{"id":1937213,"date":"2026-05-15T12:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1937213"},"modified":"2026-05-15T12:06:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:06:00","slug":"the-5-best-songs-from-drakes-new-albums-plural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1937213","title":{"rendered":"The 5 best songs from Drake\u2019s new albums (plural)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1200\/0-0-1620-1080\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/5\/1445165.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/music\/article\/70263\/1\/the-5-best-songs-from-drake-s-new-albums-plural-iceman-habibti-maid-of-honour\" data-article-id=\"70263\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-landscape-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.78\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screenshot 2026-05-15 at 12.28.40\" class=\"img\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1400\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/5\/1445165.png\" width=\"1920\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Drake \u201cMake Them <span class=\"nowrap\">Remember\u201d still<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-15T12:06:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"15 May 2026\"><span class=\"month\">May<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"15\">15,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - music\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\">Music<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lists\">Lists<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\">Music<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lists\">Lists<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>The 5 best songs from Drake\u2019s new <span class=\"nowrap\">albums (plural)<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>We listened to all two hours and 40 minutes of Iceman, Habibti and Maid Of Honour, so you don\u2019t <span class=\"nowrap\">have to<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-05-15T12:06:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"15 May 2026\"><span class=\"month\">May<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"15\">15,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-05-15T12:06:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"15 May 2026\"><span class=\"month\">May<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"15\">15,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/solomonpacemccarrick\"><br \/>\nSolomon Pace-McCarrick<br \/>\n<\/a><span class=\"contributor-separator\">, <\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/JamesGreig\"><br \/>\nJames Greig<br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>As I write this, AirPods globally cry out for help and Spotify execs rub their hands with glee.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/drake\">Drake<\/a> has never been one for brevity (the average length of his albums is 90 minutes), but today\u2019s triple album drop takes the cake, dumping a whopping two hours and 40 minutes worth of new material on listeners early this morning. To make matters worse, half of these songs feature beat-switches halfway through \u2013 meaning, you guessed it, even <\/span><em><span>more <\/span><\/em><span>material to wade through. Now, it goes without saying that these new releases are incredibly bloated \u2013 but, even if the world is ready to write off the Canadian superstar as hip-hop\u2019s arch villain, we have to admit that there are a handful of bangers here.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The vast majority of these good cuts land on <\/span><em><span>ICEMAN<\/span><\/em><span>, the album Drake has been promoting for the last two years. Featuring undeniably stellar production from the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/esdeekid\">EsDeeKid<\/a> producer Wraith9 (\u201cNational Treasures\u201d) and Bay Area legend P-Lo (\u201c2 Hard 4 The Radio\u201d) and more, <\/span><em><span>ICEMAN <\/span><\/em><span>is exactly the sort of high-budget project fans would expect from hip-hop\u2019s wealthiest name. It\u2019s summer singalong jet-fuel, with Drake in his signature flex-moan bag and sing-rapping rich people problems about fake friends eyeing up his wealth, having too many women to pick from, and even delivering the rare witticism for revellers to mull over three-margaritas deep on the dancefloor (\u201c<\/span><em><span>They envy me like Nevada\u201d)<\/span><\/em><span>. On its own, <\/span><em><span>ICEMAN <\/span><\/em><span>is a good Drake album \u2013 <\/span><em><span>great<\/span><\/em><span>, even.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The issue, however, lies with the two additional albums that were dropped this morning \u2013 slow, RnB project <\/span><em><span>HABIBTI<\/span><\/em><span> and its clubbier counterpart <\/span><em><span>MAID OF HONOUR<\/span><\/em><span> \u2013 which are essentially bonus mixtapes that no one wanted, skittering between the full spectrum of rap sonics without any discernible through-line. Between Popcaan-style deconstructed dancehall (\u201cAmazing Shape feat. Popcaan\u201d), thumping Jersey club (\u201cTrue Bestie feat. Iconic Savvy\u201d), watered-down footwork (\u201cOutside Tweaking feat. Stunna Sandy\u201d), Atlanta rage rap (\u201cRan To Atlanta feat. Future and Molly Santana\u201d) and beyond, Drake really seems to be saying, \u2018I am a culture vulture, and what?\u2019 At least he knows his strengths.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Indeed, it\u2019s worth pointing out that Drake essentially owns everything Kendrick said about him back in rap\u2019s civil war of 2024. \u201cRan to Atlanta\u201d is a direct quote from one of \u201cNot Like Us\u201d\u2019s lyrics, and, as for the darker allegations, <\/span><em><span>ICEMAN<\/span><\/em><span>\u2019s album artwork is a direct reference to Michael Jackson\u2019s infamous sequinned glove (he really isn\u2019t helping his case, is he?). Drake\u2019s strategy here is essentially to plead \u201cguilty, your honour!\u201d \u2013 and what\u2019s truly remarkable is that it sort of works. <\/span><em><span>ICEMAN<\/span><\/em><span>, <\/span><em><span>HABIBTI<\/span><\/em><span> and <\/span><em><span>MAID OF HONOUR <\/span><\/em><span>are, if nothing else, marketing master-classes, crowning a substantial promo campaign with a triple album drop that no one saw coming. Be it out of spite, admiration or curiosity, Drake\u2019s got the whole world listening this morning, and he already looks set to become the first artist in history to occupy the top three slots on the Billboard 200 simultaneously. He might have lost the rap battle, but he is winning some kind of war.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Below, we did the dirty work of listening to all 41 of the new Drake tracks to find the five songs worth listening to (spoilers: nothing on <\/span><em><span>HABIBTI<\/span><\/em><span> made the cut).<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>5. \u201cHOE PHASE\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"wrDxh0CH2js\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wrDxh0CH2js\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>I\u2019m not sure if \u201cHoe Phase\u201d is one of the <\/span><em><span>best<\/span><\/em><span> songs across Drake\u2019s three-album dump, but for me it stands out as the most purely enjoyable, particularly when so much of the wider project is slow or mid-tempo (it gets a little dirge-like after a while). A slice of poppy, high-energy hip hop, it makes me feel like I\u2019m Amy Schumer doing a comedic striptease in a 2015 rom-com, or a fresher downing a blue WKD at Loughborough University\u2019s student union bar. I mean that as a compliment. Even the title is so millennial-coded it\u2019s kind of charmingly retro in 2026 \u2013 this is from the man who popularised \u201cYOLO\u201d, after all. (For a similar vibe, see also the upbeat, synth-driven \u201cRoad Trips\u201d).<\/span><em> (JG)<\/em><\/p>\n<h1><span>4. \u201cTRUE BESTIE FEAT. ICONIC SAVVY\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"db6bcyrNApY\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/db6bcyrNApY\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Drake, Canada\u2019s answer to Morrissey, has always had a tendency towards the maudlin and embittered, and this has arguably become more pronounced in recent years. But like \u201cHoe Phase\u201d, \u201cTrue Bestie\u201d reminds us that, when he\u2019s not railing against his enemies or complaining about being successful, he\u2019s still capable of having a laugh from time to time. Opening with swooning, disco-like strings and powered by an insistent Jersey-club beat, it\u2019s the most dancefloor-friendly he\u2019s sounded since <\/span><em><span>Honestly, Nevermind<\/span><\/em><span>. One thing you can say in Drake\u2019s favour: he has always been very good at working with up-and-coming, underground talent, and Iconic Savvy\u2019s feature lends \u201cTrue Bestie\u201d an explosive energy. If \u201cHoe Phase\u201d conjures the thrilling atmosphere of a Wetherspoons that turns into a club in a mid-sized market town, this feels like a queer party at 3am. <em>(JG)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>3. \u201cRAN TO ATLANTA FEAT. FUTURE AND MOLLY SANTANA\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"JlfnEms4vRI\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JlfnEms4vRI\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>This is the very moment that Drake enters into his plea deal regarding 2024\u2019s culture vulture allegations. Set to a heady rage beat full of distorted melodies, neon-lit synths and devilish 808s, it\u2019s the kind of turbo-powered rap cut that conjures up images of supercars doing donuts. Sure, it confirms everything Kendrick said in 2024\u2019s \u201cNot Like Us\u201d \u2013 namely, that Drake copies genres pioneered by Atlanta rappers when he wants to cut a cheque \u2013 but it\u2019s still huge. Anyways, trap paragon Future and rising west coast star Molly Santana are the real highlights here, delivering the exact sort of over-produced vocals that such a maximalist beat deserves. <\/span><em><span>(SPM)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h1><span>2. \u201cNATIONAL TREASURES\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"JffHTWti1es \"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JffHTWti1es%20\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In three albums full of incredible production, \u201cNational Treasures\u201d shines as one of the best. The latter half of the track is produced by the secret star of EsDeeKid\u2019s <\/span><em><span>Rebel <\/span><\/em><span>album last year: Wraith9, who is heralded by his now-iconic \u201cOK\u201d sample. Surprisingly, it\u2019s a far cry from his previous Drain Gang-adjacent work, instead settling into a vibrant hip-hop groove over which Drake delivers an unbroken stream of flex-moan bars \u2013 we can already see the NBA 2K compilations set to this one. It might not be the fakemink feature everyone was expecting (maybe that will arrive on mink\u2019s own album next week?), but it\u2019s one of the better surprises we got this morning. (<\/span><em><span>SPM<\/span><\/em><span>)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>1. \u201c2 HARD 4 THE RADIO\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"Q8eOdXdSxJQ \"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q8eOdXdSxJQ%20\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>With its irrevocably west coast production courtesy of Bay Area legends Karri and P-Lo, as well as a dig at producer DJ Mustard (\u201c<\/span><em><span>Mustard heard about us, gotta catch up to the slaps \/ You ain&#8217;t had one since me and YG rapped<\/span><\/em><span>\u201d), \u201c2 Hard 4 The Radio\u201d is essentially Drake\u2019s response to \u201cNot Like Us\u201d, but I regret to inform you that it still bangs. 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Culture<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"split-rail-card__title card-latest__title\">There is nothing more romantic than friendship<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"split-rail-card card-latest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\/article\/70244\/1\/young-people-feel-veganism-privilege-billie-eilish-meat-animals\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"split-rail-card__img-wrapper card-latest__img-wrapper\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Billie-Eilish-Swarm-TV-Show\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/640\/0-0-1360-906\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/4\/1444989.jpeg\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"split-rail-card__content card-latest__content\"><span class=\"split-rail-card__ribbon card-latest__ribbon\">Life &amp; Culture<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"split-rail-card__title card-latest__title\">Is veganism a privilege? <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline\" data-newsletter hidden>\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>As I write this, AirPods globally cry out for help and Spotify execs rub their hands with glee.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/drake\">Drake<\/a> has never been one for brevity (the average length of his albums is 90 minutes), but today\u2019s triple album drop takes the cake, dumping a whopping two hours and 40 minutes worth of new material on listeners early this morning. To make matters worse, half of these songs feature beat-switches halfway through \u2013 meaning, you guessed it, even <\/span><em><span>more <\/span><\/em><span>material to wade through. Now, it goes without saying that these new releases are incredibly bloated \u2013 but, even if the world is ready to write off the Canadian superstar as hip-hop\u2019s arch villain, we have to admit that there are a handful of bangers here.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The vast majority of these good cuts land on <\/span><em><span>ICEMAN<\/span><\/em><span>, the album Drake has been promoting for the last two years. Featuring undeniably stellar production from the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/esdeekid\">EsDeeKid<\/a> producer Wraith9 (\u201cNational Treasures\u201d) and Bay Area legend P-Lo (\u201c2 Hard 4 The Radio\u201d) and more, <\/span><em><span>ICEMAN <\/span><\/em><span>is exactly the sort of high-budget project fans would expect from hip-hop\u2019s wealthiest name. It\u2019s summer singalong jet-fuel, with Drake in his signature flex-moan bag and sing-rapping rich people problems about fake friends eyeing up his wealth, having too many women to pick from, and even delivering the rare witticism for revellers to mull over three-margaritas deep on the dancefloor (\u201c<\/span><em><span>They envy me like Nevada\u201d)<\/span><\/em><span>. On its own, <\/span><em><span>ICEMAN <\/span><\/em><span>is a good Drake album \u2013 <\/span><em><span>great<\/span><\/em><span>, even.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The issue, however, lies with the two additional albums that were dropped this morning \u2013 slow, RnB project <\/span><em><span>HABIBTI<\/span><\/em><span> and its clubbier counterpart <\/span><em><span>MAID OF HONOUR<\/span><\/em><span> \u2013 which are essentially bonus mixtapes that no one wanted, skittering between the full spectrum of rap sonics without any discernible through-line. Between Popcaan-style deconstructed dancehall (\u201cAmazing Shape feat. Popcaan\u201d), thumping Jersey club (\u201cTrue Bestie feat. Iconic Savvy\u201d), watered-down footwork (\u201cOutside Tweaking feat. Stunna Sandy\u201d), Atlanta rage rap (\u201cRan To Atlanta feat. Future and Molly Santana\u201d) and beyond, Drake really seems to be saying, \u2018I am a culture vulture, and what?\u2019 At least he knows his strengths.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Indeed, it\u2019s worth pointing out that Drake essentially owns everything Kendrick said about him back in rap\u2019s civil war of 2024. \u201cRan to Atlanta\u201d is a direct quote from one of \u201cNot Like Us\u201d\u2019s lyrics, and, as for the darker allegations, <\/span><em><span>ICEMAN<\/span><\/em><span>\u2019s album artwork is a direct reference to Michael Jackson\u2019s infamous sequinned glove (he really isn\u2019t helping his case, is he?). Drake\u2019s strategy here is essentially to plead \u201cguilty, your honour!\u201d \u2013 and what\u2019s truly remarkable is that it sort of works. <\/span><em><span>ICEMAN<\/span><\/em><span>, <\/span><em><span>HABIBTI<\/span><\/em><span> and <\/span><em><span>MAID OF HONOUR <\/span><\/em><span>are, if nothing else, marketing master-classes, crowning a substantial promo campaign with a triple album drop that no one saw coming. Be it out of spite, admiration or curiosity, Drake\u2019s got the whole world listening this morning, and he already looks set to become the first artist in history to occupy the top three slots on the Billboard 200 simultaneously. He might have lost the rap battle, but he is winning some kind of war.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Below, we did the dirty work of listening to all 41 of the new Drake tracks to find the five songs worth listening to (spoilers: nothing on <\/span><em><span>HABIBTI<\/span><\/em><span> made the cut).<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>5. \u201cHOE PHASE\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"wrDxh0CH2js\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wrDxh0CH2js\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>I\u2019m not sure if \u201cHoe Phase\u201d is one of the <\/span><em><span>best<\/span><\/em><span> songs across Drake\u2019s three-album dump, but for me it stands out as the most purely enjoyable, particularly when so much of the wider project is slow or mid-tempo (it gets a little dirge-like after a while). A slice of poppy, high-energy hip hop, it makes me feel like I\u2019m Amy Schumer doing a comedic striptease in a 2015 rom-com, or a fresher downing a blue WKD at Loughborough University\u2019s student union bar. I mean that as a compliment. Even the title is so millennial-coded it\u2019s kind of charmingly retro in 2026 \u2013 this is from the man who popularised \u201cYOLO\u201d, after all. (For a similar vibe, see also the upbeat, synth-driven \u201cRoad Trips\u201d).<\/span><em> (JG)<\/em><\/p>\n<h1><span>4. \u201cTRUE BESTIE FEAT. ICONIC SAVVY\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"db6bcyrNApY\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/db6bcyrNApY\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Drake, Canada\u2019s answer to Morrissey, has always had a tendency towards the maudlin and embittered, and this has arguably become more pronounced in recent years. But like \u201cHoe Phase\u201d, \u201cTrue Bestie\u201d reminds us that, when he\u2019s not railing against his enemies or complaining about being successful, he\u2019s still capable of having a laugh from time to time. Opening with swooning, disco-like strings and powered by an insistent Jersey-club beat, it\u2019s the most dancefloor-friendly he\u2019s sounded since <\/span><em><span>Honestly, Nevermind<\/span><\/em><span>. One thing you can say in Drake\u2019s favour: he has always been very good at working with up-and-coming, underground talent, and Iconic Savvy\u2019s feature lends \u201cTrue Bestie\u201d an explosive energy. If \u201cHoe Phase\u201d conjures the thrilling atmosphere of a Wetherspoons that turns into a club in a mid-sized market town, this feels like a queer party at 3am. <em>(JG)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>3. \u201cRAN TO ATLANTA FEAT. FUTURE AND MOLLY SANTANA\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"JlfnEms4vRI\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JlfnEms4vRI\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>This is the very moment that Drake enters into his plea deal regarding 2024\u2019s culture vulture allegations. Set to a heady rage beat full of distorted melodies, neon-lit synths and devilish 808s, it\u2019s the kind of turbo-powered rap cut that conjures up images of supercars doing donuts. Sure, it confirms everything Kendrick said in 2024\u2019s \u201cNot Like Us\u201d \u2013 namely, that Drake copies genres pioneered by Atlanta rappers when he wants to cut a cheque \u2013 but it\u2019s still huge. Anyways, trap paragon Future and rising west coast star Molly Santana are the real highlights here, delivering the exact sort of over-produced vocals that such a maximalist beat deserves. <\/span><em><span>(SPM)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h1><span>2. \u201cNATIONAL TREASURES\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"JffHTWti1es \"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JffHTWti1es%20\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In three albums full of incredible production, \u201cNational Treasures\u201d shines as one of the best. The latter half of the track is produced by the secret star of EsDeeKid\u2019s <\/span><em><span>Rebel <\/span><\/em><span>album last year: Wraith9, who is heralded by his now-iconic \u201cOK\u201d sample. Surprisingly, it\u2019s a far cry from his previous Drain Gang-adjacent work, instead settling into a vibrant hip-hop groove over which Drake delivers an unbroken stream of flex-moan bars \u2013 we can already see the NBA 2K compilations set to this one. It might not be the fakemink feature everyone was expecting (maybe that will arrive on mink\u2019s own album next week?), but it\u2019s one of the better surprises we got this morning. (<\/span><em><span>SPM<\/span><\/em><span>)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>1. \u201c2 HARD 4 THE RADIO\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"Q8eOdXdSxJQ \"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q8eOdXdSxJQ%20\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>With its irrevocably west coast production courtesy of Bay Area legends Karri and P-Lo, as well as a dig at producer DJ Mustard (\u201c<\/span><em><span>Mustard heard about us, gotta catch up to the slaps \/ You ain&#8217;t had one since me and YG rapped<\/span><\/em><span>\u201d), \u201c2 Hard 4 The Radio\u201d is essentially Drake\u2019s response to \u201cNot Like Us\u201d, but I regret to inform you that it still bangs. As we said, it\u2019s summer singalong jet-fuel: incredibly danceable, wonderfully vacuous, and that beat-switch halfway through is undeniably explosive. This is truly the best that today\u2019s drop(s) have to offer, but it still probably doesn\u2019t come close to the stratospheric peaks of \u201cNot Like Us\u201d. We\u2019ll let you make of that what you will. (<\/span><em><span>SPM<\/span><\/em><span>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. 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