Drake is reportedly working on a new project with Griselda-affiliated producer Command Williams, which may be wrapping up sooner than people think.
Hot 97’s Ebro Darden shared the news on Wednesday (July 31), saying, “Drake is going to drop a project at some point this year — that’s a rumor,” with co-host Laura Stylez adding: “I Hearing this project is coming sooner than we thought.
Peter Rosenberg then chimed in: “I’ve also heard that he collaborated with conductor Williams on the music for the entire project, which is very hip-hop.”
Drake previously collaborated with Williams on his 2023 album For All the Dogs and its Scary Hours Edition deluxe edition, with the Kansas City-based producer producing 8 AM in Charlotte and Stories About My Brother” provides a Boom Bap sound bed.
Williams is also known for roles with Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine, Mach-Hommy and Boldy James and J. Cole (“The 7 Minute Training”), Tyler, The Creator (“Sir Baudelaire”) and JID (“Sir Baudelaire”) Famous for his collaboration with Sir James 30 freestyle).
Via the Ebro Podcast:
“I heard Drake has a project coming up earlier this year than we thought…
I also heard he did a full musical project with conductor Williams” pic.twitter.com/Y6xN4Ea5rd
– The Almighty. (@realalmightee) July 31, 2024
Drake has been teasing a return to music since his acrimonious feud with Kendrick Lamar ended earlier this summer, with many fans speculating he would make a comeback by releasing a pop hit with broad appeal music to reassert its commercial dominance.
Akademiks has been the main hype artist behind 6 God’s potential comeback, writing on social media last month: “Everyone acting like Drake is over… 6 months from now to add to this tweet Bookmark it. We don’t want UN gas to get away from us…remember that.
Shortly after, he added: “Yeah…enjoying all the other noise and bullshit…Drake’s new music.” And it’s… believe it.
The media source also said he expected Drake to secretly tease Kendrick in his songs, and now the beef appears to have cooled down.
“It’s time for sneak diss. It really never ends. I can’t wait to hear the first sneak diss,” he said during a recent Rumble livestream. “Actually, I’m not even going to tell you what I heard, but the first time Drake secretly dissed was when he dissed Kendrick, and it’ll be interesting how he positions it.”
The comments were widely criticized as Drake bowed out of the feud following the release of “Heart Part 6,” which was largely derided by fans and critics and has since been removed from social media .
The Toronto native has yet to respond to Kendrick’s Pop Out concert, where he performed numerous diss songs, including the chart-topping “Not Like Us,” and also mentioned Drizzy’s former ally YG and NBA star DeMar DeRozan.
