Drake came out swinging, airing out a laundry list of artists and celebs he seemingly feels turned on him over the last few years. From Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole to the CEO of Universal Music Group (UMG) Lucian Grainge, the Toronto rapper spent much of the album reflecting, responding and firing back.
Among those Drake appeared to diss across Iceman:
A$AP Rocky:
Songs: Burning Bridges and Firm Friends
Lyrics: “Yeah, your baby mama ain’t even post your single, d**n…Where she at? Yeah, where she at? Your baby mama ain’t even post your single, yeah.”
“K-Y-S, A-S-A-P, that’s some s–t that you could do for me.”
DeMar DeRozan:
Song: National Treasures
Lyrics: “We must’ve been dealin’ the spur of the moment..,Cause why did we think you could get us a ring…They braggin’ ’bout how you went home, the f**k are they on..Crodie, we threw ’em away..G Pop sent us a real one from Daygo…And next thing we knew, we was doin’ parades.”
DJ Khaled:
Song: Make Them Pay
Lyrics: “And, Khaled, you know what I mean the beef was fully live, you went halal and got on your deen…And your people are still waitin’ for a free Palestine…But apparently everything isn’t black and white and red and green, d***n…I’m seein’ everyone’s true colors, for real, I’m sensin’ a theme”
Dr. Dre:
Song: Make Them Remember
Lyrics: “If Drake took out the AK, maybe he’d be in jail…Just based off the name that it spells..What they say they just smelled..I heard they got special places in h*ll…For n**as jokin’ about evil when they did it themselves, d**n.”
J. Cole:
Song: Make Them Pay
Lyrics: “Your n***as run and talk to Hov for a second opinion….Me, I stood ten T’s and accepted the mission ‘Cause I’d much rather death than submission..How can you press the ignition and let some memories of the past affect your decision? I love you ’cause of the history, but if we bein’ real, I could never forgive you…And you never called me back, but destiny’s written, for real…F**k a big three anyway, there was too many chefs in the kitchen, it was a mess to begin with, yeah”
Jay-Z:
Songs: Janice STFU and Whisper My Name
Lyrics: “We know how you OGs rocking already, my n**a, the jig is up.”
“I’ll take $500K, not the dinner, I never could learn s**t from none of y’all.”
Kanye West:
Song: Make Them Pay
Lyrics: “Well, maybe I’m best as the villain…’Cause I got real numbers on n**as who say they got billions”
Kendrick Lamar:
Songs: Make Them Pay and B’s On The Table
Lyrics: “And now they got a new GOAT and we gotta test the position…D**n, who is this guy for real? I guess a magician…Hundred million streams vanished, no one got questions for n***as”
“Go to the hotel right after your game or come to your show and get back on the plane”
LeBron James:
Song: Make Them Remember
Lyrics: “I shouldn’t even be shocked to see you in that arena…Because you always made your career off of switchin’ teams up.”
“Please stop askin’ about what’s goin’ on with 23 and me…I’m a real n***a and he’s not, it’s in my DNA.”
Lucian Grainge, CEO of UMG
Song: B’s on the Table
Lyrics: “I’m fightin’ the man, not suin’ the rapper, you boys is not listenin’, ah”
Mustard:
Song: 2 Hard 4 Radio
Lyrics: “Mustard heard about us, gotta catch up to the slaps….You ain’t had one since me and YG rapped…Facts, 900 million for the tracks, ‘Rack City,’ b***h, we remember that…Yeah, you should try and get back to that.”
Pharrell:
Song: Make Them Pay
Lyrics: “I got all the chains that they ever repped in Virginia…I got n***as’ prized possessions, I get possessive on n***as…I am pressin’ everything, I’ll get impressive on n***as…I got problems with people who I would’ve never dreamed”
Playboi Carti:
SWhisper My Name
Lyrics: “Baby boy please, I heard what you said to lil bro about me….Yeah, and when you run into the Iceman, what you gon’ do except freeze…You not bout to squeeze/ You not in the streets.”
Pusha T: Make Them Pay
Lyrics: “I got all the chains that they ever repped in Virginia…I got n***as’ prized possessions, I get possessive on n***as…I am pressin’ everything, I’ll get impressive on n***as…I got problems with people who I would’ve never dreamed”
Rick Ross: Make Them Pay
Lyrics: “Dog, I was aidin’ Ross with streams before Adin Ross had ever streamed”
In addition, he also diss the many friends who betrayed him in the publicized 2024 beef with Kendrick Lamar in his song, “B’s on the Table,” in which the lyrics say, “Should’ve put another blade in my back. Should’ve stood over and double-tapped.”
Along with Iceman, Drake also released Habibti and Maid of Honour, bringing the total to 43 tracks across the three projects. He reunited with Future on “Ran to Atlanta,” signaling they’ve moved past their issues, while 21 Savage also appears on Iceman.
With Iceman, Drake sounds recharged, focused and more confrontational than he has in years.
