Drake's Iceman has finally arrived, and it's got the internet talking — check out what Russ, Steph Curry, Lil Dicky, Usain Bolt and many others had to say about the album below.
On Friday (May 15), as promised, Drizzy dropped off his much-anticipated ninth studio album, Iceman — as well as two other surprise projects: Maid of Honour and Habibti. All three are packed full of razor-sharp bars, features from the likes of Future, Sexyy Red, and 21 Savage, as well as shots at some of the usual suspects. As expected, fans, friends and critics have flooded social media to share their takes on the long-awaited project.
Russ, who has maintained a lot of respect for Drake over the years, shared a screenshot of the song "Make Them Pay” with the caption: "INSANE," while Lil Dicky — a self-confessed Drizzy Stan — simply wrote: "I love Drake."
A number of athletes also let it be known that they were on the 6 God train as the albums arrived. Olympic champion Usain Bolt wrote: "To be number 1 you gotta lead the way #FastestMan," followed by three ice cubes.
Steph Curry congratulated his friend by posting the Iceman album cover on his IG Story with the caption: "Congrats @champagnepapi."
"Like 4 Songs In… Yeah Drake Is GOATED," Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby wrote, while Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton added: "No playoff games cuz Iceman here, respect @NBA."
A couple of former NFL players also weighed in. Robert "RG3" Griffin III wrote: "Drake haters everywhere trying to pretend Drake didn’t just drop a classic," before writing in another X post that he believes Drake is on the Mount Rushmore of rappers.
Drake's longtime friend Johnny Manziel went on an X spree to congratulate the Toronto superstar.
"Not one.. not two.. THREE albums on your head top. Nothing bigger than the fuckin owl… thank you my brother for letting me be a part of this masterpiece [ice cube emoji and owl emoji]," he wrote in one post. In another he said: "Too hard for the fuckin radioooooo [owl emoji]."
Chad "Ochocinco” Johnson also saluted Drake for sampling Deniece Williams on "Make Them Pay."
Jake Paul seemed to be enjoying the album, flooding his X feed with a number of comments about Drake and his new music.
"3 ALBUMSSSSSS OMFG SAY WALLAHIII ICEMAN," he said in one, while adding in another: "GEEEEEZZZZZ LOOUUUUUUIIISSSSSEEEEEE DRAKEEEEEEEEEE I PUT THE MAN IN MANIFESTATION OMG DRAKEEEE??????"
Guy Fieri also got in on the action, sharing an old photograph of him and Drake in the kitchen, accompanied by the caption: "Iceman meet Iceguy [freezing cold emoji and ice cube emoji] Congrats on the new albums @Drake."
Not everyone seemed to be enjoying the Drake releases. Elliott Wilson commented on Drizzy's decision to drop three albums at once, writing: "How bout you just give us one good one?"
He later chose his favorite songs from Iceman, took a screenshot of the track list and told his followers that it would make a stellar EP.
Bootleg Kev shared his thoughts early on about Drake's perceived victim mentality since the Kendrick Lamar beef, writing: "The professional victim shit is tired yo ….. we GET IT."
However, he later changed his tune, celebrating Drake's "historical move" dropping three albums in one night — a move, he thought, that Drizzy did to get out of his contract with Universal Music.
"Well that's one way to get out of your record contract.......all 3 albums will be at the top of the chart too. Definitely historical move from Drake," he wrote.
Meanwhile, music YouTuber Jon Denton didn't hold his tongue when it came to one of Drake's surprise albums. "Maid Of Honor is one of the worst albums I have ever heard," he wrote.
In perhaps one of the more unexpected reactions, the White House reworked the Iceman album cover — which sees Drake wearing Michael Jackson’s famous Swarovski crystal glove — to include the hand holding an iced-out MAGA chain.
The U.S. Department of Energy also got in on the action, using the moment to promote its policy campaign "to unleash America’s affordable and reliable energy and natural resources."
"Dropping 3 albums is cool but we’re still on @ENERGY," they wrote, sharing an edited version of the cover art for Drake's If You’re Reading This It's Too Late that read: "If You're Reading This Unleash American Energy."
Prior to the album's release, Charlamagne Tha God weighed in on the leaked "Make Them Remember" — a track originally thought to be called "1AM in Albany" — which includes shots directed at Kendrick Lamar, LeBron James, and Dr. Dre, among others.
"I hope this isn’t what Iceman is about, because if it is, I’m going to just assume we calling Drake 'Iceman' because he's frozen in time," he said on The Breakfast Club on Thursday morning (May 14). "It’s like, bro, get over the L you took to Kendrick already. This record just continues the conversation that Drake is the biggest sore loser rap has ever seen."
C Tha God wasn’t the only person to share their thoughts ahead of the release of Iceman. On Wednesday (May 13), during a chat hosted on X, Joe Budden responded to lyrics on the song perceived to be about him.
On the track, Drake appears to imply that he slept with a woman who was romantically involved with Budden.
"If he doing that, we’re gonna have to paywall," said the podcaster, as heard in a clip circulating on social media. "If he’s doing that, we’re gonna have to pay-to-view. … I thought he was going to come with some bullshit, [but] if he’s going to do that on a project?"
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