understand he doesn’t want [question-and-answer] interviews. He wants [an] informative conversation.”

In case you missed it, try Drake’s interview with Althoff on the “Not This Again” podcast beneath.