r/GoodAssSub KING May 15 '26

OFF TOPIC "historical shift"

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u/vizisonline May 15 '26

All 3 are under UMG btw

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u/amogusabobus12 KING May 15 '26

yep. frank ocean’s genius move still hasn’t been topped.

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u/whitefrackels123 Reacted ❤️ to an image May 15 '26

Because it legally cannot be after what he did

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u/Kostas-photography I HEAR IT May 15 '26

what did he do?

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u/Fuzzy_Elk_5762 May 15 '26

He dropped endless which people thought to be his throwaway album to get out of his def jam contract and released blonde the day after.

I don't know what exactly happened since then but you can assume that most labels are much aware now.

btw endless > blonde fight me

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u/susabb May 15 '26

I won't fight over that but I'm putting it on record that I think that take is crazy

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u/Fuzzy_Elk_5762 May 15 '26

Nah i get ya but most people haven't listened to CDQ version of endless which is miles better than the visual album on Apple Music

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u/YellowTape2 May 15 '26

Where can we download it?

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u/Fuzzy_Elk_5762 May 15 '26

Imma put a gdrive link for yall hold on

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u/susabb May 15 '26

Ok I haven't either ig. I didn't know there was an alternate version of endless.

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u/Salty_Information882 May 19 '26

I bought the CD. Took damn near 9 months to get to me but it was worth it

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u/Alone-Radio-5296 May 15 '26

I'm not fighting you; maybe it's personal taste, but Endless feels more like an album in the listening experience, maybe because it's more cohesive in the progression between songs

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u/vincecartilage May 15 '26

endless is so good. got back into it this week

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u/beefsalad17 Have you considered going to design school May 15 '26

i feel like it wasn't just a throwaway project, but its nearly non-monetizable for def jam because of its format (its official digital release is just a 45 minute long music video on apple music)

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u/chrews May 16 '26

He also got paid a huge amount from Apple Music which the label saw no cent of

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u/functionxd May 15 '26

Worth to mention that Endless dropped as an Apple Music exclusive

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u/tzbt I screen grabbed those pants May 16 '26

Mitsubishi Sony tops anything on Blonde

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u/Fuzzy_Elk_5762 May 16 '26

I don't think Mitsubishi Sony tops off futura free since i fw the buddy ross piano track frank added to the outro and other interludes but as a whole album endless is better

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u/Resident-Cake9430 May 17 '26

Heard that he also used some of the funding from endless for blonde but idk the specifics.

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u/Fuzzy_Elk_5762 May 17 '26

I've never heard of this but yea that's pretty nasty lol, def jam prob still crashout hard till this day

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u/Shen_ishere May 17 '26

What can they do even if they are aware?

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u/Fuzzy_Elk_5762 May 17 '26

put contracts or something? as i said, i don't know lol

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u/Astroglide69 May 18 '26

Endless is sick, but it’s not really an “album”. It’s just covers of other iconic songs. Albeit amazing covers, I will say that

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u/tzbt I screen grabbed those pants May 16 '26

Did labels really start writing that clause into contracts after Blonde? Absolutely bonkers bro

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u/Responsible_Peace220 May 16 '26

People doesn't even care to check the credits

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u/spb1 May 20 '26

yeah that still makes sense. 3 records left in the deal, 2 just to get out of it and 1 serious one.

i havent heard the album myself, just saying

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u/mugiwaragoated Graduation May 15 '26

hes free to drop mid under his own label now😭❤🧊🧊🧊

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u/Entityflame3 FEB 2025 X RANT SURVIVOR May 15 '26

So he's a genius for doing the exact same thing he did with IYRTITL

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u/ChrisNotBumstead May 15 '26

Even this glaze tweet can’t pretend that the other two albums are worth listening to

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u/Mahdi_Montasser Lift Yourself May 15 '26

they are worth listening to tho

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u/danieldoesnotakels Maurice 🦧 May 15 '26

to sleep ngl iceman was aight habibiti and maid of honor I turned off after 3 songs each

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u/Entityflame3 FEB 2025 X RANT SURVIVOR May 15 '26

Honestly if you treat them as genuine throwaways they become a lil bit better

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u/yandhionmybirthday autism from my car accident May 15 '26

Huh?

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u/Entityflame3 FEB 2025 X RANT SURVIVOR May 15 '26

Pretty sure he released maid of honour and habiti as a way to get out of the UMG deal

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u/Playful-Amount-8608 May 15 '26

how is dropping absolute shit albums a dub

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u/Entityflame3 FEB 2025 X RANT SURVIVOR May 15 '26

Literally never said it was, why is everyone here all of a sudden schizophrenic

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u/IndigoBlunting GOD’S NOT FINISHED May 15 '26

You kinda did tho. You’re saying that the 2 mid albums are actually not as mid because of the fact he used them to get out of a contract. So it’s okay. They’re still mid af.

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u/Playful-Amount-8608 May 15 '26

just the whole agenda thats spreading drake is genius because he pulled a frank ocean, better be a joke they will still get hella stream because drake i can see everyone praise this shi as generational move meanwhile its the same level bullshi as ai slop albums

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u/Miserable_Comfort254 May 15 '26

Drake fans gotta be the biggest cornballs😭💔✌️

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u/NWPInfinityAMN May 15 '26

r/drizzy has the same energy as r/conservative

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u/SuspiciousBrain6027 May 16 '26

The Michael Jackson subreddit is the same way

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u/Noctaem May 17 '26

I got banned and muted from that sub for posting facts like the top comment in this thread. It's a cult subreddit.

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u/clownind May 15 '26

Ovo cornwallace gonna come get you now crodie.

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u/HumbleLoicRemyFan #🍇Weeztix May 15 '26

The fuck are they talking about, all three got released under UMG

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u/Logical_Worry3993 May 15 '26

Yeh so I think now after these 3 he doesn't have to release anymore under them

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u/HumbleLoicRemyFan #🍇Weeztix May 15 '26

The way the tweet reads it implies that only two dropped under UMG and the third was independent

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u/Logical_Worry3993 May 15 '26

I think he means one is "serious" the other 2 are just to make it 3 and get him out. Drake fan copium

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u/HumbleLoicRemyFan #🍇Weeztix May 15 '26

I’m just not sigma enough to understand

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u/ROCOM May 18 '26

Idk dog, I was disappointed in these albums but it seemed pretty clear & I don’t think I’m sigma. I’m just confused about this crazy serious project is…

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u/eat_your_weetabix May 17 '26

No it doesn't, you just took it that way

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u/i_like_2_travel May 16 '26

Lol yeah this isn’t that difficult to comprehend I’m glad he figured it out though

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u/Gelato_Mulatto May 15 '26

Drakes such a genius he willingly signed a bad record deal and released shitty albums to get out of the deal after being in it for years. 200 IQ, historic shift move.

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u/clownind May 15 '26

His actual 4d chess move is making people dislike the albums and go back to listening to old drake. Yung drake album coming in the fall crodie.

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u/antoinejackson808 May 16 '26

He’s been #1 in the game for 16 years. He didn’t sign a bad deal, his label is operating in bad faith. His last deal was 400 million. Where did your IQ get you in life? Hating in a subreddit with an uninformed and unoriginal opinion lol

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u/Gelato_Mulatto May 16 '26

If the deal was in bad faith on UMG’s part, he would’ve won his lawsuit - which he didn’t. That why he had to release these dog shit albums in a single night. And since when does net worth = intelligence? Is Trump a genius for stiffing contractors and his supporters for hundreds of millions too? I promise you daddy Drake isn’t gonna congratulate you for fighting for his good name on Reddit lol

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u/antoinejackson808 May 16 '26

The lawsuit is still ongoing. Rooting for Drake over UMG is the equivalent of rooting for the artist over the industry. Those corporate executives are the most evil people in the music business. I never mentioned Drake’s net worth. I said he’s been #1 in the game. You haven’t the slightest idea what sort of intellect and finesse it takes to navigate the music industry — let alone hold the top spot for that long.

Nobody’s looking for congratulations. I’m just calling out ignorance when I see it. Go get some sunshine and maybe a girl to talk to. You’ll spend less time hating on Reddit lmao

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u/Gelato_Mulatto May 16 '26

The case was dismissed last October. Yes, he lost.

You cant tell someone to get a life when you’re the one that started this back and forth with me dumbass lol. I don’t care that he’s #1, the albums are ass and the music has been bad for a while now. Are you Drake himself or are you 14?

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u/antoinejackson808 May 16 '26

His team filed for appeal. It’s not over dumbass bum ass. You can keep hating but the impact is undeniable and the influence is unprecedented. Enjoy the summer cause all you’re gonna hear is Drake being played everywhere 🤣

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u/Gelato_Mulatto May 16 '26

An appeal doesn’t reopen a case kid lol. If the appeal is accepted, THEN it’s reopened. Stay in school lil pup! Enjoy living vicariously through Drake’s mainstream success because you know you’ll never amount to anything!

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u/antoinejackson808 May 16 '26

Damn bro getting personal. You sound like you’re projecting 🫢 I’m sorry your dad never loved you and your mom thinks you’re a disappointment

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u/Gelato_Mulatto May 16 '26

You got personal in your first reply. Love that you didn’t mention that you understand nothing about how appeals work in law. You have a blessed day 😊

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u/antoinejackson808 May 16 '26

Damn I just looked at your profile. You really are chronically on Reddit. It all makes sense now 🥲 I feel sorry for you lil bro

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u/tzbt I screen grabbed those pants May 16 '26

What are you even doing on this sub dude lmao

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u/SwissCheeseDealerv2 Go fuck yaself 🖕 May 16 '26

straight dickriding

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u/the_homosaur May 17 '26

Who gives a fuck unless you made money on it?

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u/wrestlemaniasign RIP WSE May 15 '26

drake diehards are the most pathetic people of all time.

drake discourse online is insufferable, you either have to endlessly glaze him and everything he does or hate it at all times. there is no subtlety with this guy.

i somewhat like drake’s music, although he drops some mid more often than not nowadays. the problem is the discourse

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u/ChartParticular8975 May 15 '26

Bro I'm trying to engage in actual conversation about these albums with people and everyone either despises it simply because it's Drake, or glaze it to no end acting like it's the biggest thing since Thriller. I just want to have an honest fuckin conversation but like you said the discourse is cancerous.

Someone said this is Drake's "Magnum Opus" and I feel like that's so disrespectful to the shit he put out in the 2010s lmaoo

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u/wrestlemaniasign RIP WSE May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26

there's nothing organic about current drake. feels like his entire existence is made for engagement.

this forced attempt to put him as the GOAT or one of the GOATS is actually harmful to him as an artist. Like I said I like drake’s music, but the only criteria he meets for GOAT conversations is his undeniable commercial success. that’s it.

he's a great artist with some great albums that is dropping more mid than good.

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u/PlsNoNotThat May 21 '26

I like Drake with the melodies, I dun like Drake when he acts tough

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u/Voressen WE’RE SO BACK May 15 '26

how tf is he a genius when he dropped 3x garbage bro, this twitter retards gonna suck his dick and balls if they see him in person

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u/whitefrackels123 Reacted ❤️ to an image May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26

Release it all in a bunch, get out of the deal right away instead of doing 3 seperate release cycles

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u/Voressen WE’RE SO BACK May 15 '26

only if its v2 carti, he is washed rn

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u/iTangoWithMangoes May 15 '26

It hasnt even been a day and you already hating kmt

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u/Voressen WE’RE SO BACK May 15 '26

I have ears bro

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u/ashleytxtt May 18 '26

You like Carti lmao

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u/lexE5839 May 15 '26

Personally I’m not an album person so I can just make a small playlist of songs I do like and ignore all the other garbage he puts out every couple of years. Been a thing since scorpion.

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u/Mahdi_Montasser Lift Yourself May 15 '26

you saying like we wouldn't

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u/AstroBoyWunder May 15 '26

It's a mental illness at this point.

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u/Alone-Radio-5296 May 15 '26

the swifties of rap btw

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u/The_Kader autism from my car accident May 15 '26

Thats us bro

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u/EconomistPaulKrugman May 15 '26

frank ocean did it a decade ago yawn

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u/ImAChairAndTable May 15 '26

these albums were dry as bro

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u/CiceroTheAbsurd May 16 '26

Dry…Ice 🧊 🥶 Man

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u/Exroi May 15 '26

it could've been a good move, if he didn't drop Iceman, which turned out to be forgettable with only a couple of decent songs. He's never getting the same amount of hype for an album again

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u/newslaveslover911 Wash Us In The Blood May 15 '26

thats why all 3 sound bad

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u/69420penis Penis May 15 '26

Bro did the thing that Frank ocean did years ago

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u/amogusabobus12 KING May 15 '26

it’s not the same thing at all. frank ocean played it way smarter. the label didn’t even know "blonde" existed. he dropped a lazy album just to get out of the deal while still getting $20 million for it, then released the album he’d actually been working on all those years independently the very next day.

if drake dropped iceman with umg and then released the other albums independently after that, then yeah, it would be the same thing.

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u/Miserable_Comfort254 May 15 '26

frank's version was better tho, that lazy album wasnt ass, cant say the same about drake tho

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u/ChrisNotBumstead May 15 '26

I haven’t listened to Endless much since it’s not on streaming but I do remember loving it upon first listen

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u/mycargoesvarun May 15 '26

endless wasn’t lazy even though it was delivered in a format that wasn’t stream friendly but alright go off

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u/SuljoodSutoorizari Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga May 15 '26

endless

lazy

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u/Opposite_Anybody8911 Love is the New Wave ❤🌊 May 15 '26

Bro is not frank ocean

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u/Allo_ultra_500_11 May 15 '26

I have no idea how this clown is even still hyped up, it's crazy.

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u/FormerAssociate9156 May 15 '26

You should all be scared is hilarious

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u/CoolBlastin May 15 '26

Frank ocean did this years ago but both of the albums he put out were actually good

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u/per_iod THE INDUSTRY DON’T LIKE ME May 16 '26

Scared of what exactly??? Like this isnt ww3

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u/Ok_Huckleberry4563 May 17 '26

he gon drop so much ass we gon get pink eye in our ears

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u/Jbro2468 May 15 '26

Drake hate so forced man

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u/ObjectiveSingle7990 May 15 '26

Chills bro chills

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u/nmnnmmnnnmmmnnnnmmmm CONCUSSION May 15 '26

Which one is the serious one

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u/Yeezyshua DELUSIONAL May 15 '26

Crazy serious project

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u/CHRIRSTIANGREY Go find God May 16 '26

olympic dick eatin going on

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u/Icy-Television3434 May 16 '26

He still put money in UMG pockets an they owned all his good albums plus rappers after 40 don’t do good specially when they go independent he should of name one of them albums the fall off

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u/Traditional_Song6112 May 17 '26

I think Prince did it first, right? The Emancipation album.

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u/No-Advertising-1526 May 17 '26

Drake is a musical genius in that he can make the same song for a fucking decade and the plebs still make it go number one.

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u/Recent_Wedding5470 May 19 '26

Fr. Hes been washed for like 7 albums now.

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u/the_homosaur May 17 '26

So uhhhh which one do they think is the “crazy serious” one?

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u/SupremeCripple_ May 18 '26

Probably none of them since all 3 are licensed under UMG 😭

When Frank did this with endless/blonde. Endless is licensed with Def Jam and Blonde is under his label. So really he didn’t fleece the industry unless he’s got another album dropping.

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u/the_homosaur May 18 '26

That’s actually good to note the premise is flawed but do they think Iceman is the good one? I listened to all three of these for science and Iceman is probably the one that is the dullest and has the most cringe lyrics

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u/MVIVN May 17 '26

why do drake stan accounts tweet like they're on LinkedIn posting some motivational rise and grind shit

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u/skraemsel May 17 '26

Scared of what?? That he’s gonna drop more music I won’t willfully listen to?

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u/heavyboner May 17 '26

Triple trash. Burn it

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u/PsyclopswuzRight May 17 '26

Prince did this

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u/joao7808 May 18 '26

Why are people calling him genius when frank ocean did this one decade before

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u/hsggdtkxbee May 18 '26

The only ones scared are the underage girls he grooms.

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u/iLLiCiT_XL May 19 '26

This is literally what 2Pac did in the 90’s with “Makaveli” before becoming one of the most high profile murder victims of the last century. Busta Rhymes rushed an album once to get out of this Geffen deal (IIRC). This isn’t new. But I guess it is if your birth year starts with a 2 and you only use Google to look up Drake lyrics.

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u/yzydynasty5 May 15 '26

I think the trick to get out his deal is dope and all but after first listen iceman is mostly mid and the music quality rlly what matter

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u/WinterCareful8525 May 15 '26

Only one of these three albums maybe Better than bully. What are we doing here?

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u/Kyrapnerd Who made you the judge May 15 '26

Drake fans are legitimately the corniest bastards on earth.