After more than a year of anticipation, Drake has officially broken his silence with the release of ICEMAN, a massive project that finds him taking his opponents head-on and leaving no stone unturned.
Arriving in the aftermath of his lyrical war with Kendrick Lamar, the album finds Drake not only taking aim at his chief rival but also at several people he feels turned against him during the artists’ feud. The result is a fiery and impassioned offering that finds the veteran fully engaged and intent on proving no chinks have been left in his armor despite his tenuous back-and-forth with his Compton counterpart.Drake also surprised fans by releasing two additional projects, Habibti and Maid of Honour, adding another layer to one of the most talked-about rollouts in hip-hop history. The move immediately sparked speculation that the releases may help satisfy contractual obligations connected to his ongoing legal dispute with Universal Music Group. The Toronto native has accused the company of misconduct tied to the release and promotion of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” a record that became central to their highly publicized feud.With 43 new tracks released at once, early projections indicate Drake could simultaneously hold the top three spots on the Billboard 200 chart — something only Michael Jackson previously accomplished after his death in 2009. As ICEMAN continues to dominate pop culture conversations, reactions from athletes, fellow artists, and fans have quickly flooded social media, further cementing the release as one of the year’s biggest music moments.From Boosie Badazz to Usain Bolt, we gathered 40 of the best social media reactions to Drake’s ICEMAN album that have flooded our timelines.
