Drake seems to be heading into 2025 with a mission, and some of the industry hype he’s making to start the new year is pretty surprising. As you probably know, he addressed his loss to Kendrick Lamar in a rap battle in a new improv style directed by Williams, whose “release” on social media raised some eyebrows dispute. The discussion focused on how the 6ix God seemed to target LeBron James and others in their beef with him. But some of his other frustrations with his inner circle are surprising, such as his rumored issues with the company Stake.
For those who don’t know, Drake works with the gambling site and is pretty much its biggest public face, while Stake is also associated with streaming platform Kick. It’s here that Drizzy hosted the Drizzy Festival giveaway livestream with Adin Ross, although some recent social media activity hinted at trouble in paradise. The Toronto superstar recently added an Instagram Story post featuring a blurry photo of a man in a tuxedo with the following message: “I’m about to be active again…free Anita @stake.”
Drake appears to be addressing shares issue in mysterious IG post
Additionally, this isn’t the first time Drake has issued a warning to Shade Stake, with what appears to be a brief streaming ban, and some previous live comments on Kick as well as other IG Story posts indicating some kind of rift. However, the co-founder of Kick and Stake clarified these rumors, but more social media messages from Aubrey Graham continued to fuel the confusing speculation. Ultimately, we don’t know what the best-selling rapper of 2024 will do with these posts, as they could be related to a variety of factors.
Maybe it’s just a weird way to promote Drake’s “Anita Max Wyn” Australian tour, since it’s his gambling alter ego that’s closely associated with Kick and Stake. Or maybe it’s a reference to some of his upcoming musical projects, such as more teased collaborations with Conductor Williams and his upcoming joint album with PARTYNEXTDOOR. Perhaps there will be more answers to these and other questions in the near future, but we wouldn’t bet on it. After all, it might cost them too much to kick the habit.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer at HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH in the summer of 2022 while completing his bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communications at George Washington University. His review of Bad Bunny’s 2024 hometown concert. the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of a war with Drake, or the many moving parts in the case of Young Thug and YSL RICO. In addition to his riveting breaking news coverage, Gabriel puts his concert obsession to good use, reviewing and recapping music festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also cultivated a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscure gems, such as Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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