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On Monday, May 5, 2025, the renowned media page on X @PopCrave shared news about an upcoming album from the Ontario-born music icon Drake.
The post, which featured an image of the 38-year-old rapper, was captioned, "Drake confirms he’s “locked in” recording a new studio album."
The shared post on X stirred up mixed reactions from netizens, poking fun at Drake's statement "locked in" and questioning the authenticity of the quality of music he puts out.
"Stay locked in. Forever. We don’t need it." @bhadbentley stated.
"Bro probably means his ghost writers are locked in. And his team is busy hunting for songs to buy so he can re-sing them just for the "Reference Track" to leak couple months later." @popp44829 said.
"Basically he's saying he's writting this one himself?" @les_rethabile reacted.
"Only to come out with basic rhythm schemes lol y’all gas this nigga for doing the bare minimum" @Nnuro_ expressed.
While the majority of X users criticised the "Hotline Bling" hitmaker, his fans came to the rescue by showering praise on him and emphatically addressing his level of artistry.
"Let’s go, Drake season incoming! This one’s about to be legendary. He’s cooking again—album of the year loading. Drake locked in? We’re not ready for what’s coming. Champagne Papi back in the booth, it’s over for the rest." @mehv_malik commented.
"Drake in album mode means the internet about to be undefeated for the next 6 months" @arash_malik said.
"When he drops majority of the people who switched up on him will switch up again and rock w him" @ExclusiveRaps remarked.
A brief rundown on Drake's last solo studio album to his latest music project
The critically acclaimed "For All The Dogs" is Drake's last solo album, released on October 6, 2023, via Republic Records and the rapper's label, OVO Sound. The 23-track album peaked at number 1 on both the Billboard 200 and the Billboard Canadian Albums. Debuting with over four hundred thousand sales in its first week, For All The Dogs became the best-selling rap album of 2023.
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Following the commercial success of "For All The Dogs," a month later Drake released a deluxe version of the original, titled "Scary Hours 3." This deluxe edition consists of six tracks, including You Broke My Heart, Red Button, Evil Ways ft J.Cole, The Shoe Fits, Stories About My Brother, and Wick Man.
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On February 14, 2025, Drizzy and the "Recognize" crooner, PartyNextDoor, released a joint album, "Some Sexy Songs 4 U", made up of twenty-one songs. This chart-topping album is Drake's most recent body of work and his 14th album to debut at number 1 on the Billboard 200.
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