Friday, May 15th, 2026. The most famous rapper/singer songwriter has dropped a new album. Aubrey Graham, otherwise known as Drake. He has released a new album called Iceman, after the long drought of 964 days.
Drake’s Legacy
Drake is one of the most sensational rappers of all time. You might have heard songs like “God’s Plan”, “One Dance” or even “The Motto”. With all these songs and albums, Drake has received many awards, including 5 Grammys, and becoming the first artist in history to amass over 400 entries on the Billboard Hot 100. On top of that he has the most number-one albums by a rapper, achieving fifteen number-one albums on the Billboard 200 and was even named Artist of the Decade for the 2010s. Obviously, Drake has been killing it for years (decades), so he has a very high standard for the new music he produces.
ICEMAN
Iceman is one of three new albums released on May 15th, including Habibi and Maid of Honor. Iceman was the main album and was already planned to be released, while the two others were a surprise to the rap community. Iceman is Drake’s ninth solo studio album, spanning 18 tracks with multiple hits. Since this is the first album to be released since the Kendrick Lamar and Drake controversy, the music focuses on his emotional detachment and resilience from the infamous diss track by Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”. With Iceman now out, he makes a bigger impact on his outstanding career.
With all the hype surrounding Drake and his new album’s release. I thought it would be best to give my thoughts on the new album and share my opinions.
Overall review
When listening to Iceman for the first time, I thought it was fantastic. Iceman had great lyrics, beats, and melodies, and the flow itself sounded great. Drake had his listeners (including me) fall in love with the music on the 1st listen. Out of the 18 new songs on the new track, I would say 15 of those songs are worthy of adding to your playlist. Songs like “2 hard for the radio” (my favorite), “Shabang”, “Jancie STFU”, and “National Treasures” are just 4 of the new songs that are viral all over social media.
Songs such as “B’s On The Table” with rapper 21 Savage or “Ran to Atlanta” featuring Future and Molly Santana. Are both songs on the album with features that go perfectly with the new disc? The song “Ran to Atlanta” offers a new genre of music and finds a way to appeal to new listeners. I believe that music is heading in the right direction, and it’s great for a new, diverse type of music.
As I listen to the album more and more, each listen seems to impress me each time. Iceman is an album that will be remembered forever, not just because of the hype, but the music that was produced will also have as big an impact.
On top of that, and considering how great the Iceman album is. It has many accomplishments just in the 1st month since releasing the album. Drake has surpassed Michael Jackson for the most number-one hits by a male solo artist since dropping Iceman. With how great the album was, it climbed onto many Billboard charts, and showed its dominance in the music industry. As I mentioned before, he dropped 3 albums on the same day, but Iceman was definitely the best. It streamed over 140.2 million streams on Spotify in its first full day of release.
Breaking Down the Lyrics
As I mentioned before, Drake used the music to address the prior year’s rap beef with Kendrick Lamar. Which makes it more entertaining as a listener. As well as that, he was able to shout out famous athletes through these songs, such as Steph Curry, LeBron James, Jalen Hurts and more. Curry got a nod in “2 Hard 4 the Radio” with the line, “Back when they was asking about where Davidson was at… now everybody got a blue 30 on they back.” He might have sent a message to James with the lines, “Please stop asking what’s going on with 23 and me”, and, “he’s not, it’s in my DNA,” seemingly referencing James’ number and potentially his support of Kendrick Lamar with a nod to Lamar’s song “DNA.”
Drake always finds a way to amaze his listeners and never disappoints the community. I find this album to be one of his most lyrical albums he’s ever had, and the meaning behind it really resonates with the rap community.
